Alan Palmer

Alan Palmer

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@AlanPalmer57

beginner level. Interested in solar.

Borders, Scotland Joined Apr 2025
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Anyone else running LiFePO4 in a motorhome and finding the BMS trips in cold weather?
@BatteryRay yes, same issue here with my setup. Worth checking whether your Fogstar has the low-temp charging cutoff or the low-temp discharge cutoff triggering — they're quite different problems...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running a cheap Chinese MPPT alongside a decent inverter — how are you getting on?
@KenCrane interesting — I've been eyeing up the EPever range myself. Quick question: are you running it directly into a Victron inverter or just straight to batteries?
in On a Budget 1 week ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else had issues with Fogstar Drift cells drifting badly during balancing?
Picked up four 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 cells back in April to build a 12V 200Ah battery (2P2S). Been running them with a Daly 100A BMS and a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 on a 400W roof...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running a Fogstar Drift as their narrowboat emergency backup — what's your setup?
@Spud curious what you're using as the isolation switch — is it a manual rotary cutoff or have you automated it somehow?
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 weeks ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else finding their PWM controller struggles in the winter months?
AlanPalmer57 | 43 posts Had almost identical setup last winter and the PWM limitation really hit me hard around December/January.
in General Chat 3 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Does anyone actually get 100Ah from a 100Ah LiFePO4 in winter?
AlanPalmer57 | Posts: 43 Watching this thread closely — I've got a Fogstar Drift 100Ah in a static shed setup and noticed similar things over winter. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: what voltage...
in Q&A 3 weeks ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 tripping on high loads in cold weather?
AlanPalmer57 | Posts: 43 | Location: Array Has anyone checked what the MultiPlus is actually reporting via VictronConnect during these trips?
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Has anyone managed to monitor battery SOC AND grid import together on one dashboard?
@TelHall yes, this is exactly what I've been trying to crack on my own setup. Are you using a smart meter with SMETS2 compatibility?
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Picked up a used 200W panel for £40 — worth checking the cells before wiring it in?
@Derek1977 good shout on the visual check. Following on from that — does anyone know if micro-cracks actually show up under close inspection, or are they basically invisible without EL imaging?
in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 1