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Boat Project Examples

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 7/23/2020 to Boats

This is a collection of boat photos showing some typical installs

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RV Project Examples

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 7/1/2020 to Camper Vans

Thanks to all the people that contributed photos for this blog post, they will be updated as new material becomes available. If you right click on an image you can open it at full size in a new tab.

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ABYC Selection and Installation of Boat Batteries: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Posted by Liam P. Kennedy on 6/19/2020 to Batteries (Conventional)

ABYC Technical Instructor Ray Toth will talk all things batteries in this week's webinar.

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ABYC Webinar AC Troubleshooting Tips with Ed Sherman

Posted by Liam P. Kennedy on 6/19/2020 to

Follow along as Ed shows you how to troubleshoot potential problems with a boat's shore power AC system. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn AC troubleshooting tips and tricks you need you to know.

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ABYC Webinar Explaining Lithium Ion Battery Basics

Posted by Liam P. Kennedy on 6/19/2020 to Batteries (Lithium Ion)

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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How to connect the BMV-700 battery monitor

Posted by Liam P. Kennedy on 6/18/2020 to

This instructional video shows how to connect your BMV-700 battery monitor. The main function of the BMV is to follow and indicate the state-of-charge of a battery. More information about the BMV-700:

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An introduction to the next generation Battery Monitor from Balmar, the SG200.

Posted by Liam P. Kennedy on 6/18/2020 to Tools and Equipment

Balmar has combined recent technology advances to introduce a next-generation battery monitor. This new monitor has combined the best features of its 1st generation Smartgauge with the advantages of a

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Using DC DC Converters for power conditioning

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 4/30/2020 to Techniques and How to...

Anyone using sensitive electronics in a mobile environment will be familiar with the problem of equipment malfunction caused by a fluctuating power supply. This article describes how to solve the problem...........

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Ever wondered what is inside a Victron Lithium Battery?

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 4/21/2020 to Batteries (Lithium Ion)

Ever wondered what is inside a Victron Smart Lithium Battery? Here is an inside photo to show you

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Major update to Victron Connect - Remote connection now available over the internet

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 4/13/2020 to System Integration

This blog post describes an upgrade to the Victron Connect software v5.20 released in April 2020. Now with the aid of a GX device such as the Cerbo GX connected devices can be controlled and configured remotely over the internet.

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Victron Cyrix explained

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 4/6/2020 to Battery Combiners

The Cyrix Battery Combiner is a microprocessor controlled heavy duty relay that automatically connects batteries in parallel when one of them has reached a pre-set voltage There are a lot of variations of the Victron Cyrix and this article attempts to explain the differences between them

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ABYC Webinar - De-mystifying Basic Electrical Concepts

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 4/3/2020 to System Integration

This ABYC Webinar covers a lot of ground and discusses wiring, wire sizing, circuit protection and the basic concepts involved in putting together a marine electrical system

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Sprinter Van Electrical Systems Engineering by TouRig

Posted by Liam Kennedy on 1/21/2020 to Camper Vans

Sprinter Van Electrical Systems Engineering by TouRig

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Victron new products update Winter 2019-2020

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 12/12/2019 to System Integration

Victron have adopted a page out of the Apple playbook and made a big announcement of new products recently in Amsterdam at the Mets 2019 expo. They have upped their game this year with the addition of a splashy video to showcase the abilities of the new Cerbo GX. Read about our first impressions in the following blog post.......

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Setting up parallel and split phase systems using the Victron MultiPlus and Quattro inverter chargers

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 12/4/2019 to Victron MultiPlus and Quatro

This article is about setting up parallel and three phase systems using the MultiPlus and Quattro inverter chargers

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Video on the inner workings of the MultiPlus inverter charger

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 11/28/2019 to Victron MultiPlus and Quatro

This 20 minute video has an in-depth look at the inner workings of the MultiPlus and Quattro inverter chargers

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How to change a pulley on a Balmar alternator

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 11/22/2019 to Alternators

To change an alternator pulley you need the right tool, this short video shows you how.

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Safe handling of Lithium Batteries

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 11/19/2019 to Batteries (Lithium Ion)

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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Victron MultiPlus in Power Assist Mode

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 10/28/2019 to Victron MultiPlus and Quatro

The Victron MultiPlus inverter charger can sync with a small generator to provide additional power to start a load like an air conditioner that the generator by itself wouldn't be able to get started.

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