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Well that's 1,760 watts of solar. Not 2Kw. But yeah very similar to my setup except I only have 12' of habitat on my M1079 van. I think my panels are technically 405 watts each. But again it will derate due to heat so you'll probably only get about 1.4 Kw if it's sitting in the hot sun. That's...

2 KW is a LOT of solar. But remember they won't produce peak power unless they are angled directly at full sun, and also unless it's a sunny day in winter the panels will derate due to heat. I have 1.6 KW on my truck and the most I have seen it put out is about 1.3 KW when I'm driving the truck...

I'm running a derivation of the 260a, yes. My truck came from the factory with the 260a as a 2008 M1079 A1R. I'm running the 300a version for the HIMARS missile platform.

It's "experience" but without data. He has 1300 watts of solar that's continually charging his batteries. He hasn't presented any data on how often or how much charging the Victron's are even doing - how many amps have they pulled from the alternator? Notwithstanding the amazing statistical...

That "thing" you pictured though - it's all over AliExpress and some listings say 600 watts, some say 800 watts, and some say 1200 watts..... I would be afraid it wouldn't perform to the ratings or cause other problems like spontaneous conflagration. Also - why not just put the Victron inside...

Yeah depends on the device - if it's anything like the Victrons - they only require > 3v for the remote on/off. So obviously very small current AND their schematic examples show it connected through a switch directly to the input voltage..... But that Chinese junk - yeah could want more current...

800 watts is near 30 amps. I wouldn't pull that much from the 100A alternator..... You do realize it's probably only putting out half it's rating at idle right? It's barely acceptable for the battery load. For SURE you need to drop to two batteries and even then..... pulling 30 amps off it at...

The Victron Orion smart DC/DC chargers have engine shutdown detection that doesn't require any additional wiring. It watches for the rising and falling voltages. They also have remote on/off switch capability - you could use the VR "E" terminal signal from the NC contact of K11 - that is the...