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WS500 Tips, Tricks and support

Support Group for the WakeSpeed WS500 Smart Alternator Regulator

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Tachometer shut off?
6/13/22, 4:07 PM • Rand 6/16/22, 10:19 AM

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Eboat
6/16/22, 10:19 AM

Hi Ben, my setup is actually similar to Max’s. I have a Rec Active BMS controlling the alternat...
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Wakespeed Androd APP on Windods 11
6/2/22, 3:43 AM • Trond 6/2/22, 3:43 AM

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Trond
6/2/22, 3:43 AM

Has anyone successfully installed the Wakespeed Android App on Windowds 11? There seems to be ...
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Van Harness connector Types
2/11/22, 6:17 AM • Nathaniel 4/23/22, 12:58 PM

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Nathaniel
4/23/22, 12:58 PM

Just got around to looking at this connector in person (as I was about to pin the mating connecto...
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Backup Alternator Protection?
3/20/22, 5:07 PM • Jamie 4/4/22, 6:32 AM

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Neil
4/4/22, 6:32 AM

i use a sterling alternator protection device as a backup in case this happens
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Hardwired shutoff in case of BMS critical shutoff
1/31/22, 11:01 PM • Jan 2/15/22, 2:54 PM

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Richard
2/15/22, 2:54 PM

After reading the first post again, the idea of using the Feature IN set to 0% might be worth exp...
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REC and WS500 CAN-based battery current stability
2/11/22, 6:26 AM • Nathaniel 2/11/22, 12:10 PM

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Nathaniel
2/11/22, 12:10 PM

copy. look forward to hear what you come up with.
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12v and 24v system
2/9/22, 4:58 AM • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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
11/7/19, 12:24 PM • 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
11/4/19, 6:10 PM • 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
9/17/19, 11:25 AM • 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 • Richard 8/11/19, 8:27 AM

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