Just a follow-up.
I was able to
work with the vendor I bought it from on the
phone, and he walked me through it. Probably would have resolved it a lot faster if we spent more time on the
phone and less via
email, but I like
email because I can provide diagrams,
screen shots, pictures, etc.
Your first line of support with Victron is the vendor you bought it from, so I would make sure whoever you buy it from has good effective support mechanisms in place.
In the end, it turned out to be an elegant solution. Besides all the little issues, the big issue I had was no way to turn the
charger off/on without using the USB cable and a computer. The way I resolved this was using an "assistant", which is like a programmable
rule.
I wired the relay on our BMV-600S to the temp port on the Multiplus Compact (it doesn't have a AUX port). Using an assistant I was able to set it up so the
charger is controlled by the BMV.
Now when we are in a slip and on
shore power, the charger will turn on when the SOC gets low (65%), and turn off when the SOC is 85%.
The advantages being:
-The
battery doesn't sit at full charge when at the marina
-We use less
shore power, making us more green, as well as saving some green if we have to pay for electricity
-The
solar power doesn't just go to
heating the
boat (ie: the heat sink on the
mppt controller), it goes to the
battery
-The admiral doesn't have to get irritated at the cable running across the
salon every time I needed to turn it off or on.
Now I'm going to wire up a manual override, and I'll be a happy camper.
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