Boat Insurance for Lithium Battery installations

A year or so ago some insurance companies would not cover a Lithium Battery installation in your boat. But now that has changed as LifePo4 chemistry is better understood and system design has advanced.  Read up on what insurance companies are looking for when you ask them to cover your lithium installation.
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An introduction to running Node Red on the Cerbo GX


Node Red is a powerful programming tool built in to the Cerbo GX. It is not enabled by default and this article will help you enable it and get started and and will guide you through your first programming exercise. The article also shows you where to get additional help for more advanced programming
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Wiring and programming your Victron Smart BatteryProtect


This article guides you through the setup and wiring of the Victron Smart BatteryProtect.
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A demo of the Bluetooth function of Victron Smart Lithium Batteries

Battery Bluetooth demo
This blog post is a video on unboxing a new set of Victron Smart Lithium Batteries, updating their firmware, enabling instant readout, and checking on the status of the cells and the overall voltage of the batteries. All this is possible without even opening the box.
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Wiring your Lynx Smart BMS



This article has an annotated video and additional backup material to help you wire up your Victron Lynx BMS
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Programming your Balmar alternator regulator for Lithium Ion batteries



The Balmar MC-618-H alternator regulator comes with a built-in program for Lithium Ion batteries but it needs to be adjusted to suit your manufacturers specifications
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Winterizing lithium battery installations

Winter-Battery
Whoever heard of winterizing batteries? Is that even a thing? Well maybe yes, if they are lithium batteries and they are going to be left unattended for an extended period of time. Read more here...
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Lithium Battery Cell Balancing



In this article we are discussing what happens when the cells in a lithium battery get unbalanced
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Comparing Battery Sizes for 12 volt batteries



This article compares the size of the most popular sizes of our Victron Smart Lithium Batteries with typical sizes of batteries commonly found in the US 
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A guide to selecting the right BMS for your Victron Smart Lithium battery system



When designing a Victron lithium battery system there are so many BMS options to choose from that it can become a bit confusing. This article is a guide to selecting the right one for your project.
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New Van Demo Electrical System

Lithium BatteryDemo system for Sprinter Van
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Controlling the MultiPlus Inverter Charger from the BMS CL 12-100



I have had quite a lot of questions about how to interface the MultiPlus to the CL 12-100 so I wrote this short article to explain how it works
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Installation and Instruction manual for the new Victron Smart BMS CL 12-100

I wrote my own personal installation and instruction manual for this BMS to help people understand what it is used for and how to install and use it. I hope it helps make your life a bit easier. Please feel free to add your comments and questions at the end
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Installation and commissioning of your new Victron Smart Lithium Batteries

Youv'e ordered you new batteries and all the stuff to go with them, now its time to get reading and familiarize yourself with the nuts and bolts of how to put the system together. Hopefully this guide will get your started. Check back from time to time as it will be updated.
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ABYC Webinar Explaining Lithium Ion Battery Basics

ABYC has released this webinar by Dr. Denis Phares, CEO of Dragonfly Energy and Battle Born Batteries, to discuss lithium ion batteries.
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Ever wondered what is inside a Victron Lithium Battery?

Inside a battery
Ever wondered what is inside a Victron Smart Lithium Battery? Here is an inside photo to show you
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Safe handling of Lithium Batteries

You have to handle Lithium Batteries carefully to avoid accidental short circuits, the consequences of dropping a wrench on the terminals could be disastrous.
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Alternator Charging Lithium

 


           How to not blow up your alternator
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Testing your Lithium Ion battery system

When you have completed your lithium battery system you need to take if for an extended test drive so that you understand fully that it works the way it was designed. Don't assume it works, try it out.
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Lithium Battery Installation - example from Sailbits.Com



This is to introduce an article written by one of our customers about his experiences installing a Lithium Battery System on his Beneteau
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Demo Lithium Battery System - the details




I made a Lithium Battery System on a mobile cart to use as a demonstration and to take to the Annapolis Boat Show. This article is about the details of how it was put together and why, and includes all the various settings used.
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Demo Lithium Battery System

Lithium Battery System Demo

I'm building a complete Lithium Battery System as a demo to take to the Annapolis Boat Show.  As I build the system I will be writing about it in this blog post. So check back again as this post will change from day to day.  The entire installation will be online on the Victron VRM Portal and you will be able to check in and see the state of charge and useage statistics.......
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Victron Data Cabling

CCGX Rear ViewThis article shows the back view of the Color Control GX and shows all the connections that are possible and how they are used. Even if the Color Control GX is not used it is a good explanation of how the Victron system goes together
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Frequently Asked Questions about Lithium Batteries

I spend so much of my time answering questions about Lithium Batteries that I decided to put some of the most common questions here for all to see. This is an ongoing project so check back again to see more. I apologize for the randomness of it but when I have enough written I will try to sort them by category
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A comparison of Victron 24 volt Lithium Batteries

Its a bit confusing that there are three different types of Victron 24 volt Lithium batteries and this article attempts to explain the difference between them.
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