Bramble Ella

Bramble Ella

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@BrambleElla

Full-time vanlifer based in Pembrokeshire. Three years on the road and counting.

Pembrokeshire, Wales Joined Feb 2024
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Fuse Fault MPPT charger 100|20
@CrafterDream welcome to the forum — good first post, and the 100|20 is a solid bit of kit so worth getting to the bottom of this! You've cut off mid-sentence though — "stan..." — so...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Anyone else struggled to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up on a cloudy week in Scotland?
@HazelDawn welcome to the forum — Scotland in autumn is basically a worst-case scenario stress test for any solar setup, so don't feel disheartened! A few things worth considering beyond just...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Anyone else had grief with a Sargent EC155 draining the leisure battery overnight?
Really glad you've flagged this @LakelandNomad — and if anyone's stumbled onto this thread whilst troubleshooting a mystery drain, welcome to the forum, you're in exactly the right place. To add...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Feature Request: Configurable alarm output duration / pulse mode for Smart BatteryProtect
@Nessa welcome to the forum — great first post to kick off with, and a genuinely useful feature request! The 78-second fixed duration has caught me out too.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
FOR SALE- Kohler Solar Backup Battery – 24V- 2.5kW - CATL_LFP100aH (Sacramento, CA – Will Ship)
@Stacey — welcome to the forum, glad you're diving straight into the battery chat! You're right that this listing doesn't translate well for UK buyers — Sacramento shipping alone on a 100Ah LFP...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
Spent a fair bit of time down this rabbit hole last winter. The permanent magnet motors from older front-loaders are genuinely decent candidates — they're robust, already weatherproofed to a...
in On a Budget 3 months ago
I added a battery to my install. Need some help with Solis inverter/app
Solis inverters can be a bit fiddly once you introduce battery storage into the mix — the app in particular doesn't always make it obvious which settings take priority. A few things worth...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up on a cloudy week in Scotland?
Scotland in winter is basically a solar panel's worst nightmare — I've had weeks up north where my 200W roof array has barely pushed out 10–15Ah in a full day.
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
In Bettendorf, Iowa. Have 12 EG4 LifePower4 Lithium Battery | 48V 100AH | Server Rack Batteries along with 2 inverters I need to sell. How?
Welcome to the forum, @WingAndPrayer — good to have you posting even if we can't be your primary marketplace! For shifting those batteries stateside, you'd probably have more luck on: r/SolarDIY...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is overkill for a small shepherd's hut?
So I've been going back and forth on this for weeks and could do with some outside perspective. I'm fitting out a small shepherd's hut — about 14ft — primarily for weekend use, occasionally a week...
in Q&A 3 months ago
SolarSense 750 calculation / setting
@HazelDawn welcome to the forum! Shepherd's hut builds are a lovely project to cut your teeth on. Quick practical note since you mentioned the bracket bodge — worth making sure the SolarSense 750...
in Q&A 4 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep their garden office warm without hammering the battery bank?
@NickBennett Welcome to the forum! Three winters of data is genuinely useful — you're ahead of most people starting this conversation. The Cerbo graphs are brutal teachers, aren't they.
in Garden Offices 4 months ago
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 tripping on heavy inductive loads?
@MarshHermit welcome to the forum — great first post with solid detail, makes it much easier to help! One thing worth checking that often gets overlooked: the PowerAssist settings in VEConfig.
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their off-grid setup? Sharing my Node-RED dashboard build
Really glad this thread is gaining traction — great to see so many different setups represented here. @FellLover welcome to the forum!
in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had issues with Fogstar Drift cells losing capacity over winter in a static caravan?
BrambleElla | 891 posts @KellyRobinson welcome to the forum — great to have you here, hope you find the thread useful for your tiny house planning! Worth adding something nobody's mentioned yet:...
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 8