PowerWall2.2 Xijia 3kW Inverter installation. I totally forgot about it...🤦‍♂️

[@markbrettnell3503]

That's genius using the power supply to precharge the inverter or other appliances that have capacitors. Thanks for the useful tip👍👍

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

No problem 👍

[@dirk_p]

Your encore at the end of your videos is always much appreciated. I'd like the light show and great video. I could watch your videos for hours and IT 'll never get boring👍

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks. I'll make more...

[@maxmeyer7299]

the last night minute was the best. 👍

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Isn't that great?!

[@rdiuguid]

I can't wait until I get my own garage disco in full swing! Those lights are brilliant!

[@stephenmayers4033]

Another brilliant video Andy. I am so envious of your location, I always wanted to visit sunny hot Australia but it's never going to happen. Greetings from not sunny not hot United Kingdom.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yeah, it is quite different down here and we have sunshine throughout the year. The weather in comparison the odd German weather was 9a small) part of the decision to move down here. Perfect for solar as well of course...

[@TidalShemtov]

Nice light show.

[@ronny7380]

Das Mäusekino zum Schluss is echt geil.

[@rklauco]

This was quite interesting - building the small system turned out not that small - 3kW output is quite substantial, battery capacity is also quite high, Victron reporting top-notch... Well done.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot for your kind comment, Robert. Appreciate that!

[@showme360]

Not quite, 2kw is what was shown, and probably its continuous limit, 3kw will be its peak and only for about 5min before it shuts off.

[@ivanpelser5516]

Greeting from South Africa Andy! Great videos - keep up the good work!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks a lot, Ivan.

[@marlomontanaro3233]

The Peter Distributor! ❤

[@jeffpowell1616]

Nice light show!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks!

[@excillisbank2611]

Dans la continuité ! très bonne perspective pour le POWERWALL 2.3 😉

[@gumpster6]

Nice work as always. Good to see those smaller Seplos batteries doing some useful work.

[@showme360]

I would say the smaller battery is doing more than its fair share.

[@keithcress1335]

Hahaha! That is an amazing light show Andy! I've got quite a few too but that eclipses my system. I'm jealous.😉

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

And there will be more in the future, I guess...

[@kayakeux]

You can use an old style light bulb to precharge your inverter.

[@ahmadplastiq2067]

Brlliant idea . I use a circiit breaker though

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, a light bulb works as well.

[@MMMM2MMMM2MMMM]

I LOVE the PETER disco lights!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

🚥🚥🚥

[@pltspemula]

Wow, its great. Realy offgrid.

[@butchwilliams7637]

Love the light show🐸

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It's great, right? 🚥🚥🚥

[@mikeunum]

Victron Installtions running by night. I know the disco lights well enough on many systems.

[@MrDavidcarp]

Glad I watched to the end thanks 🙏🏿 ⚡️

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yeah, always some goodies at the end 😉

[@MrDavidcarp]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia I also just bought the Victron car charger I can’t wait to wire it in take care great contents ever time ⚡️👌🏿

[@OFFGRID_Trucker]

Wow..! look at all that Victron Blue. Hello from the USA. I think I'll subscribe.. I'm certain I'm gonna learn alot from you.. So thanx for sharing.. LOVE the light show. I have more than that in my '28 RV. I think there's about 35 little blinky and steady tiny lights here nightly.

[@marco1862]

Always good to end with Blinkenlights 🙂

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, it's even better in reality!

[@danielglang6312]

Blinken ze lights, spitzin ze sparks and blowen ze fuses? (old IBM computer plaque)

[@loucinci3922]

Good info. Thanks for sharing

[@farside87]

Andy, you need a disco ball with all those flashing LEDs.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes!

[@_Miner]

I'm sure others have said it already but when running the air con, try to keep the doors all closed so its only cooling the air volume of the garage and not outside. It will be quicker and more efficient.

[@Full-of-Starships]

Andy has said that he will be boxing in the electrical corner of the room to fix that.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

The AC is just a test to see if it makes a difference at all. It will go soon again...

