Thanks for the video John.. iv took the plunge and uploaded the the victron 30amp with Bluetooth from the epever controller..slowly updating all my gear to victron

Love watching your videos. I’m in the process of planning to install solar to my motorhome. One question I have and maybe it’s silly, when connecting the cables from the solar control to the battery do I need to factor anything else in such as other loads connected that are drawing from the leisure battery. Also the engine charges the battery when driving. Any thoughts would be great.

I’ve got a weird question or maybe not! I’ve got 4 panels 26 volts on 100 watts. Individually they run between 5-7 amps I have 2x 110 amp life4po batteries.(no problems) So would it’s better to connect series or parallel? And would I get more amps when voltage reduced to the required 14.8 volts? Thanks guys.😂

I may have missed it but what fuses did you put in between the panels and controller and what fuse did you use between the charger and battery? I have gone through the calculations and manual and feel I have got what I need but as you have the same set up being 150w panel and 75/15 controller I would like to check my working next to yours? I have 2 75w panels in parallel series giving me 150w so I have added 15a fuse in between panel and charger and then added a 20a in between the controller and battery? Hoping yours is the same lol. Appreciate if you can help. Thanks

Toys it’s all about toys 👍 do you need extra pockets for all the toys 👍😀🐾

Thank you 👍

Great video I am taking a long time considering buying and converting a van, so research mode at the mo. Interesting recommendation I noted that Vandermodium also recommend Victron kit.

@wisalahmad1867

4 жыл бұрын

Buy an inverter which directly convert to AC current , solar charge controller+UPS= inverter

Just bought an old van and slowly doing it up. Thinking about my first ever purchase of a solar system and the Victron brand is up there as one of my top choices. Love how the app displays all the data so simply but the only thing I would say is that I'd love that level of detail on a permanent panel in the van. Would not enjoy having to connect a phone up via bluetooth all the time.

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

You can use a BMV to give you that info 👍🏼

@s4060

2 жыл бұрын

Good choice. Do it.

just fitted the same unit in my caravan on a 100 watt panel with a 130 amp lead acid panel the same make as yours probet works fine but im having a job finding the battery in the list and have looked every where to find the right setting in the battery settings

Hi John, thanks again for the video. I did learn something very useful. I did not know I could use my Truma heating system in fan only mode. Could be useful in the summer. Cheers

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

It’s great in summer, I close off all but the loo vent and go in there with fan on full and it’s very cool in there 😝

@williamdonnelly2705

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy Stone the crows John... Too much information. I have a tough wife also that bars me to the naughty corner at home. She hasn't found one in the van yet. I presume your wife has ... hehe.... ;>

regarding updates, my view is if it aint broke then leave it alone....so often 'updates' seem to do little to improve things and often make more problems. So I try and avoid updates. Jerry

Updating is good!

Another great video John, thanks. I'm just wondering how this fits in with your other video on the detailed 12v Inverter & Battery Wiring Guide? Does it just connect straight to the battery without affecting your previous 12v wiring diagram?

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

If you note from this video the solar controller goes to the fuse box with an appropriate rated fuse 👍🏼

I'm just reading the specs on the MPPT 75/10 model it says a maximum PV power 135w can you plug a 300w solar panel into it and say on an ordinary day the panel might only run at 50% efficiency so 150w will this then give you your maximum pv power of 135w charge or will this wreck the charge controller from overloading input pv power? ps i dont have any equipment just trying to get a better understanding of how solar works

Hi there, great videos so thanks for your help. One question, I didn't see you use the separate ground connection from the Victron in addition to the +ve and -ve connections. Was this deliberate? How do I know whether I need to use this? Thanks

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t use the load side, I just use it to charge my batteries directly 👍🏼

Another great video matey.. I'm curious, do you still have the split charge system from the engine connected or did you disconnect? If yes, where does it sit in relation to the charge controller?

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Si, in my new van it’s an intelligent charger for vehicle or hookup. In my old van is was a vsr, I’ve got a full 12v wiring guide that shows that. I’d have vsr to leisure battery and solar controller to 12v fuse box so you have protection and it’ll also power devices and ease the load on the leisure battery.

