The Victron Lynx Shunt VE.Can is a battery monitor built into a Lynx busbar module. It combines a positive busbar with a main fuse holder and a negative busbar with a 1000A shunt, and reports to a GX device over VE.Can. It slots into the Lynx Distribution system next to a Lynx Power In or […]
The Victron smallBMS NG is the simplest battery management system for Victron Lithium NG batteries. NG batteries have no built-in BMS, so they need one of Victron’s NG BMS units to switch chargers and loads off when a cell goes out of range. The smallBMS NG does that with signal outputs instead of carrying the […]
Victron busbars and fuses are the unglamorous parts that hold a DC system together. Victron sells MIDI, MEGA and ANL fuses with matching holders, plus covered busbars rated from 150A to 600A. The key detail most people miss is the fuse’s voltage rating. Here’s what Victron’s datasheets list and how to pick the right parts. […]
A Victron marine electrical system has to solve two problems that land-based systems don’t: galvanic corrosion from shore power, and charging several battery banks from shore, engine and solar. Victron makes gear for each job. This guide walks through the shore-power side first, then charging, using Victron’s own datasheets. Electrical work can be dangerous: follow […]
The Victron Orion-Tr Smart non-isolated is a Bluetooth DC-DC charger for charging a house battery from a vehicle’s alternator. It’s built for smart alternators, which often supply too little voltage for a full charge. The non-isolated version shares the negative between input and output, which suits most vans and RVs with a common chassis ground. […]
Victron Orion DC-DC converters are the plain voltage converters in Victron’s Orion family. They’re not battery chargers with a charge algorithm like the Orion XS or Orion-Tr Smart. Instead, they turn 24V or 48V into 12V, or 12V into 24V, to run equipment or buffer-charge a battery. Here’s what Victron’s datasheet for the high-power, non-isolated […]
Victron Lithium NG batteries are Victron’s newest LiFePO4 batteries, in 12.8V, 25.6V and 51.2V sizes. They don’t have a built-in BMS. Instead, each battery reports cell data to an external Victron NG BMS, which you have to buy separately. Here’s what Victron’s Lithium NG datasheet says, and what that BMS requirement means for your build. […]
Using a Victron Blue Smart charger power supply setup is handy when you need steady 12V on the bench, want to run a van’s DC loads from shore power during a build, or need to power a system while the battery is out. Victron supports this officially. The Blue Smart IP65 manual describes a dedicated […]
This Victron Blue Smart IP67 charger review covers Victron’s fully waterproof battery charger. It’s built to be mounted permanently in a boat, a trailer or a machine that lives outside. It has the same Bluetooth app control as the other Blue Smart chargers, in a sealed cast-aluminum case. All the specs here come from Victron’s […]
A Victron Ford Pro Power Onboard setup uses the truck’s built-in generator outlets to feed a Victron charger or inverter/charger, instead of (or alongside) a DC-DC charger off the alternator. It works for truck campers and parked camps, with one Ford warning to know first. All Ford figures below come from Ford’s own Pro Power […]