[@ascenttev6022]

Late Night DISCO DANCING has left ANDY LEAKING SPAT 😁😁😁.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

There was a lot of leakage that day. AC was too loud and fan could not cope! 💦💦💦

[@michao6495]

Hi! I use sometimes one stone larger one smaller together when crimping. For example one 16 and one 10 and everything is fine. You coud try it. Maybe with your crimper it wil work.

[@michao6495]

@Albert OK, no stones, dies 🙂. Some people call it stones. My English is not perfect, sorry.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Ah, right, that's a great idea. Thanks for the tip, I will definitely try that!

[@danielglang6312]

@@albert6220 Rhine?

[@nigelcharles511]

I also do this. It wastes less material than going down a size on both dies. Too much wasted material presumably can weaken the crimp. The wasted material needs grinding off before heatshrinking.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@nigelcharles511 I didn't even think about using two different ones.

[@DG3ACM-Marc]

Love that DISCO! 🕺

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I sometimes stand in the garage at night before I go back inside the hosue and just watch all the lights flashing. It's pretty cool!

[@Dave_D.]

I have the same inverter (120v) and not sure how much I like it. It works - I've run it at 1500w for a few hrs straight... it makes a lot of weird fan noises, but not sure it's pure sine. I get speaker hum and I think I can tell the difference in the sound a fan motor makes running off the grid vs the inverter. I got it as a backup. Sort of afraid to run my fridge w/ it.

[@typxxilps]

thanks for sharing the inverter precharging methods again - I suggest to cut that particular part out and release a short out of that cause the search engine will find your short then or even a video cause i had been searching for something like that for quite a long time last year when i had been unsure about the resistance needed. I still remember the first time 2 years ago or so when I had my first hybrid inverter and connected the battery and could not believe the sparks I got each and every time cause the manual did not mention nor someone in the videos I had seen before. First I had thought what has been going wrong, if I had not turned the inverter off or forgotten something else, but in the end the inverter worked fine and the main cause was the idea to test the inverter before doing all the cabling with the Leistungsschutzschalter / circuitbreaker. And without that circuit breaker just for testing purposes I simply had left the path described in the manual and that had caused the sparks that scared me a lot, I can tell you, that was an unpleasant moment and even more that the next time it did happen again and I started thinking about cheap quality of the inverter. Great explanation and of cause showing the kind of resistor used cause I only could remember last year that I had seen some big ones in my memory. .

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

That's a good suggestion. I'll do a separate video how to precharge. Thanks!

[@andrewradford3953]

Outro reminds me of an Austrian discotheque I went to when I was 16..Maybe Fronius did lighting back then?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Hahaha, the Fronius Discotheque🚥🚥🚥

[@craigjameslister290]

Hahaha, best disco Garage in QLD. Now all we need is a mirror ball, strobe and you dancing Andy ;-p

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I'll get Andy2 to do that. Just wait...

[@jimhanty8149]

wow, i have never been anywhere that it was 150 amps outside...im not sure but it sounds like the air conditioner was needed. .....that was funny as hell...

[@audibosoundandlight]

Maybe adding a (large) fan that exhausts the hot air from the garage or brings in fresh air might help with the heating problems! Installed some fans in our outside shed to keep the tools and batteries from getting toasted by the heat and it works wonders! Cheers from Belgium!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

The problems with fans is DUST! Hence, I have the idea to build this battery room around the area.

[@amudlifecrisis]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Fans in the gable ends as exhaust, put in a fresh air inlet with a filter...like they use in an HVAC system. Cheap and easy!

