I just finished the last step of Off-grid build based around 16S 280AH Eve batteries, a Victron MultiPlus II 48/5000 Inverter/Charger and solar panels.
In the last step, I connected our old AC gasoline generator. I didn’t get it to work. This is the readings I got on the AC side entering the MultiPlus:
I could hear the loud “clunk” from the MultiPlus a couple of times which is supposed to indicate that it starts charging. But it sounded like it turned off automatically right away. I could see no amps going into the MultiPlus II.
I tried to bring down the Max AC input from 10 to 4 Amps in the settings for the MultiPlus and also enabled the Weak AC power setting.
This is the AC generator I am using:
I read the Victron FAQs for generator and they flagged that it might be hard to get it to work if the generator is of poor quality. This generator is pretty robust and strong, but perhaps on the older side?
Anyone have experience with getting the MultiPlus to charge with inverter power? What does it take from a generator? Am I far off?
Is there any way to increase the quality of the AC output of the generator?
In the last step, I connected our old AC gasoline generator. I didn’t get it to work. This is the readings I got on the AC side entering the MultiPlus:
I could hear the loud “clunk” from the MultiPlus a couple of times which is supposed to indicate that it starts charging. But it sounded like it turned off automatically right away. I could see no amps going into the MultiPlus II.
I tried to bring down the Max AC input from 10 to 4 Amps in the settings for the MultiPlus and also enabled the Weak AC power setting.
This is the AC generator I am using:
I read the Victron FAQs for generator and they flagged that it might be hard to get it to work if the generator is of poor quality. This generator is pretty robust and strong, but perhaps on the older side?
Anyone have experience with getting the MultiPlus to charge with inverter power? What does it take from a generator? Am I far off?
Is there any way to increase the quality of the AC output of the generator?