Tag: Victron
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Installation – a short saga After I dragged the 140-kilo monolith into the Shed of Chaos and stood there steaming like a busted kettle. My wife handed me tea; my brain cooled enough to read. Page two of the spec sheet winked: “At least six people must assist with lifting.” I laughed, then my back…
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Victron MPPT charge controllers and DC-DC converters are built around passive cooling. The aluminium housing is the heatsink, designed to radiate heat without any moving parts. That design is simple and reliable, but once ambient temperatures climb, heat build-up becomes a limiting factor. The units protect themselves by throttling current or, in extreme cases, shutting…