[@wa7215]

Some ‘Roof-Ventilators’, commonly known as “Whirlybirds” ( a Brand-name) here in ‘HOT- OZtralia’, installed into the roof of your ‘HOT-ColourBond Steel shed’ to exhaust the ‘trapped’ hot air and the electrical equipment’s heat-buildup, inside there, are a MUCH, MUCH CHEAPER, and still, very effective, and also ‘non-powered’ solution, to your HOT problem, Andy, rather than trying to both, Power, AND AirCondition, what is in reality the best possible imitation, of a VERY LARGE STEEL OVEN, situated in your own backyard, during a TYPICAL, 40 degrees C, ..PLUS, HOT Australian Summer 😉 It also helps to have ‘cool-air’ inlet vents, located close to ground level to allow ‘cooler’ air, to be drawn into the shed to replace the hot air as it, is being exhausted out, of the roof space. Although, most, Aussie made ColourBond Steel sheds with ‘corrugated’ wall-sheets will already, have plenty, of ‘air-inlet-spaces’ around the bottom, at the concrete slab level, of the wall-sheets, thanks to the ‘profile’ of the corrugated sheets, and so won’t usually need, any additional air-intake vents to be installed. 😉👍

[@audibosoundandlight]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Ah yes, I did not even think about that!

[@hmarc417]

WAY KOOL LUV the LIGHT SHOW..CCHHEERRSSSSS Two things missing though,,,, a Disco Ball and Fuzzy Dice. KOOL KOOL

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

A disco ball... 🤔

[@hmarc417]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia YES A spinning mirror ball , Dance club style. You have a sound system in the garage don't you?? and i know you have the spats.... party time... Wish i could come and see your system in person...After March 20th "anything" is possible. Oh you have not heard yet. Joe has but i don't think he believes me. YET.

[@joesrvhome]

Disco days have nuthin on your power wall!

[@KevIsOffGrid]

Side note : I saw you managed 3 x 70kwh days near your solar maximum. That matches "the general internet" figure of 5x your panels wattage for a daily production. So your extra sun + extra tree shade must balance each other out. Where I'm here at my solar minimum, generating only 11% of my needs from solar :(

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yeah, I had 72kWh one day. Insane! But I can already see a bit less power in the morning now in January. It will go quickly and you'll be on the sunny side of the world again.

[@dc1544]

So even that inverter made funny noise for a bit using that AC like your Phoenix inverter did.

[@GapRecordingsNamibia]

Everybody was "disco dancing" 🎶😂🤣

[@r.b.l.5841]

I checked, but the "Peter" inverter is not available in US style voltages -DARN looks like a great unit. Andy can you use your influence - maybe they can make a US-Peter inverter!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It is not? I thought they sell them in all markets now. 120V, ey?

[@r.b.l.5841]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia NOPE! I double checked in case they added a model, but from their website, all modeles are for EU/UK/Az-Nzld markets. no 120volt for me😞 Can+USA+Mex = 580million customers left out!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@r.b.l.5841 bugger... I can also recommend the XIJIA inverters. I'm using them for over two years and they have the same performance as the Peter. Very powerful running all my electrical garden tool and the 2.4kW chain saw without problem. s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBFw0TB

[@janetmorris6792]

You could always 3D print the LUG Covers, That's if you are into 3D Printing as I am with 5 Machines

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

That's another hobby which I never started...

[@leandrosphotostudio]

It is obvious, why you think he smiles like he does. ,ha ha, we all need this channel, get over it

[@markuslupkes6076]

Bester Mann liebe Grüße aus Ostfriesland :-)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Oh, liebe Gruesse zurueck!

[@DanBurgaud]

0:28 "...it is 150 amps outside ..." HAHAHAHA! its hot later, "these seplos can deliver 50 celcius..."

[@NIEPSEN]

Encore !

[@xpatrikpvp]

Hey, You should update the Cerbo to the venus os 3.0 beta because "For systems having multiple BMSes connected, allow selecting which one should be used for DVCC. It also allows the use of a BMV for SOC tracking -- by selecting BMV as battery monitor -- while still using the BMS for DVCC." That means you will be able to use the luynx shunt (hopefuly if it supports bmv it should also support it) For more accurate SOC (maybe even current) monitoring

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks. It's running 3.00-15 and I have shown the DVCC in previous videos.

[@diysolaradventures7894]

I'm surprised Andy won't get him one of those ac mini split heat pumps systems with built-in inverter technology they do both heating and cooling I just got mines and I haven't hooked it up yet but everyone on solar is using these in their garages and homes they called mini splits the indoor air handler hangs on ur wall and the other part sits outside.

