Paul and Morgan THANK YOU both for the great tech support after I bought my DC25 unit. It’s everything I was hoping for and you guided me through my setup questions. Much appreciated and why I keep coming back to you guys.
Great video. You mention that you can connect an inverter to the battery box via the grey Anderson ply. If I do that do I need to ground the inverter? Or is that all handled in the setup of if the battery box? Thanks!
Anderson couplers have a positive and a negative contact point integrated. Depending on the size of the inverter, you should be able to connect an inverter straight to the aux anderson connection point. If the inverter exceeds the 50a rating for those connections, you should wire the inverter straight to the battery terminals. Some inverters have an additional ground that is meant to be connected to the vehicle's chassis as well.
Hi Paul thank you for the explanation. I have one question. I Have setup the Portable system NL Box directly to the main battery of my vehicle so when driving it charges the battery, But when adding a solar panel to the existing setup do i need to switch off the solar or can i leave it charging while driving ? Do not want to cause damage to the battery. I Want to use solar while driving or just standing on a location where there is no excess to AC.
Hi there Hennie, great question! Here's a basic overview. Much of the answer here depends on which solar controller you are using. Solar controllers have various voltage levels associated with their Bulk, Absorption and Float stages. This means the controller is monitoring the battery voltage so the controller can switch between charging stages. If your alternator puts out, let's say, 14.5v and the controller switched to the float stage at 13.8v, the controller will then drop the voltage to a preset level, typically low enough that there is no real active charge applied to the batteries. This float stage cutoff can be configured in many controllers but most will come with presets that folks don't usually change. This is the protection system designed to keep batteries from being over charged. When the alternator is providing an output over the float voltage, the float presets drop the controller's output low enough that you won't typically overcharge. Be mindful of the controller's voltage settings though. Please reach out if there further questions.
Hello guys! I have the Luna grey pack and a DC charger redarc BCDC 1220. I wanted to plug my BCDC with a red Anderson to the red pack and use the grey one for solar / inverter or other things. But it seems it doesn't work. If I use the BCDC through the grey Anderson, the battery will charge but not trough the red one. Any idea ? Thanks !!
Hi there, great question. Ultimately, you're combining two systems that are meant to accomplish the same thing. The RedArc system replaces the Intelligent Solenoid but the Power Pack and it's circuitry is designed around the Intelligent Solenoid. You are currently trying to push the charge from the BCDC through the intelligent solenoid (when connected to the red anderson input) and your DC charger most likely cannot recognize that there is battery connected to the solenoid on the other end. This is why you can connect through the grey anderson plug; the circuitry for that specific connection is most likely allowing the DC charger to recognize the battery. An alternative to the Power Pack would be the Aux Battery Box from National Luna (the black battery box). The DC charger can then be integrated into the Aux Battery Box without any interference from the Intelligent Solenoid or circuitry. National Luna offers an in house version of what you're configuring, the DC25 or DC40 Power Pack with an integrated DC-DC charger and solar controller. www.equipt1.com/collections/portable-battery-systems/products/dc-25-power-pack There is not a great solution for modifying the Power Pack you already have due to the unique circuitry involved. You can continue using the grey input or potentially sell the Power Pack for an Aux Battery Box. www.equipt1.com/collections/portable-battery-systems/products/auxiliary-battery-box Hope that helps, call or email us if there are further questions. -Morgan
Hi Jeff, The Overland Solar Bugout Bundle comes with the Epever 2606LPLI MPPT controller. These little controllers are lithium compatible and can be configured with the additional infrared remote available from Epever. Take a look through the data sheet at the following link for more details. www.epsolarpv.com/upload/file/2012/EPEVER-Datasheet-Tracer-LPLI%20.pdf
Paul and Morgan THANK YOU both for the great tech support after I bought my DC25 unit. It’s everything I was hoping for and you guided me through my setup questions. Much appreciated and why I keep coming back to you guys.
We appreciate the kind words! Stay in touch!
Great video. You mention that you can connect an inverter to the battery box via the grey Anderson ply. If I do that do I need to ground the inverter? Or is that all handled in the setup of if the battery box? Thanks!
Anderson couplers have a positive and a negative contact point integrated.
Depending on the size of the inverter, you should be able to connect an inverter straight to the aux anderson connection point. If the inverter exceeds the 50a rating for those connections, you should wire the inverter straight to the battery terminals. Some inverters have an additional ground that is meant to be connected to the vehicle's chassis as well.
Hi Paul thank you for the explanation. I have one question. I Have setup the Portable system NL Box directly to the main battery of my vehicle so when driving it charges the battery, But when adding a solar panel to the existing setup do i need to switch off the solar or can i leave it charging while driving ? Do not want to cause damage to the battery. I Want to use solar while driving or just standing on a location where there is no excess to AC.
Hi there Hennie, great question! Here's a basic overview. Much of the answer here depends on which solar controller you are using. Solar controllers have various voltage levels associated with their Bulk, Absorption and Float stages. This means the controller is monitoring the battery voltage so the controller can switch between charging stages. If your alternator puts out, let's say, 14.5v and the controller switched to the float stage at 13.8v, the controller will then drop the voltage to a preset level, typically low enough that there is no real active charge applied to the batteries. This float stage cutoff can be configured in many controllers but most will come with presets that folks don't usually change. This is the protection system designed to keep batteries from being over charged. When the alternator is providing an output over the float voltage, the float presets drop the controller's output low enough that you won't typically overcharge. Be mindful of the controller's voltage settings though. Please reach out if there further questions.
@@Equipt1 Thank you Paul.
Hello guys!
I have the Luna grey pack and a DC charger redarc BCDC 1220. I wanted to plug my BCDC with a red Anderson to the red pack and use the grey one for solar / inverter or other things. But it seems it doesn't work.
If I use the BCDC through the grey Anderson, the battery will charge but not trough the red one. Any idea ? Thanks !!
Hi there, great question.
Ultimately, you're combining two systems that are meant to accomplish the same thing. The RedArc system replaces the Intelligent Solenoid but the Power Pack and it's circuitry is designed around the Intelligent Solenoid. You are currently trying to push the charge from the BCDC through the intelligent solenoid (when connected to the red anderson input) and your DC charger most likely cannot recognize that there is battery connected to the solenoid on the other end. This is why you can connect through the grey anderson plug; the circuitry for that specific connection is most likely allowing the DC charger to recognize the battery.
An alternative to the Power Pack would be the Aux Battery Box from National Luna (the black battery box). The DC charger can then be integrated into the Aux Battery Box without any interference from the Intelligent Solenoid or circuitry. National Luna offers an in house version of what you're configuring, the DC25 or DC40 Power Pack with an integrated DC-DC charger and solar controller.
www.equipt1.com/collections/portable-battery-systems/products/dc-25-power-pack
There is not a great solution for modifying the Power Pack you already have due to the unique circuitry involved. You can continue using the grey input or potentially sell the Power Pack for an Aux Battery Box.
www.equipt1.com/collections/portable-battery-systems/products/auxiliary-battery-box
Hope that helps, call or email us if there are further questions.
-Morgan
Can this little controller be configured for Lithium batteries?
Hi Jeff,
The Overland Solar Bugout Bundle comes with the Epever 2606LPLI MPPT controller. These little controllers are lithium compatible and can be configured with the additional infrared remote available from Epever. Take a look through the data sheet at the following link for more details. www.epsolarpv.com/upload/file/2012/EPEVER-Datasheet-Tracer-LPLI%20.pdf