Alby wrote:The main problem I see is that your longest run of cable that will suffer the most voltage drop is your third battery in the canopy so ideally your Ctek should be next to it plus you will have to purchase another solar regulator
Post by Aquaholics on Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:46 am
Thanks Qwerty, it hasn't come up too bad. I am running a Victron Energy BMV-602s which monitors the voltage of both batteries and detailed monitoring of the service battery. Through a 500amp shunt it records and reports voltage, the rate of charge and discharge in amps, estimated state of charge (%), Ah consumed, approximate time to go and all sorts of other stuff I haven't found a use for. It will also alarm or activate a relay at pre-set values if I required but the Ctek's do that for me already.
ng_newbie wrote:Hey Aqua
I notice you have what look like really big fuses in this picture
Notice the labels 1 , 2 , 3 what are these ???
Also were did you get the short thick cables for the batteries that feed into these ???
I have never seen them in supercheap
TIA
NG
Aquaholics wrote:Oh and skip their website its crap, just call them or go in and see them with a shopping list.
Skog07 wrote:Alby wrote:The main problem I see is that your longest run of cable that will suffer the most voltage drop is your third battery in the canopy so ideally your Ctek should be next to it plus you will have to purchase another solar regulator
X2 which is the reason my ctek will go into the canopy. Cranker gets the load first aux and ctek will get current afterward. The only thing is my first aux batt will only get charged to the lower voltage, will have to bring the wiring diagram from the dummies thread when I get a chance.
ng_newbie wrote:So you must have bought the cables from someone else or did you buy 50 metres ???
Aquaholics wrote:ng_newbie wrote:So you must have bought the cables from someone else or did you buy 50 metres ???
I think the 2BS rolls are 30m from memory. I bought a roll as I am running my CTEK's behind the back. I also wanted to be able to plug the portable compressor in at the back of the car, it draws about 60amps hence the mega fuses.
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