What is the load output used for on certain Victron MPPT charge controllers

What is the load output used for on certain Victron MPPT charge controllers

The smaller Victron MPPT Charge Controllers have a load output separate from the battery connection.  This article explains what it is used for.
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Blue Sea Systems custom panel: What will it look like when installed?

Blue Sea Systems custom panel: What will it look like when installed?

The custom panel program from Blue Sea Systems lets you design your own panel online and produces an image of what it will look like. Its not quite the same as seeing it installed of course. Here is how one panel turned out.
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IP Ratings explained

IP Ratings explained

Many of the items we sell have an IP Rating. Here is an explanation of what they mean.
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How to setup a return at PKYS

How to setup a return at PKYS

You can set up a product return at PKYS by logging in to your account
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Adding an alternator to your lithium battery setup

Adding an alternator to your lithium battery setup

A discussion on the best way to incorporate an alternator into a Lithium-Ion battery setup
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Sizing your Lithium Ion Battery bank

Sizing your Lithium Ion Battery bank

A discussion on how to select a suitable size battery bank when contemplating an upgrade to Lithium Ion Batteries
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Victron Software is All Open Source

Victron Software is All Open Source

You can write your own software for Victron Energy products or you can write your own interaction with them. Here is an interesting example....
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Charger Settings for AGM Batteries

Charger Settings for AGM Batteries

What are the recommended charge settings for AGM batteries.  We looked it up for you.............
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Custom panel rear view

Custom panel rear view

This is an actual panel built to order for a customer and it is going in a specialized off road vehicle.
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What happens when I have multiple charge sources charging a single battery bank

What happens when I have multiple charge sources charging a single battery bank

What happens when I have multiple charge sources charging a single battery bank? I get this question asked almost every day. "I have a battery charger, an alternator, and solar panels charging the same battery. Does it get overcharged?" Here are some thoughts on the subject.....
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Altmount installation on a Universal M35

Altmount installation on a Universal M35

Here is a photo and description of the installation of an Altmount kit on a Universal M35 on a Nonsuch 30
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Help with interpreting Amp Hour Readings

Help with interpreting Amp Hour Readings

I'm getting weird reading from my Victron BMV amp hour meter. The readings don't seem to relate to what I think is happening. HELP !
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Dont do this

Dont do this

Its a total No-No to connect AC Neutral to Ground on board a boat.  One boat did by accident, see what happened.......
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ABYC standard for ELCI's explained

ABYC standard for ELCI's explained


We all know that electricity and water don't mix.  What we may not be aware of is how many drownings occur every year because of electrical current in the water.  The new ABYC standard requiring ELCI circuit breakers on shore power service to boats is an attempt to reduce the amount of stray electrical current in the water - read below for an explanation of what this is all about.
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Voltage drop tables

Voltage drop tables

I am always referring to these tables so I thought I would put them in my blog where they will be easier to find
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Sizing wire for AC circuits

Sizing wire for AC circuits

This post gives a few pointers for sizing wire in AC Circuits
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A comparison of ANL and MEGA fuses

A comparison of ANL and MEGA fuses

ANL and MEGA fuses are similar high amperage DC fuses but there are some big differences. Here is a comparison.....
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Ampacity Tables

Ampacity Tables

I end up looking up this table so often I decided to post it on my blog
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Serpentine kit installation on a Yanmar 4JH4-HTE

Serpentine kit installation on a Yanmar 4JH4-HTE

This was my first time installing one of the Balmar Serpentine kits and I was a bit apprehensive. Although I had read the instructions several times it still isn't quite the same as actually doing it. Read how it all turned out.........
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What is the Start Isolation feature of an ACR for?

What is the Start Isolation feature of an ACR for?

The start isolation feature of Blue Sea Systems ACR's is even incorporated into the name of the device. It is an optional feature with a very specific application......
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Isolation Transformer or Galvanic Isolator - which is preferable?

Isolation Transformer or Galvanic Isolator - which is preferable?

A discussion on the relative merits of transformers and galvanic isolators
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Battery layout for twin engine boats

Battery layout for twin engine boats

There are many ways to do a battery layout for multi-engine boats, here is one simple layout using remote switches.
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What does an alternator regulator do and how does it work?

What does an alternator regulator do and how does it work?

What does an alternator regulator do and how does it work? An alternator regulator supplies current to the rotating part of the alternator. The rotating part is called the rotor, and when current is applied to it it becomes an electromagnet. Its rotation generates an alternating current in the fixed windings of the alternator, called the stator. The regulator acts as a control mechanism for this process
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Small sailboat custom panel that incorporates some existing equipment

Small sailboat custom panel that incorporates some existing equipment

This small sailboat got a custom 360 Panel from Blue Sea Systems that was required to incorporate an existing Blue Sea Systems digital meter and another brand digital meter
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Help - my batteries are getting HOT!

Help - my batteries are getting HOT!

Help!  My Batteries are getting hot!  What should I do?
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