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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar Yesterday, 13:26
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Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

So, it sounds like I should stick with 14.2?

Talk of temperatures prompted me to see how the batteries had fared in a recent heat wave. They got warm. (We slept out on the foredeck for that...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 26-03-2024, 20:39
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

Well… the first link is kinda stone-age now and the second link is broken.

It was the thought that counted tho. :flowers:
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 26-03-2024, 20:33
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

I dunno if I should be taking electrical advice from a guy who wires his subwoofer into the bilge pump circuit. :biggrin:
Forum: Marine Electronics 26-03-2024, 19:14
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Posted By GILow
Old Autohelm 5000 rotary drive reliability.

Hi all,

One of the bits of kit that came with the new boat is an Autohelm 5000. The control unit itself is toast, but the rotary drive seems ok. I pulled it apart and I’d say it has had next to...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 26-03-2024, 19:07
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

I suppose you are right. The Coulomb counter seems to get it right at about the same time as the bank reached 14.2, but no harm in going higher.

The new boat has a DIY LifePO4 bank so I’m going...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 26-03-2024, 19:04
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

Interesting observations, thank you.

I will keep an eye on the history function and see just how the FLA Trojans behave in similar situations. My old Votronic didn’t give me this sort of data so...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 26-03-2024, 17:33
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Posted By GILow
Re: The 2021 -2024 and Continuing Joke Threads

And still, after all these years, the cargo is smarter than the driver.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 26-03-2024, 15:22
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

I’ve not had much to do with AGMs yet but it is my understanding that they are less “resistive” to charge than FLA?

Also, are you charging with solar or some other source? As smac999 notes, solar...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 26-03-2024, 15:19
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Well, a couple of dozen in this case. :biggrin:
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 25-03-2024, 23:09
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

Yep, 14.2 for Charged Voltage and kept the 4% tail current. Looks about right now. Thanks to all for the useful contributions. :thumb:
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 25-03-2024, 19:06
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

So far, so good…

Voltage and current over the same time period for clarity. Solar input is being hampered by the current swinging the bow into the sun and throwing a shadow over both panel banks....
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 25-03-2024, 02:13
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

Thank you, you’ve made me feel good because an hour ago I slapped myself and told myself to just go with my gut feel and use 14.2.

And you’ve articulated something that was bothering me about the...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 25-03-2024, 01:00
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

Yeah, current is no good because, as I implied the controllers are not even in absorption when this happens, and being solar the charge current is all over the place. Meaningless at that time of...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 25-03-2024, 00:34
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

I wondered about those defaults. Victron seemed adamant about them so I left well alone, but yes, now that you mention it, Trojan does like to charge hard.

Regarding the old meter, yes,...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 25-03-2024, 00:31
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Re: Victron battery monitor weirdness.

Yeah, thanks for that. Of course I’ve RTFM.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 24-03-2024, 21:45
Replies: 28
Views: 774
Posted By GILow
Victron battery monitor weirdness.

So my faithful old Votronic battery monitor died last week. Better part of ten years faithful service. RIP Votronic monitor.:(

Anyway, as luck would have it, I had the Victron BMV-712 Smart...
Forum: Marine Electronics 24-03-2024, 03:39
Replies: 6
Views: 561
Posted By GILow
Re: Vesper AIS XB8000, cannor see it in marine traffic

Just a follow up to this for anyone reading. I’ve noticed that Marine Traffic can be extremely slow to report a new boat AIS if they already have a boat in their records with the same name.
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-03-2024, 03:33
Replies: 70
Views: 10,736
Posted By GILow
Re: Furling boom

Controlling against a gybe is next to impossible in anything over 20 feet long if there’s any kind of wind up. The forces are simply too great.

I could do some stuff with my 20 foot Auatral that...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-03-2024, 13:29
Replies: 7
Views: 380
Posted By GILow
Re: Joubert Cape Barren Goose

I’m still chasing him…
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-03-2024, 00:42
Replies: 7
Views: 380
Posted By GILow
Re: Joubert Cape Barren Goose

There’s a forum member here who has one (I think that’s what he has.) I’ll let him know you are asking.

Damn nice boat I reckon. Lovely lines. But I haven’t sailed with him yet.

Stand by,...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 11-03-2024, 04:23
Replies: 11
Views: 534
Posted By GILow
Re: 6 Volts from 12 Volt System!?!?

Hella are my favourite lighting brand.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 11-03-2024, 04:22
Replies: 11
Views: 534
Posted By GILow
Re: 6 Volts from 12 Volt System!?!?

A few diodes in series would produce that voltage drop. Maybe they did actually NEED six volts for something and did it that way.

But yep, rip it all out and start again.

I’ve done this now...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-03-2024, 02:04
Replies: 13
Views: 486
Posted By GILow
Re: Caprail options

An update for those searching toerails in Oz. I did find them

Seems like a good outfit, very responsive and with a decent selection of profiles.

Sheerline Masts, Brookvale, NSW.

Alas,...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-03-2024, 00:17
Replies: 13
Views: 486
Posted By GILow
Re: Caprail options

Interesting idea, thank you. Haven’t worked with it myself, but people seem to sing its praises. I’ll check it out.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-03-2024, 00:15
Replies: 13
Views: 486
Posted By GILow
Re: Caprail options

Yes, this one is on our list to try. I’m actually experimenting with them on the old boat as rub rails and they are GOOD. Actually quite flexible, almost “floppy”. And yes, super easy to work...
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