In-depth guides, comparisons and how-tos for power stations, solar and backup power.
The Victron Argodiode battery isolators let one alternator charge two or three batteries at once without connecting the batteries together. Drain your house battery flat and your starter battery stays full. It’s the old-school way to split charge, with no software and no settings. Here’s what Victron’s datasheet says about the range, and where a […]
A Victron isolation transformer is one of the most important safety parts on a boat that plugs into shore power. Victron’s datasheet says it eliminates any electrical continuity between shore power and the boat. That protects against galvanic corrosion and makes faults on board trip a breaker instead of energizing the water. Here’s how it […]
The Victron Battery Balancer solves a quiet problem in 24V and 48V lead-acid banks. When you wire 12V batteries in series, one battery with slightly higher internal leakage slowly drifts to a lower state of charge. Victron’s manual warns that this imbalance can substantially shorten the bank’s service life. The balancer is a small box […]
The Victron Lead Carbon battery sits between AGM and lithium. It’s still a sealed lead-acid battery, but Victron replaces the negative plate’s active material with a lead carbon composite. Victron says this reduces sulfation and improves charge acceptance, which matters most in solar systems that rarely reach full charge. Here are the official specs and […]
The Victron Digital Multi Control 200/200A is a simple wall panel for a MultiPlus, MultiPlus-II or Quattro. It does two things most people need every day: it switches the inverter/charger on, off or to charger-only, and its knob sets the AC input current limit to match the shore post or generator you’re plugged into. Here’s […]
Lithium gets most of the attention, but Victron still sells sealed lead-acid batteries: AGM Deep Cycle, GEL Deep Cycle and the Victron AGM Super Cycle. They cost less up front, they’re happy in the cold, and they work with any charger that has a lead-acid profile. Here’s what Victron’s datasheets say about the Super Cycle […]
The Victron Peak Power Pack is a compact LiFePO4 battery built for short bursts of high current, especially caravan movers. Victron describes it as a complete substitute for heavy lead-acid batteries where high currents occur for a short time. It has a built-in charger, so it can charge from the tow vehicle while you drive, […]
The Victron Lithium SuperPack NG is Victron’s drop-in LiFePO4 battery. It’s built to replace lead-acid without adding an external BMS. Victron’s page says it has a built-in battery management system, integrated heating for charging below freezing, monitoring through the VictronConnect app, and an on/off switch for storage. That makes it a very different product from […]
The Victron CANvu GX is the rugged member of Victron’s GX family. It’s a sealed 4.3-inch touchscreen that does the same core job as a Cerbo GX: it monitors your inverter/charger, solar chargers and batteries, and connects the system to the free VRM portal. The difference is the IP67 housing, which lets it live in […]
The Victron GX LTE 4G and the GlobalLink 520 both get your Victron system online over cellular, so you can watch it on the VRM portal from anywhere. They solve the problem differently, though. The GX LTE 4G is a modem for a GX device like a Cerbo GX. The GlobalLink 520 is a standalone […]
