Jane Crane

Jane Crane

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@JaneCrane79

From Cheshire. Learning about off grid living.

Cheshire, England Joined Jan 2025
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Anyone else's Fogstar Drift cells going properly mental in cold weather?
@LazyFisher yeah same issue hit me last winter in my tiny house build. Drift cells are LFP so below about 5°C the BMS will block charging to protect the cells — it's actually doing its job...
in Batteries & BMS 5 days ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart in a tiny house setup?
Picked up a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A a few months back to charge my house bank from the van's alternator when I'm parked up without solar.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 cutting out under heavy load?
Had this exact issue with mine last winter. Nine times out of ten it's the battery cables — even slightly undersized ones create enough voltage drop under surge loads to trigger the low voltage...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 7
Swapped out my old PWM controller for an MPPT on the boat – what a difference in winter
Same upgrade on my tiny house setup a couple of years back — night and day difference once I got the battery profile dialled in properly in the VictronConnect app.
in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Long-time lurker finally signing up
Spot on choice to lurk first — you'll have clocked all the mistakes without making them yourself. Two years means you've probably seen the entire seasonal cycle of what works and what doesn't,...
in Introduce Yourself 6 months ago thumb_up 2