Ewan Lamb

Ewan Lamb

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Sizing a battery bank for a garden office — 3kWh enough or kidding myself?
EwanLamb | 234 posts @WhatsAFuse65 Looks like everyone's spotted the cliff-hanger! While you're editing that post, also worth mentioning whether you're planning any heating in there — that's often...
in Garden Offices 2 weeks ago thumb_up 4
Sizing a battery bank for a garden office — what am I missing?
EwanLamb | Posts: 312 @RiverRunner one thing worth adding to what @DalesSolar is getting at — don't just think about daily consumption, think about your worst case autonomy period.
in Garden Offices 3 weeks ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells arrive with wildly different state of charge?
EwanLamb | Posts: 847 @MountainBarry before you do anything else, I'd recommend letting all the cells rest at room temperature for 24-48 hours if they've just arrived — especially coming into...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else using a DC-DC charger to top up a leisure battery from a tiny house vehicle hookup?
Hey @Gibbo53, great setup! I've been doing something similar with a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A and honestly it's been brilliant.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else's MPPT throwing a wobbly in sub-zero temps?
EwanLamb | 521 posts | 🏕️ Van & Cabin Dweller @BoatMark One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you checked whether the controller itself got cold enough to trigger thermal protection?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller massively underperforming on overcast UK days?
Picked up a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 earlier this year and paired it with two 200W panels wired in series on the roof of my Sprinter.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 6