Hi I have had a solar panel installed but it’s not showing any watt’s coming in can you tell me why please

Thanks mate

Great video, like yourself I have an off grid system already in place, but can't see how it is performing. My current solar controller has a digital display but only show battery power. I would love to get real time display of solar output as well as historical information so I know how its performing and how well the batteries are holding charge. When I click the link to the victron product page the listing says you need a bluetooth dongle, a Victron Remote Module (VRM), or a LoRaWAN (Long-Range Wide Area Network). Your video suggests you don't need anything additional to the controller unit. Can you clarify if you need extra modules or not?

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Check the link, i've just updated it for you.

Gday John. Finally found someone who is explaining things do can understand them. Mate I'm upgrading my solar on my camper and have purchased the same controller as you. My question is, what advantage or disadvantage do I get from using the load out? Am I right in assuming it just shows and controls output or draw on batteries? Thanks mate, great work! Tim.

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

You don’t put anything on the load, unless you only want the lights on when the sun shines 😁

Hi John, thanks for your clear explanation about your Victron charge controller. Would you be able to answer one question? If we get the unit with built-in bluetooth and the unit needs to have a software update, will the controller still operate if we happen to be in an area with no wifi? We will be camping after all!

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it’ll work fine if you’re unable to update when prompted. It updates every few months and gets more efficient too. On first install I would suggest you are able to update though, just to get the best out of it. 👍🏼

Hi John is the controler you got with the kit ok iam thinking of getting the say kit or would you buy all bit separate if you did it again Iam looking at the Chinese desiel heaters aswell to use van all winter

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

The kit controller is basic and less efficient, the Victron gives better charge and the ability to monitor your solar usage, so if I was doing it again I’d get the kit, still the cheapest 150w panel, and the victron too 👍🏼

Hey John, I have 3 100w panels. I dont know if im missing something but when do panels actually produce close to 300w? The most Ive seen my victron 100 30 produce is 120 (with a fan going)...is it based on battery levels? I have LA Bats in my bank

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

My 150w regularly gets over 140w, maybe your panels or config might have a problem.

Hello I have a question if I understand correcting that the more load that you put on your solar panel the more wattage it will produce

Hi john, help needed . I’ve got same solar system and batteries and controller! But blue light for bulk just flashing, what’s showing 0 no batteries connected yet so I put a load on off blue led spots not powering load ie no lights ? Confused any help regards .

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Disconnect the solar & battery from the victron. Then connect the solar and then connect the battery, I don’t connect anything to the load. Then go into the app and see what it says.

Hi, I’m just about to install a Victron MPPT 100/20, looking at your video am I correct to say that I don’t need to use the earth connection on the side of the unit if I’m only powering my battery? Also, what is the safest way to connect the unit: Battery connections to the MPPT then connect to battery Then Solar panel connection +, then - into the controller? Thanks for all the videos and advice, really is a great source of infos👍👍👍👍

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

I had no issues not earthing the unit. I connected the + solar, - solar and then + battery and finally - battery and that's been fine.

Thanks for the video. I could not find the password anywhere. But mentioned it in the video. Thanks a bunch.

Great video mate. I just purchased one of these to run with my remote solar cctv setup. Do you know if this controller does any low voltage alerts or push notifications via the app?? I'm Gunna run a raspberry Pi 3 next to mine with an LTE modem for remote monitoring.

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you’d need a battery monitor to do that. Great idea though.

@SkyGlideLtd

4 жыл бұрын

plug in MoPI to pi to monitor bat levels

Hi John,Great video! Please help me.I just installed the same Victron MPPT SCC and solar not showing any wattage or amps in ConnectApp?I have tried diffrent settings,check every connection,fuses,everything is fine,but the MPPT still shows 0 W and no current,thanks in advance

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

If you watch a recent VanTech Tuesday video I go over how to diagnose solar faults. 👍🏼

What size were the four wires? Thank you.

