Okay first the system is in a large teardrop so its mobile.
I have 2 - 60 amp lifepo4 batteries and a victron shore power charger. Right now I have a switch on the power bank that activates a thermostat that controls 2 - 12 watt bee hive heater pads under the batteries, and a relay that interrupts the charge from the victron shore power charger. The relay is set up so the charger goes thru the NC contacts, so when the switch is off, or the thermostat says the batteries are warm enough it just passes the power thru.
I will eventually be adding solar, I just saw an older thread about the victrons can be disconnected post charger as long as the charger is programmed properly. When I add the solar charger I want to also have it shut off on the low temp like the shore charger.
So I do a second ( or go to a double pole ) relay or could I just run both chargers thru the same relay. I kind of see it like both chargers are going to the same battery anyway, whats the big deal about connecting them sooner in the circuit.
Bad idea?
I have 2 - 60 amp lifepo4 batteries and a victron shore power charger. Right now I have a switch on the power bank that activates a thermostat that controls 2 - 12 watt bee hive heater pads under the batteries, and a relay that interrupts the charge from the victron shore power charger. The relay is set up so the charger goes thru the NC contacts, so when the switch is off, or the thermostat says the batteries are warm enough it just passes the power thru.
I will eventually be adding solar, I just saw an older thread about the victrons can be disconnected post charger as long as the charger is programmed properly. When I add the solar charger I want to also have it shut off on the low temp like the shore charger.
So I do a second ( or go to a double pole ) relay or could I just run both chargers thru the same relay. I kind of see it like both chargers are going to the same battery anyway, whats the big deal about connecting them sooner in the circuit.
Bad idea?