@Rick could the bad connection be in the plug/socket arrangement in the bottom of the BMS?????
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REC Active BMS problemsposted in REC Active BMS
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REC Active BMS problemsposted in REC Active BMS
@Rick@Tine Andrejasic Thanks Rick, the update that Tine has supplied has resolved the issue, thanks to you both.I will check the connections in the top of the cells, they are under a clear p...
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REC Active BMS problemsposted in REC Active BMS
Hi Rick, just to keep you in the loop, Tine has sent me a firmware update, I will give this a go(unfortunately I don't think I will get to the boat till the weekend), I will update the forum on the...
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REC Active BMS problemsposted in REC Active BMS
@Rick Hi Rick, just back from the boat, and I can confirm that the cell voltages are pretty much what the BMS is reporting, so slightly at a loss where I go from here apart from sending the unit ba...
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REC Active BMS problemsposted in REC Active BMS
As you can see it seems that the BMS is seeing all the correct numbers and forwarding them onto the display, so slightly confused why the BMS is erroring out as I would have thought the numbers wer...
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REC Active BMS problemsposted in REC Active BMS
@Rick I will check the measured voltages compared to the screen shots
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REC Active BMS problemsposted in REC Active BMS
Hi Rick Thanks for this, I will give all of this a go, but I am off the boat now. It's interesting that you are indicating that it could be the cell tap wires, the display on the BMS is showing t...
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REC Active BMS problemsposted in REC Active BMS
Hello all, happy Easter, I am getting the same error code, error 10, on restarting my system having had it turned off for the winter. the system has been running for the last couple of years w...
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Better access while runningposted in WS500 Improvement Suggestions
@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 ...
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Better access while runningposted in WS500 Improvement Suggestions
@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...
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Better access while runningposted in WS500 Improvement Suggestions
@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...
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Better access while runningposted in WS500 Improvement Suggestions
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...
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WS500 and Cerbo BMS-CAN vs VE-CAN when using a non-Victron BMSposted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support
@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...
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WS500 and Cerbo BMS-CAN vs VE-CAN when using a non-Victron BMSposted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support
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...
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WS500 Not Keeping Battery Topped Offposted in WS500 User Installation and Programming Questions
@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...
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WS500 Not Keeping Battery Topped Offposted in WS500 User Installation and Programming Questions
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 ...
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WS500 Not Keeping Battery Topped Offposted in WS500 User Installation and Programming Questions
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...
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
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...
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
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...
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
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...
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
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 ...
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
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...
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
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...
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
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.
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
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👍👍
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
Hi Ben Screen shots as requested. Thanks for any help you can offer🤞🤞🤞👍
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Setting up a REC BMS, a Cerbo and a Multiplus 2posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus
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...
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Engine speed, engine not runningposted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support
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 ...
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Current pulsingposted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support
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 ...
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Dual control inputsposted in WS500 Improvement Suggestions
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...
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Dual control inputsposted in WS500 Improvement Suggestions
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...
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Charging voltagesposted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support
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-...
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Alternator not charging.posted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support
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...
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Alternator not charging.posted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support
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 ...
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Alternator not charging.posted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support
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...
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