[@bobblack3870]

I installed a mini-split. Very efficient and a great solution. Highly recommended.

[@diysolaradventures7894]

@@bobblack3870 I can't wait to get my ass up and running

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Where should I mount it??????????? No frickin wall!

[@diysolaradventures7894]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia and it is a garage there are four walls all the way around well 3 hang the indoor unit right overtop your work area where you talk to us at clear some of that stuff out the way 😂😂😂😂😅👍😉

[@Dutch_off_grid_homesteading]

Heya oh wouw that's cool a disk power wall nice very nice

[@tomfox8240]

Beutiful video lifepo4 battery

[@LynxPower-w4s]

Andy, I like your cable trunking. Which make model is this? Local or Chinese import?

[@bboyda4399]

Good information. You might want to take your ring off when working with electrical equipment.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Why? You would need to make a short touching the positive with one side of the ring and the negative with the other site of the ring. How would that even work?

[@SoundzAlive1]

Suggestion for music with your light show - Fantasic Voyage by Lakeside . André in Sydney

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I'll get a copyright claim...😉

[@tiborchren]

Hi, I would like to know, if it is possible to get AC loads readings into a Venus OS system with a non victron inverter? Would this be possible by wiring a Victron Energy meter ET112 after the DC/AC inverter and before the AC loads? ET112 measure AC loads and can be connected to Cergo GX - so it should be theoretically possible, or am I wrong. What do you think about this? Thank you very much for your answer.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, you can use AC meters which connect via MODBUS to the Victron system. More info here: www.victronenergy.com/accessories/energy-meter

[@macrepair2389]

We want de discolight nightvideo!

[@macrepair2389]

At the end of the video . . . THX Beautiful!!!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

A 6h disco video. OK!

[@AndrePuschmann]

Hey Andy, thanks for the video. I couldn't find a link to the 50A MegaFuses you're using. Are they rated for 48V systems? I found some 50A fuses rated up to 32V but only midi for 48V 50A. Could that be an explanation for the slightly higher temp on the fuse?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

The voltage does not make a difference when operating the fuse. It's more in case of the fuse blows it does not arc as far as the lower voltage fuses. If this is really an issue, I don't know. Victron sells the only 58V/70V fuses (CNN/ANL) fuses for a lot of money. I thought I have them linked on my website... I'll have a look and will add them.

[@upnorthandpersonal]

Pretty pretty :)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I wonder how much power all the LEDs consume...

[@upnorthandpersonal]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Ballpark figure, something like 40mW per LED if they are on all the time, and assume 50% of that when they're blinking (50% duty cycle). How many LEDs are there? 30 or so? So my guesstimate is around 1W total - very rough estimate and I could be completely off...

[@IXISSV]

"its 150 amps outside" 😂🤣😂🤣 Its barely 2 amps on my systems here in dull, wet & windy Wales 🙄 Summer soon tho 😁🥳🎉🍻🍻

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Hang in there, your time will come...

[@alexb.6800]

Andy, try ultra white paint with Barium Sulfate for your garage to cool it down.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It's mostly covered in solar panels...

[@MichaelAConnolly]

I feel like dancin Yaaaa

[@martehoudesheldt5885]

when are you going to set up a cross connect from battery bank (roof) to the (pool fence) batteries? looks like you have decorated for Christmas already

[@matija3791]

If the seplos BMS reports that the discharge is disabled, why does the discharge still work? This is probably a bug and the BMS should report that charging is disabled?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yep, watch this space!

[@mikeunum]

I have the same crimp tool. The crimp unit tools working well, but...so as allways it looks you have the cheap crimp connectors. I ONLY use the good one and the crimp tool works perfect wit 4, 6, 8, 10, 16, 25, 35, 50 and 70mm2 depending on the connectors self.If you need an address for the good ones i can help out.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yep, the heavy duty ones work far better.

[@GregOnSummit]

If you had a seperate smart shunt attached to an inverter, could it be used to show the load coming out of the battery?

[@AllElectricLiving]

D I S C O round Andy’s 🎉

[@TrevorFraserAU]

No no, thank you!

