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Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-06-2015, 12:18 AM
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Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
ENVY - it sounds like quite the classy power...

ENVY - it sounds like quite the classy power management system!
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-05-2015, 05:39 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Booster, I said it wrong - meant to say that the...

Booster, I said it wrong - meant to say that the only thing that's powered with the switch off is the monitor. Shunt is on the negative battery lead, and it's the monitor that draws that tiny bit of...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-05-2015, 03:29 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Interesting point. The only thing between my...

Interesting point. The only thing between my switch and my lith phospates is the shunt for the Victron monitor. In their documentation they're very clear that the monitor draws a small amount of...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-04-2015, 08:11 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
You coffee people are confusing me - but I'm not...

You coffee people are confusing me - but I'm not a coffee drinker <g>...
The Keurig 2.0 draws 1740W; the Mini Plus draws 1425W. If you run them through an inverter that runs at around 85%...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-02-2015, 11:32 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Virtual slug-fest coming on...

Virtual slug-fest coming on...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-02-2015, 02:39 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Thanks - I hadn't see that thread. I've been...

Thanks - I hadn't see that thread. I've been reading it for hours and I'm only up to pg 21 of over 70 - the suspense is killing me...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-01-2015, 09:36 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
I finally reached a support engineer at...

I finally reached a support engineer at SmartBattery today, and I'll put down what he said - with a big caveat at the end...

I asked about charging - specifically, charging their batteries with...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 09-21-2015, 11:40 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Oops, that wasn't too smooth of them! They also...

Oops, that wasn't too smooth of them! They also offered me a discount on the batteries if I discussed them in forums and blogs, but then didn't give it to me - though I did wait quite a while after...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 09-21-2015, 08:27 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Hey Wincrasher, I just saw that SmartBattery has...

Hey Wincrasher, I just saw that SmartBattery has your blog up on their website - nice!
Have you found out anything more about the overcharging issue with the PD charger? I've been busy lately and...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-28-2015, 09:27 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
I just had an interesting talk with one of the...

I just had an interesting talk with one of the guys at Advanced RV. They used to build with SmartBattery's, but have moved to building their own 100AH battery units with a much more sophisticated...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-28-2015, 02:30 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Well you put it right out there more than I did -...

Well you put it right out there more than I did - but I'm new to this forum <lol>...
I agree about PD, and I agree about Stark - the phrase "smart charger" is Stark's, not PD's - and they use it...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-28-2015, 02:02 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
I'd say Stark is on the edge with that...

I'd say Stark is on the edge with that advertising - they're certainly trying to give the impression that there's an active communication system between batteries and charger, implying that the...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-28-2015, 01:56 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
That's what I'm having Jean do with the RV now...

That's what I'm having Jean do with the RV now that she's got shore power in Salem MA. I rewired the charger breaker so that nothing else was on it, and I'm having her leave it off. The monitor will...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-27-2015, 05:17 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
I called StarkPower today and spoke with one of...

I called StarkPower today and spoke with one of their support techs. He confirms that the advertisement is a bit misleading, and that the PD chargers simply keep the voltage at 14.6 near 100% SOC,...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-22-2015, 02:01 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Thanks - that just put a few more things into...

Thanks - that just put a few more things into place. Yes, Victron does have an auto reset, and I'll have to read again just how it works. They do allow me to set the full voltage point - I think they...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-22-2015, 01:36 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Yes, that's the way I see it too. What's a...

Yes, that's the way I see it too.

What's a bit confusing to me is the Victron monitor setup. I put the full voltage setpoint at 13.4, since SmartBattery said that the at-rest full voltage is...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-21-2015, 04:35 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Here's a quick observation about alternator...

Here's a quick observation about alternator behavior. When the battery was down to 50% and we started driving, I got back up to 100% in about 2-1/2 hours. Earlier I saw around 40A from the...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-19-2015, 03:23 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
I'd love to know what StarkPower means in that...

I'd love to know what StarkPower means in that ad. A PD Support guy told me that there's no communication between the PD9100L series chargers and the batteries/BMS's, and that once the battery gets...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-18-2015, 12:44 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
I'm with you! So far, so good! I'm not pressing...

I'm with you! So far, so good! I'm not pressing the batteries very hard on this trip, haven't seen them go below 75% SOC yet. I'm leaving the charger off almost all of the time so I can watch the...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-12-2015, 03:24 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
BTW - I didn't mean to hijack this thread,...

BTW - I didn't mean to hijack this thread, Wincrasher! Seems we're doing similar stuff so I didn't open a separate thread.
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-12-2015, 03:50 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Lith charger installation

The PD9160AL charger installation was fairly easy. It's smaller than the OEM Parallax charger. I removed the guts from the OEM charger and cut down the chassis, then mounted the PD charger in it.
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-11-2015, 07:34 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
PD finally sent me the correct model - PD9160AL -...

PD finally sent me the correct model - PD9160AL - and I installed it yesterday. Interesting to watch it via the Victron monitor. I started with the batteries about halfway down - I was seeing 13.1v...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-09-2015, 04:01 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
When you disconnected shore power, how long did...

When you disconnected shore power, how long did you wait before measuring the voltage? Since the charger was pulling the battery up towards 14.6 while it was running, I'd expect the battery voltage...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-05-2015, 10:35 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
The project is creeping along. PD sent me the...

The project is creeping along. PD sent me the wrong charger; finally got the correct one today. I found that there's Victron tech support available from a company in NH - so I'm going to write up...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-03-2015, 03:16 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,895
Posted By ptourin
Booster, would you explain a bit about your SOC...

Booster, would you explain a bit about your SOC readout paragraph? I just took a peek - the Victron monitor defaults to 4% tail current, but it's configurable - and I don't know what it should be...
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