@Bill this is from Al Thomason, Chief Engineer on the WS500. Upon seeing the forum thread that I sent to him, he replied... ---- Fun! We never added an external USB socket for two reason...
@Bill this is from Al Thomason, Chief Engineer on the WS500. Upon seeing the forum thread that I sent to him, he replied... ---- Fun! We never added an external USB socket for two reason...
Questions: The pdf diagram you sent does not show any shunts I assume that I will install one 1000 Amp shunt on Batt "A" and Batt "B" negative cables? Where does the Wakespeed WS500 current se...
hmm... Does matter that I am using the 1Q units as slaves and NOT the 2Q's? If I understand correctly, I only need a shunt for each battery. In my case I need two 1,000A shunts as each battery co...
QQ (quick question) How many shunts do I use for a 2 batt system using (1) REC 9M master and (2) REC Slave units? From this diagram, each battery has it's own shunt. This makes sense. Do I also u...
HI Rick, I will try those values and see what I get.
@Richard the current reading on my REC-BMS is reading about 1/3 of the value that it should when compared to a high quality Fluke clamp meter. I am using these coefficients that you provided a whil...
@Rick I'd love to see an update to this post!
Here is a WS500 pinout diagram that I grabbed from this forum and annotatwed it with a cross-reference to the numbering used in the user install manual. Let me know if you find any typos.
I pulled the WS500 pinout dirgram from another post on the site and have added in the cross-reference to the harness wire numbers used in the install manual. If you find any typos, let me know and ...
It looks like Victron has changed links again. Victron Cerbo GX <--> Wakespeed WS500
I would pay $$ for such a guide. Especially if there was someone that was keeping it up to date. I know that this forum is a great source of info, but the "forum" format makes it hard to pull out j...
I have read all of the available and sometimes conflicting documentation re how to set up, and configure the WS500 <--> Cerbo GX <--> REC-BMS set up. It is like I am panning for ...
(cross posted in: WS500 User Installation and Programming Questions) Wakespeed just published the videos from the second day of Al Thomason conducting a workshop at the Northwest School of Wooden ...
@Peter, thanks for the help and insigts. Very useful!
Wakespeed just published the videos from the second day of Al Thomason conducting a workshop at the Northwest School of Wooden BoatBuilding from earlier this year. In this series, Al spends more th...
A quick update. After replacing the aging AGM batteries with my new battery made from CALB 230 cells, these errors appear to have been resolved.
Hello All, I have just fired up my REC Q BMS and am accessing it via the WiFi module. I am stilling learning all of the capabilites and settings, but have a quick question. (1) Is the...
Studying now. Thanks for taking the time to post the details of your project!
Hello Everyone, I have removed a Prestolite 55 alternator and replaced it with a Balmar 6 Series and a WS500. I am working my way through the documentation of both products. I need s...
I am a newbie at this. The system descibed above is for my sailboat. It has three alternators that are managed by Wakespeed WS500 smart regulators, 3 separate REC Bms systems that are used to cont...
Can I connect my (3) REC-BMS+Wakespeeds WS500 to a single CERBO GX or do I need one for each battery system. My setup will be have three LiFePO4 battery systems: 1. 12v generator start batt...
I'm brand new to this and still learning. So far, I've accepted the default settings to make sure everything is working. I am using CALB 230 Ah cells.
I was hoping that someone can point me to the place in the manual that talks about the SOC being set to 100%? I just fired up a 1Q for the first time and recall reading but not sure where, the 100%...
I am looking for suggestions on how to mount the power switch in a small box without removing the pins from the connector.
Hello All, I'm using CALB 230 cells in a custom marine application and am hoping that more experienced people can provide some directional guidance. Here are the particulars for my marine a...
@Ben Here are the important specs.
@Ben This is the switch that I using. It is highly recommended by the electrical engineer that is overseeing my design. It also meets all of the required certifications for my MARINE application, w...
I used this figure from the REC ABMS manual on page 8 to help me.
I used the info from both of you. If you look at this drawing, you will see that: (1) Jumpered pins 3 and 4 on the Pre-Charge module, but am wondering if that is only required to use the active ba...
Hi Peter, thanks for the feedback!
Dear All, I am wiring up a Blue Sea ML-RBS Remote Battery Switch with Manual Control - 12V DC 500A contactor with a REC-ABMS as recommened by my marine electrician. I have tested the contactor and...
Thanks, this is very good example. I will go back to the WS App and put in my values and then post them here for comparison and to see if I did it correctly.
another post to push this topic to the top of the list
from page 34 in the "Wakespeed-Communications-and-Configuration-Guide-v2.5.0-09.26.2022.pdf" "Defining Charging Voltages and Amps – All volts and amps used in the Charge Profile Entries are ...
I see that there are severval ways to communicate with the WS500. Can I assume that using the WS app on an Android will give me full access and no need to even bother with any of the other tools on...
As I am a newbie, it would be great to set up a section on the forum (perhaps at the top level, or at least pinned to the top of one of the main topics) where all newbie questions could be posted a...
Hello all, This is my first WS500 install. Steep learning curve but having fun... sort of... Setup: Denso style small case 12 volt 40 amp alternator, modified for external regulation by discon...