HI John, I have the same battery and Victron as per your video but i was just wondering about the battery settings on the Victron. Shall i leave them as factory default or did you change any of the settings? Cheers Darren

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

The victron doesn't have any settings for basic lead acid batteries so leave the settings as they are, I've don that and it works fine.

Hey! nice video...very helpful. I was looking at purchasing the Victron MPPT 75/10...but I have 3 100w solar panels. Will the 75/10 support that load or do i need to go with a different MPPT model? Also, can I have my inverter hooked up and pulling power from the battery while solar panel/chrg cntrlr hooked up to the battery also? I'm concerned that the inverter will be damaged if its hooked up at the same time as the panels/chrg cntrlr thanks!

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

You need to know the solar panel total output in amps and get a controller that big enough for that. Having solar charging connected to your battery won’t be affected by having an inverter hooked up to your battery too, just follow my videos to guide you through how to do it all 👍🏼

@pacman5511

5 жыл бұрын

Gadget John on tour very useful answer I'm going through the same steps rn ... I should've spent the extra money and got the Bluetooth enabled unit I read of the non Bluetooth smh

@keswickadventure

5 жыл бұрын

@@pacman5511 You can just buy the add-on bluetooth module from Victron. It just plugs in to their controller and gives exactly the same into as the bluetooth included one

Hi im after getting solar and thinking of getting the mppt control im going to start with just the 100 w solar panel but might add another in the future my question is should i buy a control to just work with the 1 solar panel or would i be ok to buy a bigger size controller so i can add more solar in the future

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

Buy the biggest you can afford. 100w of solar will not give you much power.

Hi John I’ve now connect my two 130 amp batteries to the 150 solar and 75/15 Victron controller, can I ask have you tweeked the controller On the Bluetooth app to improve things or left as is ? Cheers.

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve left it alone on default, the settings are more for lithium batteries or similar from what I’ve read.

John Hi, we have just purchased a second hand motor Home having had a caravan for years and I have been watching your videos with great interest. I am considering a solar panel but I have also considered a 1000w inverter generator which are not a million miles away in price but Hh Ave the added cost of fuel. What do you suggest?

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a fan of solar and b2b for battery charging. Generators aren’t something I’d bother with due to noise & smells.

I currently have a 110ah battery. You have 2 x 130. Did you really need double what I have? I haven't started using mine yet, but am now wondering is it big enough.

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

With all the tech I take away, having the heating on (or cooling fans on), along with lights and inverter the extra battery capacity is really useful.

Hi John, I'm working to add a bluetooth dongle to a Victron controller without the built in feature. Can you bring up your phone's bluetooth pairing screen and tell me what your Victron is named on the list of paired devices? Is it "MPPT75/15" or something close?

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, its Bluetooth name is the model on the charge controller.

Hi John - quick question if you have the time to answer. Would massively appreciate it. You opted not to use the 12v load circuit on the MPPT controller itself. Are there any pros or cons to using this socket or did you just not opt for this method purely because it doesn’t work as well for your particular setup?

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

It’s really a pointless function, it only provides power during direct sunlight.

Hi John, Does this integrate with the Electroblock on your Burstner van?

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

It's all explained in the video 👍🏻

Q: how many solar panels are you running ? On this charge control thanks

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

None, this is an old video and I’ve changed from this setup now. I ran a 150w panel with the controller in this video.

Great video! Love your stuff. Is the battery amp reading on the app giving you the amps going in from the solar controller to the battery? Or is it giving you how many amps you’re drawing whilst all the lights, fans, and chargers are going? If it’s the latter, I thought in order to get an amp reading, you need to run whatever’s measuring amps through the circuit itself rather than just getting a read from the battery. Or am I completely off on this? Thanks!

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

The bmv712 shows amps used since last at 100% and also the amps going in or out of the batteries.

@navybuff2010

4 жыл бұрын

John & Mandy on Tour thanks for the quick reply! Got it, so it sounds like as I suspected, the solar controller itself (lacking the battery monitor) won’t be able to give you amps being drawn out of the battery?

