Recent content by Dave in AZ

Nice, do you do this from your 12v car system?

Hmm... 20A max input, so 12v x 20A, 240W. Could parallel 3, set them for 140W, 11A or so. Problem with this kind of thing is trusting to hook it to your expensive and delicate car electrical system. Do I trust it not to spike my system and burn out my ECU etc somehow?? Not really... When...

Only 48v converter I see victron making is their 24 48 120W thing. Just looked at this solution: Victron say their Orion TR 12 24, and 24 48 ones, can be paralleled unlimited. So the 120W ones are $64... 120w: 12v >> 24 v, 24v >> 48v for $128 Parallel 3 for $384, 360W delivered up to 60v as they...

Victron only has 12v to 24v. For running a powerstation in a truck bed, there is no need for a full dcdc smart charger, as the powerstation already has its own "smart input" in all cases. Rather, all that is needed is a 12v to ??? Converter, where the ??? Matches the powerstation dc input...

The panel isn't creating power. Photons in the sunlight carry energy. If panel is connected to a load, the photons get converted to a current that carries that energy away to a load, where work is done and heat produced. With no load connected, the absorbed photons just convert to heat the...

Your understanding of electricity is wrong. Your use of terminology is wrong, and show you don't understand the basic physics. You keep using the word power as a synonym for electricity or voltage, it is not. Power is a defined term. If you don't have an electrical current to a load, then...

You are jumping way ahead of yourself, picking the exact equipment you want to install, before you even have a design or plan at all! The LAST thing you do is pick the parts! None of your pictures posted, so I have no idea what info they contain... The FIRST thing you do is figure out the...

I would walk out there with a multimeter and test this thing, to be sure it is 240v, and be sure exactly what your system is, before you waste another brain cell on this 120/240 v issue... it sounds to me like this maybe 240v generator is the only thing driving you. Additionally, you said you...

@galadhlynn Here. Video on running all dc power, lights etc, from one plug on a power station. Also some notes on what makes a good power station for truck or small mobile setups, 30A 12v ports etc. Here is my thread at ExpeditionPortal on best power stations for truck camping where 12v...

Make sure the input pos cable on left one is BELOW the cable between them, so you don't needlessly flow the whole current through both lugs. Same thing for right output, put the cable between units on top of the main output cable. No washers between anything except on the very top of stack.

From the mppt overview booklet for that unit on victron site: Remotely enabling and disabling the charger: • All larger units feature the Victron standard remote on/off terminals. All models that don’t feature an onboard Remote on/off terminal can be remotely controlled by using the VE.Direct...

Can do. All videos from Will Prowse, owner of this forum, emphasize connecting battery to scc first. Victron are usually well protected from mistakes, not sure of this one though.

That victron has bluetooth, just connect to your phone and it will tell you what is happening, and what is toggled off. Ot has reverse polarity protection, your wires might be jacked. It has battery temp protection, you might have that toggled on with no feed, may stop charge. Maybe you...

Yep, the "700 watts" microwaves claim is the magnetron output power, the cooking power if you will, not the actual device power use. Ac to microwave energy is only 65% efficient or so, so 700W of microwaves takes 1100W input or so. Works for me, as I've never been a skilled enough microwave...

I hate to say it, but I wouldn't wish a 12v kettle or coffee maker on my worst enemy! I did all the research, and the heat times and wattages for those devices are so slow and low. From 120v ac, an electric kettle or coffee maker are virtually 100% efficient, every watt consumed goes to heat...