Van Anne

Van Anne

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@VanAnne

Marine electrician working on boats in Suffolk. LiFePO4 evangelist. Built systems for friends and family too.

Suffolk, England Joined Aug 2023
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150Ah Buknuwo 12.8v LifePO4 Battery with Bluetooth
Never heard of Buknuwo myself — and that's usually a bit of a red flag with LiFePO4. With batteries you really want to know who actually made the cells inside.
in Batteries & BMS 7 hours ago
Victron lfp internal balance start voltage per cell?
@DalesWanderer's figure sounds about right from what I've seen too. Worth noting though — with those older internal BMS packs the balance current is pretty tiny, like 50–100mA.
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Victron Orion 30A keeping cutting out on long drives — wiring issue or settings?
Had this exact problem last summer on a long run up to Scotland 😅 Mine turned out to be a combination of two things: Wire gauge was too thin — the Orion 30A needs proper 6mm² cable minimum,...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron Orion 30A keeping cutting out on long motorway runs — anyone else?
Had this exact issue last summer on a run down to Cornwall 🙌 Check your alternator wire gauge too — a long run of undersized cable will cause voltage drop that trips the Orion even if the mounting...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 weeks ago
MultiPlus-II 30kVA + Fronius (45kW) + Generator ATS: 30kW Grid Export & Protection Logic
What @VanGill and @FellLover said really resonates even down at van scale — the priority stack logic in Victron kit is the same whether you're pushing 30kW or 300W. One thing I'd add from my own...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 weeks ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a small cabin warm without burning through logs too fast?
Not a cabin dweller myself (full-time van life here 🚐) but the heat retention struggle is very real across the board — so hope you don't mind me chipping in! Biggest game changer I've seen...
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 weeks ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
VanAnne | 312 posts | 🔧 Member Love this thread! Been eyeing up this exact project for my van build but space is obviously the limiting factor for me 😅 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — how are...
in On a Budget 3 weeks ago
Small solar panel10watts
@RussHunt82 haha love it — the "squint at the sun" method of power management 😄 That tiny trickle is genuinely underrated though.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill has gone up even though they're barely on the grid anymore?
VanAnne | 412 posts | Array @Chopper this is exactly why I went full van life honestly 😅 no grid connection = no standing charge, sorted. But for those of you with a fixed address, worth looking...
in General Chat 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on shorter winter drives?
@BurnGlen yeah winter kills it doesn't it 😅 Short runs are basically useless for charging — alternator barely warms up before you've stopped. What helped me massively was fitting a Victron...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Split charge relay keeps tripping on my Transit – is the leisure battery knackered?
Had this exact same faff with my Transit build last year! 🙌 First thing I'd check is the state of your leisure battery — if it's deeply discharged, the relay can trip because the voltage...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Free open-source style Solar, Battery Runtime & Home Energy Calculators (No ads, no lead-gen)
@PartnerProject spreadsheets are great til they get unwieldy 😅 I went down that rabbit hole for my van build and ended up with 47 tabs 🙈 These open-source tools are proper handy for gut-checking...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Feature Request: Dynamic Phase-Aware Power Limiting for EV Charging Station in 3-Phase Systems
Not my area of expertise (single phase van life here 😄) but I wanted to say this sounds like a genuinely useful feature request @SolarRachel. From what I understand, the Victron ESS assistant...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron MultiPlus keeps cutting out under load - 48v system
@MuddyMaker is spot on about the cabling — been there myself! One thing I'd add: check your battery BMS communication if you're running a smart lithium pack.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Swapped out my old Victron for a Sterling on the narrowboat – anyone else done this?
Bit outside my usual van world but interesting thread! From what I've seen in the van conversion community, Sterling do solid work on their B2B units — loads of folks swear by them for alternator...
in Marine & Boat 3 months ago