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Looks like it should be removed if you are using the app for settings. I'd be happier with it removed to be honest as it looks like something that will be easily knocked and is quite fragileJust fitted the same model and didn’t alter the jumper just remember to connect the leisure battery first then the solar panel. Instructions are online![]()
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Agreed fetching mine from storage tomorrow and I will remove. Thanks for the clarificationLooks like it should be removed if you are using the app for settings. I'd be happier with it removed to be honest as it looks like something that will be easily knocked and is quite fragile
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Out of interest did you fit an inline fuse between the controller and the battery and if so what size fuse? I fitted one for the previously bought and utterly useless Dokio controller and used a 30A fuse (it was a 20A controller), but thinking this needs to be smaller now as the manual suggests 20A to 25A, but wondering if the 30A will still be of use?Agreed fetching mine from storage tomorrow and I will remove. Thanks for the clarification![]()
So the wiring I have is what came with the 160W solar panel (portable) and the now discarded Dokio 20A controller. I wanted the keep the wiring as it has XT60 connectors which I can use as a disconnection between battery and panel. How do I know what inline fuse suits the wiring in this case?Any fuse should be the lowest rating possible to suit the wiring capability. If the connected appliance is lesser than the wiring, then fuse for the appliance i.e. solar controller. But fuse near battery for solar connection is always good idea.
I removed the jumper thing as I was using bluetooth.
Mine already had a 20amp battery fuse.Out of interest did you fit an inline fuse between the controller and the battery and if so what size fuse? I fitted one for the previously bought and utterly useless Dokio controller and used a 30A fuse (it was a 20A controller), but thinking this needs to be smaller now as the manual suggests 20A to 25A, but wondering if the 30A will still be of use?
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Sadly still no clearer as it just shows which to pick for a lithium battery so I may have to contact Victron![]()
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Although I see there is an option to ask for advice which seems very good so will try thatSadly still no clearer as it just shows which to pick for a lithium battery so I may have to contact Victron
Didn't you get to this part?Sadly still no clearer as it just shows which to pick for a lithium battery so I may have to contact Victron
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Yes but that is about the settings, I still don't know which battery type to choose from the options in the drop down list if that makes sense? I see others have asked the same question in that link though so once I have double checked the exact spec of my battery tomorrow I will also ask which to choose and what settings are best too. Thank you for the link
If you start changing values the battery type will change to user defined, assuming your batteries are 12v use the left most figures in Jev's post the other numbers are for 24v and 48v batteries, remember that temperature compensation is per cell so multiply by 6 for a 12v battery. Edit: Set battery type to gel and then start changing the values if necessary.Sadly still no clearer as it just shows which to pick for a lithium battery so I may have to contact Victron
But my battery isn’t gel as far as I know? I’m just trying to find where it states normal flooded lead acid battery but there is no option for that. Anyway I will ask on that link as others have and see where I get from thereIf you start changing values the battery type will change to user defined, assuming your batteries are 12v use the left most figures in Jev's post the other numbers are for 24v and 48v batteries, remember that temperature compensation is per cell so multiply by 6 for a 12v battery. Edit: Set battery type to gel and then start changing the values if necessary.
Those wires are far to small to be fused at 30 amps you need to fit new cables.So the wiring I have is what came with the 160W solar panel (portable) and the now discarded Dokio 20A controller. I wanted the keep the wiring as it has XT60 connectors which I can use as a disconnection between battery and panel. How do I know what inline fuse suits the wiring in this case?
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Preset no 2, the values are for flooded batteries.But my battery isn’t gel as far as I know? I’m just trying to find where it states normal flooded lead acid battery but there is no option for that. Anyway I will ask on that link as others have and see where I get from there![]()
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It doesn't matter that your batteries are not gel because you're going to change the values to the ones you need for your battery, when you start changing the values the battery type will change automatically to user defined, it will no longer say gel. I say start with the gel preset because the values will be closest to lead acid, is that a bit clearer?But my battery isn’t gel as far as I know? I’m just trying to find where it states normal flooded lead acid battery but there is no option for that. Anyway I will ask on that link as others have and see where I get from there![]()
It lists the voltages for a 12v lead acid battery ..... Enter them manually as a custom setting.Yes but that is about the settings, I still don't know which battery type to choose from the options in the drop down list if that makes sense? I see others have asked the same question in that link though so once I have double checked the exact spec of my battery tomorrow I will also ask which to choose and what settings are best too. Thank you for the link
I think I understand, thank youIt doesn't matter that your batteries are not gel because you're going to change the values to the ones you need for your battery, when you start changing the values the battery type will change automatically to user defined, it will no longer say gel. I say start with the gel preset because the values will be closest to lead acid, is that a bit clearer?
It states on the back of the solar panel that they came with that they are 12AWG, but I ordered another XT60 connector from Ebay that has 12AWG cable attached and it is clearly much thicker. However, why does the cable need to be thicker as so many electrical items have wires this thin? If I drop the fuse to a 20amp one will that not resolve any concerns?Those wires are far to small to be fused at 30 amps you need to fit new cables.
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I literally cannot see any option for a 12v lead acid battery?It lists the voltages for a 12v lead acid battery ..... Enter them manually as a custom setting.
So the one that says 'Gel Victron deep discharge (2)'?Preset no 2, the values are for flooded batteries.
And ditch the wire on the battery side, to small.
Thank you but it is just the choice of battery I need to know to move forward before I can get to the change of settings section if that makes sense?
you can choose gel and edit itThank you but it is just the choice of battery I need to know to move forward before I can get to the change of settings section if that makes sense?
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