Jenny Palmer

Jenny Palmer

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Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v fridge running overnight with just 200w of panels?
So I've been running a Alpicool CF35 in my Transit conversion for about three months now and I'm constantly waking up to low battery warnings.
in General Chat 1 week ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells arrive way out of balance?
JennyPalmer | 847 posts @DefenderSolar totally normal with LiFePO4 cells shipped from storage, don't panic!
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else finding the Victron MPPT 100/30 really struggles on cloudy UK days?
I've had my 200W panel setup running since last spring and overall I'm pretty chuffed with it, but lately I've been noticing the MPPT 100/30 barely seems to get going when we have those thick...
in General Chat 3 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Orion-Tr Smart 30A vs 18A — worth the extra for a 200Ah lithium bank?
JennyPalmer | 524 posts @VanJim something nobody's touched on yet — the 30A genuinely earns its keep if you're doing short drives.
in DC-DC Chargers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else finding Fogstar Drift cells are basically selling themselves on eBay second-hand for more than new?
@OffGridHamish ha, if only! 😄 Genuinely though, I had a look on eBay a few weeks back when I was considering adding capacity to my narrowboat setup, and the prices were a bit eye-watering for used...
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS cutting out under load on a 24V LiFePO4 build?
JennyPalmer | 203 posts | 🔌 Off-Grid Enthusiast @GillGibson I had something very similar with my 24V JK build last year.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a static caravan on solar + lithium through the winter?
JennyPalmer | 847 posts Running a similar setup on our static in Wales - winter performance really depends on panel angle.
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Anyone else running two different BMS units in parallel on a split bank setup?
@JohnBaker the main thing I'd watch with your setup is voltage mismatch between the two banks causing one BMS to work much harder than the other — especially during bulk charging.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else struggling to get decent solar output through a UK winter?
I've been running a 400W panel setup on my static caravan in rural Yorkshire since last spring and honestly couldn't be happier through the summer months — regularly hitting 250–300W on a clear...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 5