[@junkerzn7312]

You need to call the system "Blinky".

[@devonvankraft]

Andy you do such a wonderful Job.. it’s nice to Sea Victron al the way in Australia., btw I had a German Girlfriend.. greats from The NethelNetherlands 😂🍀 I mean The Netherlands., typo 😂

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you, Devon!

[@curacao11]

😎

[@danielglang6312]

It's not a Lynx Peter, it's a Peter Distributer! lol

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Don't confuse me...

[@gubbernl]

Why don't people use a heat gun reflector, when shrinking heat shrink on so many cables. Just a thought to minimize the shrinking time🤙

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Really? How many seconds would you save? 😁

[@AndreW-xs8rs]

Hallo Andy, eine Frage: Ist das Vorladen des Inverters auch bei einem Multiplus 2 Notwendig? Ich würde ja das Seplos BMS ausschalten beim Verbinden und erst hochfahren wenn alles angeschlossen ist (Erstinbetriebnahme). Ich lerne bei dir oder bei Jens im Moment recht viel, hier und da tauchen aber doch noch Fragen auf. Gruß ins heiße Australien, André

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Ich mache das beim MP nicht mehr. Bei groesseren Anlagen gibt es einfach einen Inverter Hauptschalter und fertig. Habe noch nie einen Ladewiderstand bei solchen Anlagen gesehen oder davon gelesen. Das BMS vorher ausschalten is eine gute Idee und es wird den Storm dann beim Einschalten etwas begrenzen.. So macht es ja die Mueller Batterie auch, wenn man den Schalter betaetigt und das BMS die Batterie zuschaltet.

[@AndreW-xs8rs]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Besten Dank für die Antwort. Gestern ist meine PV im Betrieb gegangen und diese Woche werden wohl schon meine MP2 geliefert. Durch deine Videos verfliegt etwas die Angst vor dem Thema, wobei ich die Anschlüsse durch einen Elektriker machen lassen muss. Nebenbei lerne ich noch etwas Englisch :) Gruß

[@Mywhtjp]

WHAT THE..? Your using the AC again.. Did I miss a video on you correcting the trouble you had with it..?

[@MarkRose1337]

I think it's time to post either the English or German version of Blinkenlights

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

#Blinklichter

[@asderven]

Just a thought Andy, would it be possible to reduce ads to old times? Rather than every five minutes? Breaks the flow quite a bit while watching.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I have no control over that, sorry. You can sign up with KZbin premium which will turn off all ads but cost you some $$$ each months

[@asderven]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia ah no worries, I thought ads were still voluntarily placed. Looks like KZbin changed their policy a bit ago. The world is become scarier and scarier by the day.

[@simon359]

What are you using to torque your nuts? I’ve never seen that kind of equipment before. 🖖

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

On my website, it's called digital torque wrench: off-grid-garage.com/measurement-tools-and-analisers/

[@_Miner]

I wonder if some kind viewer could 3d print / design a cover for those terminals for you?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yeah, that could be done. Maybe a bit hard if you don't have the particular inverter.

[@tequilatom]

Check the firmware of the Seplos BMS, with version 2.9 it should gets a better balancing.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Do you have the change log from 2.8 to 2.9?

[@tequilatom]

I’m in contact with Seplos, they told me that this is only available in Chinese 😊 I answered in Chinese no problem for me…. If I get something I will share it!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@tequilatom Great, thanks. Not sure why they are holding back in using the greatest feature they have: firmware updates! This could be the most wanted BMS out there...

[@Hiker97]

Cables coming from battery 2.2 to Lynx power in look a little sloppy. Why not run them through the raceway?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It's a temporary setup as I explained in a previous video when we discussed the design.

[@Hiker97]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia . I figured that, and spoke out of turn. Battery 2.0, the wall, the solar is just awesome..

[@pettorinpettorin3249]

Good day Andy, I have noticed that you do not have anymore the MPPT charging limitation at 52,4V when externally controlled by Seplos BMS. Would be nice to understand how you solve that…. Thanks

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Coming soon. Seplos is messed up...

