I have a 400mm long screwdriver set just for that reason! Most of the time it’s used for poking a blocked vaccum hose, but when you need it it’s brilliant 🤩
I have always been puzzled why Victron does not use modern surface-mounted components, which are automatically built by machine in China at low cost. Instead, Victron uses big components (old-fashioned through holes) that must be manually soldered, wide board traces, and old large IC packages. The material cost and workforce to build their products must make sense in the grand scheme of everything. Large-sized components combined with the ability to protect the boards with conformal coating slow the corrosive degradation in the harsh humid, and often salty environment. This may be the reason their product is very reliable. I have never heard a single YT-channel complaining about Victron products breaking down like other electronics on board. Thanks for the episode. Cheers.
Victron are just the go-to make for this sort of thing really. I don’t know of any other company who have such reliable eco-system of products. Having said that I know of several boat owners who have had Victron AGM battery related issues.. so I guess they’re not infalible 🤷♂️
One of the AC out is from shore power (generator) and / or inverter. The other is shore power (generator) only, no power from inverter. You also don’t need the bus as you can program the multiplus with the dip switches inside the unit.
@@MothershipMaintenance no not really as to use the dip switches to program you move the switches then tun off the unit and turn it on for 30 seconds or something. So the settings you do with the Bluetooth or other login will remain fine. To change settings with dip switches you have to follow a set process.
Current will be from solar regulator. As that is wired from the battery switch also batteries wired to same side of the switch as charger. This is normal and should be this way, never connect a charger or so;ar regulator to the load side of a switch, always the battery side.
@@MothershipMaintenance if you run off the battery switch with your solar panels connected to the solar regulator this will damage the regulator. The solar regulator must be connected to the batteries before connecting to the panels. You should fit a DC bipolar breaker switch between yhe solar panels and the regulator. This way you can disconnect the panels from the regulator if required. The solar regulator MUST not be connected to the panels without first being connected to the batteries.
My dream is to have a SM one day, so I love and appreciate these videos.
Another quality production 🙂
I have a 400mm long screwdriver set just for that reason! Most of the time it’s used for poking a blocked vaccum hose, but when you need it it’s brilliant 🤩
I have an assortment of ‘pokey sticks’ onboard!
Cool! Thankyou for the vid!
I have always been puzzled why Victron does not use modern surface-mounted components, which are automatically built by machine in China at low cost. Instead, Victron uses big components (old-fashioned through holes) that must be manually soldered, wide board traces, and old large IC packages. The material cost and workforce to build their products must make sense in the grand scheme of everything. Large-sized components combined with the ability to protect the boards with conformal coating slow the corrosive degradation in the harsh humid, and often salty environment. This may be the reason their product is very reliable. I have never heard a single YT-channel complaining about Victron products breaking down like other electronics on board. Thanks for the episode. Cheers.
Victron are just the go-to make for this sort of thing really. I don’t know of any other company who have such reliable eco-system of products. Having said that I know of several boat owners who have had Victron AGM battery related issues.. so I guess they’re not infalible 🤷♂️
Why not the multiplus 2 ?
Leave fast transfer on
One of the AC out is from shore power (generator) and / or inverter. The other is shore power (generator) only, no power from inverter.
You also don’t need the bus as you can program the multiplus with the dip switches inside the unit.
I was wondering.. do the dip switches override the bus ie., what happens if you have them on different settings?
@@MothershipMaintenance no not really as to use the dip switches to program you move the switches then tun off the unit and turn it on for 30 seconds or something. So the settings you do with the Bluetooth or other login will remain fine. To change settings with dip switches you have to follow a set process.
Current will be from solar regulator. As that is wired from the battery switch also batteries wired to same side of the switch as charger. This is normal and should be this way, never connect a charger or so;ar regulator to the load side of a switch, always the battery side.
Why is that Jay?
@@MothershipMaintenance if you run off the battery switch with your solar panels connected to the solar regulator this will damage the regulator. The solar regulator must be connected to the batteries before connecting to the panels. You should fit a DC bipolar breaker switch between yhe solar panels and the regulator. This way you can disconnect the panels from the regulator if required. The solar regulator MUST not be connected to the panels without first being connected to the batteries.