VICTRON MULTIPLUS 3000W INVERTER INSTALL

[@gruponemesis]

BROOOOO...you helped me tremendously!! your yacht is similarly wired like my bus....now i understand the concept of the ac in and 2 outs...holy crap batman! my bus has 2 legs....im feeling good about trying this!!!!!

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

Right on glad it helped, yeah bus and boat will be same setup. This system has been working flawlessly ran our new dryer off battery bank and inverter the other day and worked great. If you have any questions or need help down the road let me know

[@gruponemesis]

@@Dadlife_Alaska i sure will...thanks so much! saw your washer/dryer install vid too...youre a true craftsman!

[@UKsystems]

just do there free training

[@UKsystems]

Looks good from a victron trained installer

[@sailinguntilvalhalla]

Thanks appreciate it.

[@westmc45]

Yea man I have just bought this same system yesterday and its sitting in the salon of my boat ready to install thanks for this video it was very informative and gave me some ideas. I also am going with all Victron Energy products. I also just subscribed. Take care from sunny Nuevo Vallarta Mexico

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

Thanks for sub glad it may have helped in some way, I heard good things about Victron but still wasn't sure what id think and there totally worth the money and nice how you can expand the system we still have plenty to add in the future good luck with your install

[@takismenexes6131]

Why didn't you choose the multiplus ii ?

[@tjjohnson210]

Look on the back of the panel you took off to access the wiring hook ups.

[@schwab_squad]

You guys are so cool. Greetings from Germany

[@sailinguntilvalhalla]

Thank you! That’s awesome always wanted to see there!

[@torstenhansen4308]

Victron specifically calls for a minimum of 4” clearance all around the unit. I’m curious how heat dissipation is working out with the top so close to the bench seat.

[@sailinguntilvalhalla]

We have had no issues with over heating we check it and it's always cool to the touch.

[@djkillachris]

Did you ground the inverter chassis to dc ground? I can't find an answer

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

I ground the inverter box ground to the AC bus bar that all the grounds on the boat run to.

[@naolaurs3740]

I bought the compact multiplus 12V 800VA 35A but when I measure the resistance between the phase and the neutral of AC OUT (without anything connected to the public network to AC IN) I have a value of 4.5 ohms and it worries me that I am short circuit

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

Interesting, maybe reach out Victron and see what they think and what value they deem to high.

[@Mywhtjp]

Wow.. too easy. well from where I'm sitting.. haha.. I live in my RV and have a solar system that's working.. but my Zantrec ProWatt 2k inverter is just over 6 months old and won't be enough.. so I'm thinking about installing one of these. My power center is less than 6' way so that will make it alot easier.. I have the CERBO and touch 50 with four 100Ah BB lithiums being powered by 1600w (4\400w panels) Need to upgrade some wires and add cutoff switch, breakers and a fuse.

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

Yeah we have been very happy with this inverter install so far definitely recommend if your thinking about it, also extremely user friendly

[@Mywhtjp]

@@Dadlife_Alaska Nice. I will be getting one.. but not sure who will install it. I'm not very confident with my electrical skills.

[@greg925911]

What happens if one buy more wattage then they need other then spending more then what's needed

[@sailinguntilvalhalla]

With these units they convert just what they need from DC to AC so most of time itll just produce small wattage depending on demand but I’d we do need to run a bigger load we have the capability. So short answer there is no draw back that I’m aware of except overall price of bigger unit

[@schwab_squad]

Yeah, this unit is so powerful and smart. Great work.

[@joshgilbert6560]

Should have just soldered the ends on the cable, much more reliable and keeps it from corrosion.

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

They'll be fine, a good crimp/heat shrink on 2/0 cable's will be plenty reliable, maybe on smaller wires.

[@joshgilbert6560]

I've been an automotive technician for over 25 years and I can't tell you how many times I've just pulled crimped battery terminals right off or they Corrode because there is no protection.

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

@@joshgilbert6560 correct if there not crimped properly, or have tension/movement, and not sealed by heat shrink/exposed to moisture which mine is none of those. I've also seen moisture get in and make a soldered connection fall apart, at least the crimp is holding on to the cable. I am also a auto tech and specialize in DC electrical and have worked on everything from Tesla's - Mercedes (yes i solder all my smaller connections) crimping cable's this size are pretty standard. If you want solder your own cable by all means go for it but the way I'm doing isn't wrong it's just a different method and i have my reasons. I also thermo gun my cables for hot spots (resistance) once in a while so I'll catch it before it falls apart years down the road if at all

[@torstenhansen4308]

Soldered connections are specifically discouraged by the ABYC. A proper crimp cold welds the lug and cable together, add heat shrink and you are set.

[@remmiemo]

Hi there. I am about to install a whole load of victron equipment. I have spent a long time scouring the internet for info. I am in the uk and it is going into a steel hull narrowboat which is obviously not the same as a sailboat. I was a bit concerned with you not connecting the ground wires and also only one battery negative which I am sure would be ok if it was matching the two positives for size. Also, the firmware and charging settings were not updated and set for your batteries. Not quite so critical I guess as if you were using lithium. I would say to just get it checked out for safety, especially with kiddies onboard. Not criticising but just concerned my friend.

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

I'm not really understanding what you mean by not connecting the ground wires? My AC ground is connected to my panel, as for the single ground it's a bigger gauge wire than the 2 positives to make up for being single and oversized for this application anyway so no worries there. As far as charging settings not sure what you mean these are AGMs and set to float at a set voltage, as long as there not overcharged there isn't any concern they don't react like a lithium battery they just loose cycle life. not really sure why you would be concerned about this system being unsafe, also have fuse/breakers on every wire to and from inverter so in an event something happens inverter is isolated and will cut power in/out for 12v/120v system

[@michaeld4502]

@@Dadlife_Alaska where did you connect the chassis ground lug on the bottom of the multiples?

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

@@michaeld4502 I have a big ground bus bar in the engine room off the the 110 side of my panel that I grounded it to. hope that helps

[@UKsystems]

you should have done the training

[@1sailfast]

This was about physical mounting and routing cables in your specific situation. Not helpful to me. I was hoping to find out more about the wiring and settings specific to multiplus

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

Well as titled this was an "inverter install" which pertains to physical install and wiring up a basic setup. The Multiplus is base programmed for most applications if you are looking for specific programming I'd try searching that but nothing about our video mislead in anyway. If you have a specific questions I may be able to guide you if you let me know what your looking for?

[@scottpeterd]

There are just so many things wrong with this install. Mounting, ventilation, undersized and missing cables….

[@Dadlife_Alaska]

Interesting as it's been working flawless since install so go ahead and elaborate and how i did it all wrong instead of making smug baseless claims. Mounting is solid using 1/4" aluminum flat plate Tig welded together, it's vented quite well fan draws air from a cool bildge compartment into a open cabinet, DC cables are 2/0 marine grade cable,AC is 6 gauge marine grade cable, and not sure what cables you see missing but everything needed is there.