Posts made by salvey

• controlling CERBO GX with REC BMS hibernate switch?

  Hi Rick - thanks for your reply.  Sorry, e-mail is steve@imlcontracting.ca. I\'ll send system schematic shortly

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  6/17/22, 10:43 AM
• controlling CERBO GX with REC BMS hibernate switch?

  Hi Rick - thanks for your response.  I\'m running things the way you describe right now.  The \'parasitic\' load from the BMS/CERBO GX and relays is only 500mA or 6W so the 160W solar array is keep...

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  6/16/22, 5:59 PM
• controlling CERBO GX with REC BMS hibernate switch?

  I\'ve just built a power system for a 45\' sloop: 12V @ 560AH LFP battery; REC Active BMS Balmar XT250A alternator controlled by WS500 CAN regulator Victron Multiplus II inverter charger...

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  6/12/22, 3:09 PM
• Two \"Mechanical\" Questions

  Hi Rick - I noticed the same issue when I received my BMS and cables.  I connected them together with two zip-ties; a cheezy but effective solution.   Question:  why do the cables not co...

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  6/12/22, 2:48 PM
• MultiPlus control in a system with REC Q BMS and Cerbo GX

  I am curious how you dealt with this situation; were you able to disable Multiplus charging on Com failure?  CRITICAL!

  posted in REC BMS to Victron VE Bus

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  5/13/22, 6:19 PM
• Connecting my REC BMS to a Victron Cerbo

  Rick - I purchased a WS500 and REC Active BMS in February,  in this thread, you said: The beauty of CANBus is that many manufacturers can share data but the downside is having to use differ...

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  5/13/22, 5:45 PM
• REC Q Series vs. Victron specific BMS

  Hello Rick - I have a related question. The Multiplus is an inverter/charger so same conductors are used.  To control charge enable and discharge enable, Victron has separate digital inputs (all Vi...

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  1/15/22, 10:00 AM
• Connecting my REC BMS to a Victron Cerbo

  One more question:  Is the \"OGSS Demo\" the charge information that I would see from the Wakespeed, on the Cerbo GX Touch display? Thanks.

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  1/10/22, 8:02 PM
• Connecting my REC BMS to a Victron Cerbo

  Rick - thanks for your prompt response.  What you have described appears to integrate multiple charge sources with an LFP bank. Questions:  I prefer not to have three different interfaces f...

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  1/10/22, 1:06 PM
• Connecting my REC BMS to a Victron Cerbo

  Hi Rick, I am configuring a similar system.  I have a 12V @ 560AH LFP house battery bank.  My goal is to get a REC-Active (12V) BMS to control a WS500, Multiplus II inverter/charger and SmartSolar ...

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  1/8/22, 5:21 PM
• MultiPlus control in a system with REC Q BMS and Cerbo GX

  I am setting up a similar system with an REC Active (12V) BMS and Victron Multiplus II Inverter and Wakespeed 500 regulator.  It is critical that either charging system disconnect if CAN fails.  I\...

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  1/8/22, 4:14 PM