Category solar-climate

Solar charging and staying comfortable in a van: how to find a charging fault in five measurements, what air conditioning really costs in amps, and what works instead.

BATTERIES, solar-climate

Solar Panel Not Charging the Battery? Find the Fault in Five Measurements

Two solar charge controllers mounted upright on a wooden board in a camper van: a Victron MPPT 75/15 and an SRNE controller with a digital display

When solar stops charging, the panel is almost never the problem. Panels are the most reliable component in the system — no moving parts, sealed, and warrantied for twenty-five years. The fault is usually in the twenty feet between the…

gustavo Moré Sica
August 18, 2026
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ELECTRICAL, solar-climate

Why Does My Inverter Keep Shutting Off? 7 Causes and How to Fix Each One

Inverter display showing real power draw in a camper van

If your inverter keeps shutting off, it’s almost never broken. In most cases it’s doing exactly what it should: protecting itself because something in the installation isn’t giving it what it needs. Which means replacing it won’t help. What helps…

gustavo Moré Sica
August 18, 2026
12 Comments