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Ready Set Van

Posted by mike hobson on 3/16/2022 to Vehicles & Camper Vans

Ready Set Van Full Facility Tour

Comparing Battery Sizes for 12 volt batteries

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 3/16/2022 to Batteries (Conventional)

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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Battery Powered Air Conditioning

Posted by on 2/18/2022 to Boats

Battery Powered Air Conditioning For years we have been hearing from Boat Owners that they would like to run appliances including Air Conditioning powered from the electrical system. Previously up to now the answer has been NO, you don’t

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A guide to selecting the right BMS for your Victron Smart Lithium battery system

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 2/10/2022 to Batteries (Lithium Ion)

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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Using a Cerbo GX with multiple voltages

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 2/8/2022 to System Integration

This article demonstrates what happens when you have multiple DC voltages connected to the same Cerbo GX

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Lagoon 380 Lithium Project

Posted by Mike Hobson on 12/1/2021 to Boats

Lagoon 380 Lithium Project More Solar and Batteries = noise and pollution free air conditioning

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New Van Demo Electrical System

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 10/4/2021 to System Integration

Demo system for Sprinter Van

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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

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What case size is my alternator

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 9/27/2021 to Alternators

We finally got around to taking pictures of a small and large case alternator side by side.

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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.

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Camper Van from Overland Van Builders

Posted by Mike Hobson on 8/12/2021 to Vehicles & Camper Vans

Doug Fauths new van from Carriage Hill Cabinets is for one of their Home owners and it has the look and feel of a high quality Home . The owners are avid Camper and cyclists

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New Victron Training Videos

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 6/8/2021 to Training

Victron training videos now available - follow through from beginner to expert

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Off Grid Camper Built By Cameron

Posted by Liam P. Kennedy on 2/26/2021 to Vehicles & Camper Vans

Cameron purchased a 1996 Safari Sahara 3044. They are known for their riveted aluminum exterior and robust build design. The RV was mostly trashed on the inside with water leaks and termite damage, so it was gutted to the studs. While

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Controlling the MultiPlus Inverter Charger from the BMS CL 12-100

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 1/24/2021 to Batteries (Lithium Ion)

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

Posted by Peter Kennedy on 1/22/2021 to Batteries (Lithium Ion)

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

Posted by on 8/14/2020 to Batteries (Lithium Ion)

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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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 Vehicles & 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 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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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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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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