Posts made by Eboat

• Regarding CAN bus regulated charging.

  Has this been resolved?   I am experiencing this behaviour with my Rec Active integrated with my WS500.  Updated to the newest (non beta) firmware and I am still seeing the issue.  Makes me wonder ...

  posted in REC Active BMS

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  Eboat
  6/16/22, 12:24 PM
• Tachometer shut off?

  Hi Ben,  my setup is actually similar to Max’s.  I have a Rec Active BMS controlling the alternator via CAN bus.  When the charge gets to about 98% the tach starts bouncing, as does the charge curr...

  posted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support

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  Eboat
  6/16/22, 10:19 AM
• Two \"Mechanical\" Questions

  I share salvey’s befuddlement with the lack of female receptacles for the male connector screws on the RS485 connectors.  Not only is the BMS relatively expensive, so to are all the additional modu...

  posted in REC Active BMS

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  Eboat
  6/13/22, 3:45 AM
• Tachometer shut off?

  I had a new engine installed this past winter, and I’m now experiencing my yacht bouncing around along with the current bouncing too.  I’ve checked connections, and everything appears solid, but no...

  posted in WS500 Tips, Tricks and support

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  Eboat
  6/12/22, 6:55 AM
• Help: cannot energize Contactor via BMS pin 4

  Thanks, yes if didn\'t connect pin 5 to 12v.  I had assumed that the 12v going to the BMS would handle that, but it only opens and closes the relay.  And yes Patrick, I was hearing the relay close ...

  posted in REC Active BMS

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  Eboat
  4/5/21, 4:33 PM
• Needing help with the CAN bus

  I haven\'t set any of the relays on the Cerbo yet.  As of now all I need for switching will come from the BMS to handle charge and discharge cutoffs.  Hopefully, if everything works as designed, th...

  posted in REC Active BMS

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  Eboat
  4/5/21, 4:29 PM
• Needing help with the CAN bus

  You can in fact use the 500kb/sec CAN settings, but you need to change this via the control software: CANF 2

  posted in REC Active BMS

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  Eboat
  4/1/21, 10:24 AM
• Help: cannot energize Contactor via BMS pin 4

  As the subject notes,  I cannot seem to get the BMS to send out any voltage to close my main contactor.  I am using a Pre Charge module and I have the lead going to Pin 4 wired to \"BMS INPUT\" on ...

  posted in REC Active BMS

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  Eboat
  4/1/21, 9:19 AM
• Needing help with the CAN bus

  Patrick,  if you look in the REC Active Victron/Wakespeed specific manual, there is a section that outlines the settings that you need to make to get it working.  One thing I did find is that the i...

  posted in REC Active BMS

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  Eboat
  4/1/21, 9:10 AM