Recent content by spressomon

Also, what are the lengths of your electrical wire/cable between your busbar to Orion and then from the Orion to the Ecoflow?

Generally, with exceptions of course, the higher the relative SOC of a battery (somewhat chemistry dependent) the higher the input current resistance the last 10-20% of full charge. Think of the battery as a tire: To go from flat to 30psi requires little resistance and work on the...

W/o more data/info it sounds engine RPM related (alternator output to house battery related) and/or SOC (State of Charge) on one or both batteries (House and Aux batteries). How long was the charge cycle on #1? What was the SOC on both batteries on #2?

Consistently getting 10-years+ out of my Odyssey AGM batteries. Keep them on a good quality charger/maintainer when you're not driving the rig and you're golden. Yeah, they cost more...but you get more ;). If you don't have a fridge/freezer then keep it simple with a Group 31 if you can...

Different ways to slice a pie...but for my applications and peace of mind, running a wire back to battery negative terminal neutralizes (pun intended :p ) all the potential confusion, consternation & discord about all things grounding. Hopefully, I didn't open up another 'can o'worms' :rofl:

Not a fan of anything Renogy and haven't looked at the Renogy DC-DC charger specs but Victron has an input range of 9-17v. 🤷‍♂️

Have a bunch of different Andersen connectors from small to large current and never experienced arcing on the contacts; just wondered what the OP might be doing to cause the burn.

Sidebar: What happened here?

It depends on the application: 10% voltage drop for PV panels to MPPT controller might be a deal breaker if, for instance, a 5v threshold isn't maintained to allow the MPPT controller to flow current (minimum 5v differential between resting battery voltage and MPPT output). But, given the...

Good quality marine grade stranded electrical cable, such as Ancor (vinyl cover, tinned strands), is rated to 221ºF dry / 167ºF wet. https://www.ancorproducts.com/-/media/inriver/SPEC_Ancor_Primary_Wire_Battery_Cable_TCHDAT.pdf?modified=20200115170052 A little more information here on subject:

You don't necessarily need to adhere to 1-3% loss for wire length for DC-DC charger circuit; 10%, for instance, allows you to probably go with 4AWG (I didn't do the calc...but 4AWG would be in the general ballpark for feed from alternator to DC-DC based upon your 50'); easier and less $ than...

@tsarte Perfect Switch Powergate. Also have one in my HD2500.

I know you: You can't and won't do...nothing! 😁

FWIW, installed a new Sterling BB1260 in the nose box of our little Escape 15A 4-years ago and it has worked perfectly. Looks like they offer 12v→24v, 24v→12v too... Why Sterling? For all other LFP battery & solar I am all Victron but didn't want passive heat dissipation apart of their...

Same to yous!