@Trond Thanks Trond, your setup sounds very simpler to ours, apart from the the fact that you are running dual alternators, nice. I have kept the the original alternator and are using this ...
@Trond Thanks Trond, your setup sounds very simpler to ours, apart from the the fact that you are running dual alternators, nice. I have kept the the original alternator and are using this ...
@Trond Thanks Trond What engine are you using to drive the 400A alternator???? My alternator is water cooled so is happy sitting at 100% more or less full time, and it's running at about 3...
@Trond Thank you Trond I had totally forgotten about this "Feature-in" cable I will certainly be reading up on this, it will probably be all I need. I will have a play the next time I am o...
It would be nice that be able to set the charge rate like you can do with the Multiplus through the DVCC in the settings of the Cerbo I have a 180A alternator which is charging a 1120Ah LiFePO4 bat...
@Ben Thanks Ben I will stop chasing something that doesn't exist. Its such a shame that the the WS500 cant be controlled like the Multiplus. Edit, it looks like there is a wirless conection this ye...
Hi Ben & all I am in the process of setting up my REC-BMS, Cerbo, Multiplus & WS500. I am using the DVCC to limit the charging and dropping the voltage to stop the Multiplus charging, are...
@Brent The idea of the BMS is to control the regulator, and will override your settings, as Al is pointing out that one of the points of CAN bus communications is if the cells are getting out of b...
Brent One thing that caught me connecting the REC to the Wakespeed is the data cable is not a straight through cable and so you need to make sure you get the pins correct there are only two ...
Brent It sounds like your SOC is dropping because your "float" voltage is set to low (I assume your "revert" voltage is the "float" voltage)? By setting your "float" voltage at 13V the regulator i...
I have to add to my post above that the default low charging temp is -10 C which seems a bit low as my battery supplier said to not charge below 0 I had changed mine to +5 C, but have since changed...
Hi all My charging issue has resolved itself, the last e-mail from Tine said that there was also a temperature feed into the charging rate and that the charging rate is reduced to a 1/3rd of the...
Hi Ben This is the reply from Tine:- “CAPA is the String capacity and it multiplies the number of strings in case of Master/Slave You can set the number of devices with a SISN or STRN for AB...
Hi Ben No I haven’t tried any other versions, which ones were you thinking??? I have asked Tine in an e-mail but I haven’t had a response from him yet. It’s a great product and it’s great that ...
Hi Ben Having checked the E-Mail I had sent Tine, no I didn’t include the REC screenshot…… 😔😔 I have also followed the command instructions and it seems they are correct although it wasn’t qu...
Hi all Reply from Tine:- Check the Charge/Discharge algorithm in the Manual. It uses Maximum device charge current setting or capacity x charge coefficient whichever is lower. So I will lo...
Hi Ben Thanks for this I have asked Tine @ REC but I haven’t had a reply yet, when I do I will update this post. Thanks again for your help.
Hi Ben It’s all set up as you say….. the total Ah is set in the total Ah box. Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated👍👍
Hi Ben Screen shots as requested. Thanks for any help you can offer🤞🤞🤞👍
Hi All I am in the process of setting up a lithium batter system on my boat, I have the various bits working. The Mutiplus will charge at 120A but when the Cerbo is connected it is cutting it...
Hi all Just doing my final build of my lithium battery bank, alternator, Cerbo, Multiplus 2, etc. I noticed one for the technical team…… my Cerbo is showing the WS500 on the network which is ...
Hi all Any idea why my alternator output would pulse??? Dropping the current from 100A to 60A and then back up to 100A. I have current set the max charge current to 100A until I get some new ...
Quote from Ben on September 7, 2022, 7:03 am Hello Michael Allo, \"\"Zero amp mode\"\" is something different as switching the alternator off. \"\"Zero amp mode\"\" means the alternator just p...
Quote from Hans Johnson on September 5, 2022, 12:45 am It would be great if there was a way to add what amounts to a second \"Feature-In\" port on the WS500. I use the Feature-In to limit the f...
Hi, thanks for all the help last week, I now have a working unit which is great news, including the tacho reading. I was getting a full output from the alternator when the battery was around 70-...
Quote from Trond Arvid Røsvik on September 2, 2022, 1:06 am Yes, probably your cable is meant for connection to Victron, but we dont know that. You can see that by looking at the RJ45 connector...
Quote from Rick-admin on August 30, 2022, 10:19 pm Michael, Trond makes a good point here. Wakespeed uses a different pinout than most devices such REC and Victron so you need to be ...
Quote from Trond Arvid Røsvik on August 30, 2022, 2:35 pm Its all in the manual. https://www.rec-bms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UserManual_ABMS_Victron_Wakespeed.pdf The command to set t...
Quote from Trond Arvid Røsvik on August 30, 2022, 2:02 pm Also make sure you use the correct CAN bus cable. Of you have connected the REC BMS directly to the WS500 you will ned an special CAN b...
Hi Rick Thanks for your helpful reply I have certainly not done any of the communication settings you have detailed above. Which profile would you suggest that I use to do the initial inst...
Hi, I have just built up my REC BMS and the WS500, I have connected up the alternator and the WS500 as per the instructions and I am not getting any field coil output, hence my alternator isn\'t wo...
Thanks Rick Will have a go at this today BW Michael
Hi Rick Do you have any screen shots of the page where the ratios and the alternator poles are entered???? bw Michael
Thanks Rick With this information I am sure we can get it to work. BW Michael
Thanks Rick This is exactly what I was looking for. I take it the software displays the alternator speed and the engine speed?? or is it only the engine speed?? Thanks for your help BW ...
