Brummie86

Brummie86

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intermediate level. Interested in van conversion.

Snowdonia, Wales Joined Sep 2024
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Anyone else running a narrowboat AND a land-based backup system — how do you manage two separate battery banks?
Brummie86 | 234 posts Not a narrowboat setup but running two completely separate banks in my van conversion and a static home setup, so same headache really.
in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside a B2B charger — is it even worth keeping both?
Brummie86 | 234 posts Same setup in my Transit, pretty much. Had both running for a while thinking it was "belt and braces" but the relay was actually confusing things — kept getting...
in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is enough to run a small chest freezer overnight?
Depends massively on the freezer tbh. Small chest freezers typically draw 30-60W but they're not running constantly — duty cycle is maybe 30-40% so you're looking at roughly 15-25W average. Over...
in Q&A 7 months ago
Considering a 5kW hybrid inverter for my cottage - anyone running Victron or Growatt?
Got a Victron MultiPlus 5000 in my van conversion and honestly can't fault it. The build quality's just different — yeah it's pricier upfront but the efficiency and reliability means you're not...
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Connecting batteries in parallel — do's and don'ts
Spot on points from everyone. Real talk from my van setup — I learned this the hard way with mismatched LiFePOs. The bit that caught me out was internal resistance creep.
in Batteries & BMS 1 year ago thumb_up 2