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12v and 24v system
2/9/22, 4:58 AM
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Jamieson
2/9/22, 6:31 AM
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Richard
2/9/22, 6:31 AM
Good questions. The WS500 ignition and feature-in wires can use any 8.5-48v source, as long a...
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Alternator Amps
11/30/21, 6:28 AM
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Paul
2/1/22, 11:01 PM
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Kees
2/1/22, 11:01 PM
Wow...more participants, thanks ! I\'ll take 14 24V MG batteries with built in BMS. They are 1...
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Alternator not reaching Target batt voltage
1/31/22, 12:26 PM
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Jan
1/31/22, 9:24 PM
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Jan
1/31/22, 9:24 PM
Hi Rick, we measured the voltage drop and it\'s about 0.4V, wire size is 90mm2 or AWG 3/0. The...
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Voltage spike WS500 and Victron Quattro + Skylla
1/31/22, 4:33 PM
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Jan
1/31/22, 4:57 PM
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Richard
1/31/22, 4:57 PM
Jan, I suggest you contact tech support at Wakespeed on this one. http://www.wakespeed.com/con...
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Canbus / NMEA2K / STNG
12/21/21, 12:09 PM
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Paul
12/27/21, 7:17 AM
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Richard
12/27/21, 7:17 AM
I could see that if you had a network with NG then N2K then NG again as some devices will likely ...
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WS500 how to set Alternator poles and RPM
12/2/21, 3:24 AM
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Richard
12/3/21, 11:44 PM
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Michael
12/3/21, 11:44 PM
Thanks Rick Will have a go at this today BW Michael
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Alternator ratio
9/27/21, 5:31 PM
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D.
9/27/21, 6:03 PM
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Richard
9/27/21, 6:03 PM
All the fancy math cancels each other out and it just becomes a function of the diameter of each ...
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Twin WS500 install high voltage and not syncing.
9/20/21, 4:35 PM
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Paul
9/22/21, 6:13 AM
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Richard
9/22/21, 6:13 AM
And as your LTO batteries run such a high voltage I might consider a B2B converter on your import...
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Victron VE.CAN and CANbus to WS500
5/17/21, 6:23 AM
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D.
9/12/21, 4:13 PM
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Al
9/12/21, 4:13 PM
Not Neil, but will give some ideas... CAN has three different wiring \'topologies\' that Wakes...
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reducing startup delay ,15s
7/19/21, 12:28 AM
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Neil
8/31/21, 10:25 AM
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Al
8/31/21, 10:25 AM
Hello. Sorry for the delay in posting this note: The 15 second is a min time needed; during s...
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Capping alternator amps output
4/26/21, 2:07 AM
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Neil
4/26/21, 5:24 AM
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Richard
4/26/21, 5:24 AM
Hey Neil, There are two ways to limit the output on your alternator with a WS500. ...
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Lost Yanmar panel and kill switch
4/9/21, 12:58 PM
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coryhall
4/11/21, 10:56 AM
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coryhall
4/11/21, 10:56 AM
Quote from coryhall on April 9, 2021, 7:53 pm Thanks for the reply Rick, it would seem that I ...
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How to bench configure my WS500
8/11/19, 6:44 AM
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Richard
3/30/21, 6:48 PM
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Richard
3/30/21, 6:48 PM
Hey Cory, the server is down and you will need to use the registration file we emailed you to ins...
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Last error
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andy
11/10/19, 11:01 AM
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Al
11/10/19, 11:01 AM
Hello, Fault states are not retained by power cycling, and in fact power cycling is the only w...
Low field percentage
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11/5/19, 2:27 AM
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Richard
11/5/19, 2:27 AM
Hi, there are a few things you can check to see what is happening What is the charging state...
Alternator Selection
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9/26/19, 7:32 AM
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Al
9/26/19, 7:32 AM
I would say for your application, either an overdrive 12v alternator (with care about the diodes)...
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How to monitor 2 Ws500s concurrently
8/11/19, 6:51 AM
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Richard
8/11/19, 8:27 AM
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