Will, please see my reply to DKlude regarding the connection limitations of the BatteryProtect. Just this morning I filed another RMA with Victron for a customer who connected her BatteryProtect as is described in various diagrams on this forum and discovered that it malfunctioned. The BatteryProtect is
unidirectional in operation
only; applying reverse current through it
will cause it to malfunction, and can cause dangerous overheating and fire potential.
Again, I'm the tech support manager for the largest stocking Victron distributor in the western US, I promise I know what I'm talking about, and what's being proscribed in certain areas on these forums is causing device malfunction at best and potentially severe fire hazards at worst.
If you would like clarification regarding the operation of these devices, how they must be connected, or alternatives that might work better for some of your diagrams, please contact me directly at 619-320-5899, press 2 for support, M-F 9-5 PST or reach out to me at
justin@baymarinesupply.com
Not trying to drum up business here, I'd just really like for everyone to be safe and also stop burning up their BatteryProtects.