Victron 100 /50 mppt charge controller I blew the bloody fuse

[@Dirt-Diggler]

The blue shmoo inside is for vibration, these are intended for mobile applications, stops the heavier components from fracturing the solder joints 👍

[@trickydicky6788]

Thanks for your comment, I do appreciate it. I can understand why it's done now.

[@pgScorpio]

The blue stuf is just potting epoxy, just to keep large components in place and has no thermal function at all.

[@David-bs6bv]

I don't have a victron but I'm about to get one, thanks for sharing. You definitely know your way around soldering.

[@DannyCsaszar]

Nice job! Ordering a fuse now. Mine is working with temp fix.

[@trickydicky6788]

Good stuff, I hope it all goes well.

[@user-fe6oi5de9t]

Will a Bluesolar MPPT 100/30 come to part the same way,It does not have the 4 side screws. Cheers Bob.

[@trickydicky6788]

Hi Bob, sorry I don't know the answer to that. You have two choices, send it away for repairs or try heating slowly with a heat gun and gently prising the cover off. You will probably need to heat to about 80° Centigrade. Good luck Richard Ps let me know how you did.

[@user-fe6oi5de9t]

thanks for reply. I am going to try and cut a slot around the fuse,very carefully. Bob. @@trickydicky6788

[@trickydicky6788]

Do you know where the fuse is located on the blue solar.

[@april7_DDG]

Sad it was out of it's 5 year warranty!

[@panospapadimitriou3498]

if it was extremely expensive i could still try to send it to victron.. but they are fixable by many electronics fixers localy.. and you pay their loyality of course

[@LucAdventure_]

what kind of fuse is it for a 100/30 :/

[@trickydicky6788]

Sorry I wouldn't know but I would imagine it to be a 50 or 60 amp fuse.

[@raymont6191]

How did you open it?

[@trickydicky6788]

Hi, I did say in the video. I heated the blue cover with a heat gun and slowly prized off the cover with a cranked pri bar, after screwing the unit down.

[@raymont6191]

Sorry I missed

[@TheInfoworks]

@@raymont6191I did a video about this long time ago, he just didn't reference other people's work

[@PavolFilek]

WHy you use this uneffective fuse ? It is slow so do not protect FETs, It is small, so it is hot. So tell me why use this uneffective solution, if we have much quicker and effective protection of circuits like this ?

[@trickydicky6788]

Hi, I just fitted the exact same make and rating of fuse that victron had used, I don't know enough about it to make modifications.

[@TheInfoworks]

Reference other youtubers work, don't take it as your own

[@trickydicky6788]

Others may well of done something similar, but I have not seen anyone changing the fuse. I never said I was the only one to do this. Everything on KZbin has been done 10 times or more, do you stick your nose in and make this comment to all of Them? I surgest you get a life.

[@TheInfoworks]

Standing on the shoulders of giants, to be credible it is important to reference your inspiration. @@trickydicky6788