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Yet you insist on blaming the equipment as opposed to your installer who clearly did not know what he was doing.. Had your installer been competent we would not even been discussing this.. Honestly I would suggest hiring another company, a competent one, to audit the entire install. MPPT’s are...

I still have about 15 8MR conversion kits left..

As has been pointed out numerous times the phoenix connectors are not faulty, the installation was faulty. At the volumes Victron is selling there are likely millions of these controllers out there, hell I had four on my own boat and we have 11 in our off-grid camps zero issues. If this really...

But, when you use budget $10.00 crimp tools they pull off.... (grin) Clearly the entire industry and the manufacturer is wrong because some dolt on YT posted a video that shows he knows nothing about what he is doing so, it must be fact, just like Wikipedia..(grin) Amusing thread for sure..

They use bigger terminals in the XS 50 because it is 50A not 15A. The XS 50 also requires the use of ferrules or pin terminals under the safety standards. This is because grub screws are not allowed to directly impinge on the bare wire.. The MPPT Phoenix connectors do not require the use of...

You're sharing a video by a guy that has no clue, is using horribly cheap Chinese crimpers on the ferrules and crimps the pin terminals incorrectly. ?He also is not using a torque spec.... Is that supposed to convince us that Victron's phoenix connectors are a bad design? If the guy had used...

The reason Victron says this is because there are numerous standard throughout the world and not all are identical. That said the work your installer did is anything but professional.. I have used torque screw drivers for 18+ years, pre digital models, but even today many pro’s don’t even own...

So, you need to take this up with the installer, who did not do a professional job..

You are responsible.... Use the right wire, with correct stranding, and torque the terminals to Victron spec... What tool specifically did you use to set correct torque..?

Have you read this? https://marinehowto.com/programming-a-balmar-voltage-regulator/

We were a Balmar dealer then distributor for about 20 years. Tech support was always amazing some of the best in the industry. Even after the business was sold to Tim Bock service & support remained stellar. While I was in the Hospital for three months Tim sold the company to Dometic. Guys...

I see a lot of LFP banks lacking overcurrent protection…

LFP is considerably cheaper than AGM and is now less than flooded batts, if you can do basic math. Example; there is no one on the planet that can capacity test a lead acid battery at 15 years old that can still exceed its rated Ah capacity rating. My LFP pack does..

E-13 image below. With no BMS that communicates to the outside world you have no clue a pack is about to disconnect.. With a BT BMS you have covered the "and/or visual part"

If you have to ask You probably want to do some more reading.. Most insurance companies will want to see this communication as it is part of ABYC. https://marinehowto.com/critical-lifepo4-data/

EcoWorthy...

Happy 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 battery

At a bare minimum LFP battery you buy for marine use should at least have a BT BMS. The batteries should also have UL cert if your vessel is insured.. https://marinehowto.com/drop-in-lifepo4-be-an-educated-consumer/

3.4V for an LFP cell is 100% SOC. This is 13.6V for a 12.8V battery...Course with the cost of LFP now well below that of AGM who cares just replace them when you kill them......

The AIC of an ANL is insufficient for 1400Ah of AGM’s As to charger size most quality AGM batts require a min of 20% of Ah capacity (.2C)in charger size because charge current plays a role in state of health of the battery. Too little current and you kill them prematurely. Some AGM’s such as...

A NC relay in the PV+ that powers open when the engine runs fixes this easily...

Guys, Ths is a very simple issue and it happens with any voltage regulator whether internal or external A VRis really just a voltage limiter. If the system voltage exceeds the VR st point due to secondary charge sources the VR has no choice but to shut down the field which stops the AC pulse...

I’ve got a new one in the box here in the US FOR $200.00…

Victron IP series Chargers can be programmed for a "storage voltage" after float has completed and you can set this at a voltage that corresponds to approx 30-50% SoC. The IP22 30A chargers are very affordable and can be run in parallel..

Thy need the buffering filtering of a 12V battery.. Charlie Sterling has been working on this but they are not yet available in the US. Having a lead acid buffer/start/reserve battery is cheaper too... https://sterling-power.com/products/alternator-linearisation-device-17-5v-70f-ald-17500