Our take on the Victron Orion DC/DC charger, and how we installed it.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- EDIT: we misspoke in the video, we said 600MAH but meant 600AH worth of battery storage. Sorry for the confusion.
Of all the products we changed or integrated in 2023 the Victron Orion DC/DC Charger is without a doubt the BEST. We were on the fence about installing the Orion DC/DC Charger because to be honest we just didnt quite understand it at the time. This thing is awesome!! Our original 7-way plug just would not charge our batteries...NEVER, on either the Solitude or the Beacon. After a lot of research we found that although the plug does supply voltage from the toy vehicle...it will NEVER supply enough voltage to resupply your coach batteries. This is where the Orion charger shines. The Orion dc/dc chargers main job is to do just that, recharge your coach batteries from your tow vehicle. And Boy does it do its job!!!!
I can not believe we waited so long to install this product. Our first trip solved any doubt at all. a typical 5 hr trip our batteries would be down to 89%. Now...100%. I Love this thing!!!! we will show you how we installed it as well as the app integration, all in all it is very user friendly. tune on it and enjoy our review of the Victron Orion DC/DC Charger.
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Jason and Beth
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I definitely want to get one of these, and I’ve always wondered about the installation. Thanks for the detailed video!
Like we said we ho-hummed over it way too long. We should have done it years ago. It really is an easy instal. Thank you for watching.
The Orions are great DC-to-DC's. Their one drawback is that there is no way to configure a current limit for the device. It will always try to push its maximum current if it can.
The newer Orion XS allows you to set a maximum input and a maximum output current.
@@russelllang2910 Yup, indeed. I forgot about the XS. Pretty expensive at $330, but a capable unit. Wish they'd do something more general for both the input and output voltage range with the XS. I barely ever use 12V anymore myself.
@@russelllang2910 the XS is non-isolated. Not a good design for truck campers or travel trailers.
Maybe I misunderstood what you were hoping to achieve but it sounded like you purchased the wrong model Orion, Isolated insteand of non-isolated. In any case, regardless of the model as long as it's setup correctly, I've been very happy with my Orion dcdc. The unit is under specified whereby I have seen it charging at 35 amp even though it is specified as a 30 amp charger. Of course there is a 50 amp version now which would be ideal for a setup such as yours. In my case I only have 170AH of battery capacity and the combination of 30 amp DCDC with 200 watts of solar via Victron MPPT charger provides a consistent power supply for my application. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from OZ
Most of the time isolated isn't required, but can be useful with trailers. Here is a quote from an EE on the topic: "Galvanically isolated is a nice thing to have, especially if you are charging house batteries in a trailer from the tow vehicle engine. The issue relates to how the house battery is grounded to chassis ground when the tow vehicle is disconnected."
@@fratermus5502 Am I correct is saying that you're referring to the ground related to the AC circuit for an anboard AC charger ? Cheers
@@cyclemoto8744 ground as in "NEG return" in the DC circuit. DC-DC chargers require two POS connections by necessity (in from alternator and out to battery bank), but usually only one NEG connection. The isolated version is useful when there is not a unitary NEG available: disconnected trailers, fiberglass bodies, etc.
@@fratermus5502 I get that but this can be overcome by adding a dedicated neg circuit in the trailer instead of using chassis grounding. Cheers
How much electric draw does your DEHUMIDIFIER take?
On load it says it pulls out 7.8A. We have never had a problem with amp draw with this unit. We are on our third year with it and still are impressed with the amount of water we pull out of the air. I hope that helps. Thank you for watching.