The Victron Cerbo GX relay outputs turn a monitoring screen into a system controller. With them, a Cerbo can start a generator when the battery runs low, run a fan when a compartment gets hot, or switch on a battery heater before lithium cells get too cold to charge. This guide covers what each relay […]
A Victron compatible lithium battery does more than store energy. It tells your Victron system how hard to charge it and when to stop. Most third-party LiFePO4 batteries do this through a CAN-bus BMS connection to a GX device like the Cerbo. Here’s what Victron officially supports, how the connection works and where support ends, […]
Victron marine gear covers everything between the shore power pedestal and your boat’s batteries. That includes isolation transformers, galvanic isolators, autotransformers, inverter/chargers and the GX devices that show it all on your chartplotter. This guide explains what each product does and links to our deeper posts. Every spec comes from Victron’s own datasheets. Why Shore […]
Comparing a Victron lithium battery vs Battle Born or SOK comes down to one question: how do you want the battery to talk to the rest of your Victron gear? All three use LiFePO4 chemistry. The difference is where the battery management lives and what each brand promises. Here’s the comparison, using only the makers’ […]
A Victron Venus OS Raspberry Pi build gives you most of what a Cerbo GX does: VRM monitoring, the Remote Console and system control. Victron publishes the images itself. But the Pi needs extra interfaces, has fewer built-in inputs, and comes with no official support. Here’s an honest comparison, using Victron’s Venus OS wiki and […]
Victron MultiPlus idle consumption is the power the inverter uses with nothing plugged in. Off-grid, it can quietly use more energy than your fridge. Victron publishes three idle figures for most of its inverters: normal, AES mode and search mode. Here they are from the datasheets, with what they mean per day. Victron MultiPlus Idle […]
Victron MultiPlus GFCI tripping after an RV install is, in most cases, caused by a neutral-to-ground bond in the wrong place. The MultiPlus-II already handles bonding with an internal ground relay. This guide explains how that relay works, from Victron’s manual, and what to check. Electrical work can be dangerous: follow the manual, fuse and […]
This Victron isolators and protection guide covers the small parts that keep a mobile or marine system safe. Cyrix battery combiners and Argo FET isolators share charging between batteries. The Smart BatteryProtect cuts loads before a battery is ruined. Each one solves a different problem, and many systems need one of each. Specs come from […]
Getting the Victron Orion XS smart alternator settings right is what decides whether your house battery charges on the whole drive or only some of it. Victron’s Orion XS manual explains exactly how engine detection works, what the defaults are and what to do on Euro 6 vehicles. Electrical work can be dangerous: follow the […]
Running two Victron MPPTs on one battery bank is common when you have panels on two roof faces, or more solar than one controller can take. Victron’s VE.Smart Networking makes the two SmartSolars charge as if they were one big charger. Here’s the wiring and setup, based on Victron’s MPPT and VE.Smart Networking manuals. Electrical […]
