Recent content by DRP

Low budget?, first do an energy audit. (I would advise this even if high budget) So you don't waste money on something you might not need or even ever use. You have what you need in your list above. You can only estimate but figure out how long you are going to run each item each day. The...

I love my Victron gear but will say the Orion BtoB's run hot! I wired my 12/12-30 sense wire to a switch on the dash. I switch on/off at 30 minute intervals when on long drives so I don't get 30A continuous. I just moved it's mount location and added a pancake fan. Haven't been on the road yet...

I had not heard about the Amp-l-start builders passing. I had noticed it no longer was available but had not heard why, Too bad, great product and mine has functioned perfectly for 3-4 years now. I do use mine with a Victron BtoB and the only hicup is that when the AmplStart starts pushing up...

I'll throw this in just because I haven't seen mention of. You MUST introduce the house side 12v to the controller first. Then configure the controller for you batteries. THEN introduce the solar Maybe?

Frame is fine but you still need to figure both directions when you plug your numbers into the circuit wizzard

Another thumbs u for the Victron BMV 712. no glitches with mine in the 1-1/2 year use. as suggested above, buy from a good dealer like Baymarinesupply. Com or Battle Born. It’s worth the couple of bucks more when someone answers the phone for you questions

OK, I got it! Connecting to both the L and H pins didn't work. It would run in both switch positions. I used H pin only as in Fig 3b and picked up 12 for the LED with an add a fuse on a keyed hot circuit. The other good news is that now in the off position, my battery tender doesn't turn the...

Thanks, Ill try that. I thought I measured 5.? volts at the bridge :headscratch

4 - 5/16" and 3- #10 Busbar. I got a switch installed on the Orion today but for the life of me, I couldn't get it to light up. I've installed plenty of lit switches before, line in>load out>light grnd. I tried three different switches today and could not get any of them to light. Swapped...

Yes it would only run when engine is running which would stop my battery tender from turning it on, But, it would turn on the next time I start if I haven't turned off the switch. I think I'm just going with 3a and try to remember to turn it off. With 795 watts of solar I cant see turning it...

Yes Fig 3 a is good as I only want it on when I want it on. But I could forget to turn it off In my old sprinter I started the engine, turned on the inverter and it would run until engine shut down. At restart it would be off and I would have to push the button again if I wanted it on. I did...

Help with a switching matter, please, does my switch exist? I want a simple rocker to manually turn on and off the Victron BtoB. That's easy enough, run an 18/2 to the dash with a SPST and I'm done. But that's not the operation I want. I want it to only be able to be turned on if the engine...

(y) I guess a trip to the Gaslamp or Little Italy would be a little useless right now too ?

Any particular brand, or just Amazons finest?

Bananas indeed. The wiring in the first pic is they way a supposed "high end" RV is done With the time and money we put in these systems, the few extra minutes and $$ is a stupid step to skip