Questions on Victron Lynx Distribution System

KeninFresno said:

I am assuming I would need a resettable breaker or a battery switch for each battery before it lands on the distributor, correct?

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KeninFresno said:

Same question on the charge controller, assuming a DC breaker of some sort of breaker between the charge controller and the power in?

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KeninFresno said:

Final question, I have 4 SOK 100 amp 12 volt batteries and two LiTime 200 amp 12 volt batteries. If I connected both the 200 amps in series and the 4 SOK's in series, I could attach them all to the distributor without any issues correct? That is a the point of a busbar after all is to connect multiple, same voltage batteries. Just need to check my thinking is all.

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sunshine_eggo said:

Yes.



Yes.



4 SOK 12V in series is 48V
2 Litime 12V batteries in series is 24V.

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LydMekk said:

No need. There is YT videos explaining how to add just 1 inch M8 bolts and washers/nuts to be able to mount fuses in the standard Power-In aswell.
I bought one and modified it. Took 15 minutes. I got 2 225A fuses in there now.
70 euros less than the Lynx Distro unit.
Otherwise they are exactly the same. Only reason to buy the distro is if you have a Victron brand battery.

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justinm001 said:

If you get 2 distributors instead of a power in you get fuse spots for the batteries so you can just unscrew the fuse.

The charge controller will be on the load side distributor with a fuse so you're good there

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Shimmy said:

But to unscrew the fuses you need to be able to power down everything.

Each string should have a breaker. If you are parallel more than 6 strings you should group them in sets of less than 6 each and have a common breaker to isolate each group from the rest of the system.

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justinm001 said:

I don't see the need to powerdown its only 24V and you can easily and safely access the fuse bolt.

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JoeHam said:

Perhaps not a problem with a sustainable arc but even 24V is going to be a bit sparky for my taste.

Heck, 12V can spark pretty good when connecting/disconnecting under load (no powerdown).

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KeninFresno said:

Hi,

I have a few questions on the system. If I were to do the distributor-Lynx shunt - Lynx Power in, how would I disconnect power from the batteries to the system if I had to do some maintenance or what ever on the system? I am assuming I would need a resettable breaker or a battery switch for each battery before it lands on the distributor, correct? Same question on the charge controller, assuming a DC breaker of some sort of breaker between the charge controller and the power in?

Final question, I have 4 SOK 100 amp 12 volt batteries and two LiTime 200 amp 12 volt batteries. If I connected both the 200 amps in series and the 4 SOK's in series, I could attach them all to the distributor without any issues correct? That is a the point of a busbar after all is to connect multiple, same voltage batteries. Just need to check my thinking is all.

Thanks!!

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