[@simplyfocus9937]

Try not to take more than 2500w from this inverter, I have 2 of those broken due to overload. I have several videos on those Inverters

[@Zirrad1]

The Lynx DistribuPeter?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Just the Lynx Peter. I cannot pronounce the other word most of the time 😙

[@chrisloving6647]

Have you heard of solar assistance? I was looking in to it for monitoring because is comes with the programming and it is supposed to work with my equipment.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Not for Victron though. I'm very happy with the VRM.

[@cskeise]

💙👊😎

[@cyberplebs6577]

🐸🐸🐸

[@diysolaradventures7894]

Andy get u a Mini Split they ce in 9000 btu 12000 btu 18000 btu they have single zones duel zones and they perfect for people on solar

[@dirk_p]

...and they are not so loud as the monoblocks , but i don't know If IT IS allowed to install them by yourself...

[@diysolaradventures7894]

@@dirk_p I'm installing lines by myself everyone I've watched on KZbin with a mini split and start there's by they self except for a handful of people but I rather do things myself permission or no permission

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I have no wall space for one...

[@diysolaradventures7894]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia ohh ok because I know u would love the way they run they completely wireless the mini-split fans have the inverter on the motor and the remote controls on mini splits are actually the thermostat play control by Alexa or your voice mini splits are nice Andy maybe one day you will make room 👍😉

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@diysolaradventures7894 Yes, this room is becoming more and more a reality. In my mind at least...

[@Darryl_P_]

What voltage fuses are you using? I can’t find any 50amp 50+volt mega fuses. Most lower amperage fuses are 32v

[@onthelake9554]

Victron has them .

[@Darryl_P_]

@@onthelake9554 their mega fuses start at 125 amp for the 58 volt. They have midi fuses down to 60a 58v but I don’t think they will fit in a lynx distributor

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

The design of the Lynx shunt could be better to accommodate a class-T fuse. That would be great. Only Victron has got the 58Vand 70V fuses as far as I know. I did not buy them for my test setup.

[@onthelake9554]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia I guess if the goal is to protect each battery with a class T fuse it needs to be at each battery really , if something shorts the cables =BOOM , as Joe would say . Mounting a class T holder on the face of the battery and just use a buss bar or regular fuse at the Lynx .

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@onthelake9554 I would really like to see a breaker being installed in the Mason box to easily disconnect a single battery quickly. I have some 125A dual breakers here just need to find some time for this project...

[@hoffinb]

How hot is 120 amps? 10m28s ;)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Not as hot as 250A, I tell you that 😂

[@petertrebing6875]

The ‚Peter Inverter‘ *tse* ;-)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

The good old Peter inverter is still going strong. Very happy with this FCHAO inverter.

[@223Sako]

I have the same crimper, they never work on the supposedly correct size.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

They usually work great with the heavy duty lugs. But much thicker material.

[@panospapadimitriou3498]

rip old crimper .. someone needed you to take his weight for a walk in the future videos!!!!

[@TheGalifrey]

You still appear to have your Seplos Mason batteries incorrectly connected to your loads. The negative load terminal should be on one battery (say lower) and the positive load terminal should be connected to the other battery (say upper) You are creating an artificial voltage drop between the packs.

[@onthelake9554]

It was explained to you in the last video that this has no consequence on this set up .

[@TheGalifrey]

@@onthelake9554 No, it was explained that he doesn't understand why it is wrong. Connected like this, the battery closest to the load is always going to discharge more and the bottom cell will charge more slowly. It is not charging to a higher SoC it is just not discharging as much so has retained a higher SoC. The top pack is doing all the work.

[@onthelake9554]

@@TheGalifrey I completely understand what your saying although even that is not the best way either . The best way is for a home run to a buss bar for each battery . But like I and Andy said , for this set up , for this low power , temporary set up it is fine . He wanted to get all the bugs out before building a bunch of cables. Cross connecting like your talking about is NOT the best way , but on a low power system is would be fine too. Each battery connected to a common buss bar (lynx power in) is the ONLY best way .

