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This 2017 Dodge Promaster 3500 Van has been tricked out for boondocking and is loaded with solar panels and a Victron Lithium Iron Phosphate battery system with all the trimmings all supplied by PKYS

Read about this Balmar Altmount Serpentine Kit installation on a Yanmar 4JH4E

Should I use duplex and triplex wire for my rewiring project or is it easier to use single conductor wire?

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.  

Wondering how much further forward the Balmar Serpentine Kit will be on your engine? We took a photo to explain it. Click for more.......

This list of products no longer supported was posted by Raymarine on June 1st 2018

We know that Victron software is open source and we know that really clever people can write their own programming integrations, and we know that the Victron Venus is the most tweakable and programmable item in the Victron product range.  However talking about this and actually doing it are not the same and for most of us this is too intimidating an excercise to attempt.  Here is the story of one installation with all the explanations necessary to accomplish it yourself.....

The smaller Victron MPPT Charge Controllers have a load output separate from the battery connection.  This article explains what it is used for.

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.

Many of the items we sell have an IP Rating. Here is an explanation of what they mean.

You can set up a product return at PKYS by logging in to your account

A discussion on how to select a suitable size battery bank when contemplating an upgrade to Lithium Ion Batteries

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

What are the recommended charge settings for AGM batteries.  We looked it up for you.............

Demo Lithium Battery System Comparison to AGM Batteries

The Balmar Smart Gauge and the Victron BMV meter come at their answers in totally different ways. Which does a better job and why?

Read a review written by one user who installed a BMV Energy Monitor, MPPPT solar charge controller and smart phone display in his camper

This is an actual panel built to order for a customer and it is going in a specialized off road vehicle.

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.....

This is the story of the final installation of Victron equipment on this off-grid solar house, this house has a twist though, it is made of straw bales......

Here is a photo and description of the installation of an Altmount kit on a Universal M35 on a Nonsuch 30

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 !