Do I need a control planel?

[vantastic]

I'm trying to put together a cart for solar and I'm trying to understand if I really need a remote control panel or not.
I already have a pretty fancy Battry Monitoring Computermabob. If I got another information panel for the solar, is it going to tell me much more than the battery computer already does?
I'm not paticularly interested in looking at the numbers on the panel and I am unlikely to ever read the manual so can I skip installing a remote controller or is it something I will actually need? I don't mean to cmoe across as arrogant as I sound in the above sentence but I already have too much tech and as far as I can see there's a lot of overlap. Or am I missing something?

*I do understand I need an actual solar controller! I was hoping to hide it out of sight though.

 

[Driventemple]

I already had a Victron Battery Monitor on board and have just installed solar, but I have gone for the bluetooth enabled controler so it can be fitted out of sight but I can check the figures if I need to. I have found the two sets of information to be complementary.

 

[funflair]

If you have a decent battery monitoring computer thingy and not interested in any more numbers I would say don't bother, all you need to know is that your batteries are OK.

Martin

 

[Lenny HB]

Unless you are a techno-nerd like me - No.

 

[Two on Tour]

It's nice to know the light are going to be going out before the lights go out.

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[vantastic]

Ok, thanks all. You have kinda confirmed what I thought - and what I was hoping for!
Tucked away it will be.

 

[Nasher]

Ok, thanks all. You have kinda confirmed what I thought - and what I was hoping for!
Tucked away it will be.

There's a lot to be said for 'keeping it simple' - less to go wrong?