Brucey
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Do they run hot in normal operation? Or just when they get a big surge and trip?
Victron is Over-priced Eurotrash. Why would anybody buy Victron over an AiO?
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WIth 4 Trophy 300Ah batteries and two 10kVa Quattro's I think I would need 2 Class-T in, the lynx shunt and 1 Lynx Distributor. Presuming the distributor could handle 2 Quattro's and one RS 450/200 or two RS 450/100.
Two Class-T In and one M10 Distributor ordered. Guess it's time to get the CC order rolling.
Two Class-T In and one M10 Distributor ordered. Guess it's time to get the CC order rolling.
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They shouldn’t run hot in normal operation, that would be a significant amount of wasted energy
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Daddy Tanuki
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maybe to let things cools off if a fuse blows? give it space for the heat to dissipate vice plastic melting from trapped heat? just thoughts.
Brucey
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This thread got into the numbers. Seems like a 600A class T at 600A could be dissipating around 35W, that's worst case so smaller loads would be less, but makes sense why there's so much venting versus the relatively sealed power ins and distributors.
Class T Fuse watts loss or series resistance
I can't find these specs on any Class T fuse data sheet. Why should they be ignored or hidden? Is it no worse than a wire? LET, LMT fuses have a Watt Loss spec. About 20w for 200A thru a 400A fuse. Equates to 0.0005 ohms. Loss seems excessive. Someone with good equipment could do a 4 wire ohm...
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But this marine class t comes with an insulating plastic cover...
Daddy Tanuki
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my class T fuses are 80 amp marine units with hard composite bases and the wires go directly into the fuse blocks with a 3/8's set screw.
Blocks w/fuses were hijacked from the scavenge bin at the local ships repair facility. They have the 20k interrupt and are good to 160 volts DC but no covers. originally they were 3 fuse gang blocks that I used a band saw to separate into singles. At that time I could not find any online vendors of Class T that were that low of amperage and I wanted a separate fuse for each bank. To date the max I have pulled from the banks and through the inverter was about 42 amps or so. would have preferred a 60 amp unit but it is what it is.
Blocks w/fuses were hijacked from the scavenge bin at the local ships repair facility. They have the 20k interrupt and are good to 160 volts DC but no covers. originally they were 3 fuse gang blocks that I used a band saw to separate into singles. At that time I could not find any online vendors of Class T that were that low of amperage and I wanted a separate fuse for each bank. To date the max I have pulled from the banks and through the inverter was about 42 amps or so. would have preferred a 60 amp unit but it is what it is.
Ron-ski
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Most of the heat would be dissipated down the cables I suspect.
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Just how overpriced are we these days?
Brucey
Solar Wizard
When you add in the value of the transfer switch and power assist, plus VRM ecosystem, the sungoldpower seems kinda expensive.
sunshine_eggo
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I expect the SGP is a Sigineer, and its surge is ungodly, but so it its idle consumption. Pretty sure you can hear it snickering at you as it drains your batteries while powering no loads...
ricardocello
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And it is the wrong shade of blueI expect the SGP is a Sigineer, and its surge is ungodly, but so it its idle consumption. Pretty sure you can hear it snickering at you as it drains your batteries while powering no loads...
Daddy Tanuki
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But....But....It's blue! You sure its not a cousin or something like that? I mean honestly it could be the ugly retarded cousin....I expect the SGP is a Sigineer, and its surge is ungodly, but so it its idle consumption. Pretty sure you can hear it snickering at you as it drains your batteries while powering no loads...
Brucey
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Brucey
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Wonder if AI can create a "50 shades of blue" video for us hardcore blue boys and girls.
Brucey
Solar Wizard
Too late!
ricardocello
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RAL 5012 Light blue (RAL Classic) | RALcolorchart.com
This page shows RAL color 5012 with the color name Light blue. This RAL color is in the Blue hues category, part of the RAL Classic color system.
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Brucey
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You'll have to drill out the end holes on your m8 power in it to work. Unless you already did to get that disconnect to bolt on directly?And just my luck, CC now has M10 Class T lynx
Brucey
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Good to go then, can just use 5/16th bolts for the shunt connections then, no need to drill.
Buzz Lighting
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I received our new Cerbo GX MK2 which will be replacing the regular Cerbo GX as Victron goes through its stock. Two notable changes are:
- The back RJ45 jacks now face upward to make it easier to plug and unplug especially when wired in tight spots. I deal with this issue with my current Cerbo GX in our Sprinter van and what a PITA to hassle with it in such a tight spot.
- They removed the BMS-CAN and replaced it with VE. CAN 2 which can be programmed for a different language or protocol such as RVC. (good for us rv’ers) Both VE. Can ports can now be programmed for different protocols which is neat. Now you can have two different protocols unlike with the old one that you could only choose one.
sunshine_eggo
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VE.Can 1 is also galvanically isolated.