[@TheGalifrey]

@@onthelake9554 I agree, a common Bus bar System is the best way, but the cross connection would solve his imbalanced SoC issues which was what I was addressing. I only raised it as he didn't seem to understand why it was happening. The lynx is not perfect if you have a lot of packs as you have to make all the leads identical length, but big thick copper bus bars are definitely the way to go.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I explained, it is a temporary setup as I'm waiting for more parts and don't want to waste these few Futronics connectors I have before being sure how to proper cabling everything. So these fly-leads will stay for a while until we do something bigger... 😉

[@diysolaradventures7894]

I'm putting together a separate system to run my AC mini split heat pump I'm using Senville but MrCool has DIY Mini splits units I'm really shocked Andy doesn't know about a mini split everyone on solar is using them very low power consumption and no surge

[@ricardomarcelino8388]

Same comment twice??

[@diysolaradventures7894]

@@ricardomarcelino8388 two separate comments same topic yes

[@ericdelevinquiere9902]

When do you use AC in Germany? that is why!😊

[@paulcurtis5496]

Like# 2

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Paul! What???

[@paulcurtis5496]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia sometimes we’re in sync! We’re in day 3 of armageddon here in “Always Hot & Sunny Tucson”. We’ve must have gotten 2” of rain since Sunday, I’ve had to burn 5 gallons of fuel to run the generator… 🥲

[@BOGGarage]

where did you get your mega fuses?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Should be on my website....

[@stanislavmlcuch2085]

Andy, you can connect victron lynx shunt to the system and check the difference between victron shunt and seplos shunt. You have to set the visibility in "battery measurements" in System setup. I have victron smartshunt and JK BMS "shunt" in the system and the accuracy of shunt in JK is not good.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

But you can have only one shunt in the system at a time. At the moment, I'm still testing the Seplos capability of communication (or not communication) but I may switch to the Lynx Shunt eventually.

[@stanislavmlcuch2085]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Andy no you are wrong. You can have more shunts in the system, but only one is set as "Battery monitor". All others is hidden in "battery measurements". So if you connect the Lynx shunt to the system, you have to set "visible" in battery measurements and this shunt appears below Dashboard. Trust me, I have two shunts in the system 😉

[@mbr8981]

4:56 The front fell off ... which ship ? The one The front fell off

[@Sailing-Aquaholic]

All those bright lights Victron uses are not always appreciated. On a boat or camper they are kind of annoying when you try to sleep. I whish the lights could be disabled.

[@HolgerNestmann]

2 Layers of Duct Tape, disable them quite effectively

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Oh, yeah, I can fully understand that. Even one blinking light can be enough to make your night a nightmare. A nightmode switch in the software would be great.

[@Sailing-Aquaholic]

@@HolgerNestmann I can confirm it takes two layers of ducktape to dimm then enough so you can still see the blinking thru, but it doesn't blind you. I won't talk about the mess the tape leaves behind after a year.

[@HolgerNestmann]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia IMHO LEDs should be off by default on routers, charge controllers, tvs. One could have a little button which switches them on for a minute if one is interested I dont need an LED to tell me the internet is working :D

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@HolgerNestmann Yep, I agree

[@ladams5356]

You could of used 16 and 10 die together 👍

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, I will try this the next time. Thank you.

[@onthelake9554]

Ok , what the heck ? If my battery is full I can't use solar to power my inverter till my battery is down to 96 % ??? Not cool if you have huge battery bank . It could measure the 1.5kw load on the battery , why not let that amount through the charge controller ?

[@Full-of-Starships]

I thought that can't be right, but I watched again and the Solar controller output is zero. I'd expect the block on charging to just be in the BMSs, but maybe this is a downside of the comms with the Cerbo GX? Perhaps that can be re-configured in the GX? You would expect the controller to be in float with the battery ignoring it?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It's a major design problem with the Seplos BMS. More about this in a future video.

[@onthelake9554]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia 🙃 Thanks Andy for looking into it . That's a show stopper for me .

[@Remigius0815]

Light pollution is a huge issue and should be illegal.