Need a guest speaker for your yacht club event?
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 11/26/2024 to
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Another Training Day at PKYS
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 11/7/2024 to
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These are trained professionals. Your project may take a bit longer.
Introducing Egis Mobile Electric
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 7/19/2024 to
News
At PKYS we are proud to announce that we are now stocking a range of Egis Mobile Electric products aimed at the professional installer in the marine, van, RV, and emergency vehicle markets
Victron now offer an extended warranty option.
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 3/13/2024 to
News
Learn how to extend the warranty on your Victron items from 5 years to 10 years
Large Scale Victron Power Plant to run an entire factory off grid
Posted by on 1/5/2024 to
News
This is a time lapse video showing the installation of a large scale Victron battery storage system for a factory in Romania
Victron 2024 Price Drops
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 1/2/2024 to
News
Big price drops for 2024. Following their recent price drops in November 2023 which included a 40% price drop in the cost of MPPT solar charge controllers, Victron are starting off 2024 with another major price drop ...... Cellphone Tower power supply in a container by Sun-In-One
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 10/27/2022 to
News
This project is used to power a cellphone tower and is mounted in a shipping container. Built by PKYS Customer SUN IN ONE from Wilmington DE it includes solar charge controllers that harvest power from 44 kW of solar and charge an 8000 amp hour 48 volt battery bank.Tax Free shipping to Florida Freight Forwarders
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 10/3/2022 to
News
PKYS now collects sales tax for shipments going to Florida. However if your ultimate destination is overseas and you are using a Florida Freight Forwarder then as long as you choose the right forwarder the shipment can be tax free
TechOps Specialty Vehicles Factory Tour
Posted by on 4/11/2022 to
Vehicles & Camper Vans
The Specialty Vehicle market is booming these days and more and more examples of mobile businesses are cropping up everywhere. Trends that we are seeing is the move away from generators and towards battery power.
Using the Victron SmartShunt or BMV as a DC Ammeter
Posted by on 9/29/2021 to
Battery Monitoring
Thanks to a software upgrade the Victron SmartShunt or BMV now has an alternative use to measure power production or consumption of a single device New Stackable Battery Chargers From Victron Energy
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 9/15/2021 to
Battery Chargers
Victron Energy announced recently that the Firmware for the IP22 chargers has been updated allow synchronized charging. Now you can take two 30 amp chargers and put them together to make a 60 amp charger.
Adventure Van Expo Lake Dillon CO
Posted by on 9/3/2021 to
Vehicles & Camper Vans
This is one event of several events PKYS Inc attended. A few of our Van Installers were at the Lake Dillon expo Victron North American Training Tour
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 7/13/2021 to
News
Starting in Elkart IN in July 2021 and finishing in Jacksonville FL in February 2022 this extensive tour of North America will bring training days and Open House demos all over the US and Canada Firmware updates with Victron Connect
Posted by Peter Kennedy with Victron Energy on 4/18/2019 to
System Integration
Firmware updates to equipment connected using Victron Connect can be made offline as long as your Victron Connect App is up to date. This blog is a reposting of the original Victron Blog Post on the subject.
How we handle warranty claims at PKYS
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 3/14/2019 to
News
Warranty claims are handled differently depending on the manufacturer of the item. Read more to learn how to deal with warranty issued for items purchased at PKYS
Victron Bluetooth pairing code
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 3/14/2019 to
System Integration
This article tells you what to do if you are asked for a Bluetooth pairing code for your Victron Bluetooth device
Sourcing High Voltage DC Equipment
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 7/13/2018 to
Circuit Protection
I get asked all the time about high voltage DC applications. Most equipment we sell at PKYS tops out at 48 Volts DC rating, only a few items are rated higher, and quite a lot have lower ratings. Finding equipment for high voltage applications is not that easy.
How to setup a return at PKYS
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 12/20/2017 to
PKYS online store
You can set up a product return at PKYS by logging in to your account
Victron Software is All Open Source
Posted by Peter Kennedy on 11/2/2017 to
Software
You can write your own software for Victron Energy products or you can write your own interaction with them. Here is an interesting example....
New Victron Energy Bluetooth Dongle now available
Posted by Administrator on 8/21/2015 to
News
A Bluetooth dongle is now available so that you can read data from your Victron Energy BMV energy Monitor or MPPT Solar Charge Controller on an iPhone, iPad or Android Devices 
Peter Kennedy has been in business since 1991 designing, installing and servicing marine electrical systems. The purpose of this blog is to offer support to both professional installers and do-it-yourself boat owners who wish to undertake this work themselves.
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