Hi John great video im upgrading my solar from 1x80 to 2x80 watt panals and also changing from pwm to mppt smart solar controller from victron my question is what size cable do i need to use from charge controller 75 15 to battery bank 2x 130ah agm thanks in advance jon

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

Standard solar panel cable will be fine, all panels should use it as it’s got a double skin for weatherproofing and the standard wire handles 60 amps.

@jonhilton2851

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy Thanks John

Hi john, can you help? I've just bought a victron on the back of your video in hope that I could see the amps drawn from my lights/ diesel heater etc...I've set it up and it shows '0' ? What am.i doing wrong? It is night time, does it only show when the solar panel is receiving energy? Can I get it to show all the time ? Any help appreciated. Many thanks

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

This is just a solar charger, to monitor your power usage you need something like the Victron 712 BMV 👍🏼

@SuperMearkat

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy thanks for reply. Is yours showing output because your pulling in solar then? Would it work if I attach load to a shunt? Thanks

On the Victron, how can you tell what controller to use on a 200 watt panel compared to a 100 watt panel?

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

You measure the maximum amps your solar panel can generate and get the controller that will take that. So my 150w panel generates 10amps, so to be same I have the 15a controller 👍🏼

@keswickadventure

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy There is a calculator excel download from the Victron website. Here you can put in your panel and controller configuration and it will let you know if they work together.

I think the 80W showing is what the Solar panel is generating - not to do with load ?? 80W from a 150 W panel in October in the UK for a panel that is flat on your van roof rather than at the perfect angle to the sun is pretty good though :-) Its good to have a controller that tells you what's going on, so you can see if there is an issue, or see the difference in where/how you park if your batteries are low too.

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I really didn’t do a great job of explaining it. I was trying to show the panel load as it charges the batteries 🤔

@frodev728

5 жыл бұрын

Linzi Douglas the panel will only ever put out what is being asked of it. So if your charger is pulling 50w and you add 34 watts of load, that’s a total of 84w that your panel will produce. If charging finished and you turn all loads off, panel power generation will drop to 0w (in reality the charge mode will switch to float so you will still get a few watts generated)...

@linz_in_NZ

5 жыл бұрын

@@frodev728 - My understanding from having Solar on the roof of my house and monitoring them before they were connected to anything other than the monitor, was that Panels just churn out power depending on the light - the charge controller is the thing that alters what it lets through. Thuis is why people opt for a MPPT instead of a PWM controller as the MPPT can use more of the incoming Watts/power by altering the amps while keeping the volts within the range the battery can accept - whereas PWM can't do this so is a lot less efficient and dumps the extra Watts/power.

@frodev728

5 жыл бұрын

Linzi Douglas No. panels will produce a _voltage_ even under quite weak light (such as a streetlight or even a bright torch at night) but voltage is not *power* . Power is voltage x current. Current comes from the load, so even if voltage is at peak, with no load it will not pass any current into the load (in this case the charge controller) and thus no power is generated at all (even though there may be potential to do that the instance a load is applied). a PWM controller cannot convert volts to amps, true, so it just takes in existing amps (based on demand from the battery) from the panel and gives that to the battery at the optimum charge voltage. a MPPT controller is able to multiply the amps as it divides the voltage down to something suitable for the batteries, which results in “more” power going into the batteries - which means the controller can potentially use 100% of the panels rated output in favourable conditions, whereas the PWM controller can only ever produce a certain proportion of that total rating, depending on the voltage differential. for eg. a “12v” panel won’t see as much an increase in efficiency on MPPT vs PWM as will a 36v panel.

@leesmith9299

5 жыл бұрын

@@linz_in_NZ It's different for a house because they send any excess off to the grid. For a motorhome there's nowhere to send the excess when the batteries are full so the charge controller just sends out what is needed. I think the 84w was limited by usage in the van as before he turned on the fan it was lower at about 70w. So as he used more the charge controller could output more. edit: forgot the 70w bit of the video which changed my conclusions.

Hi John, a very useful video As you made it look so simple I am going to change my factory fitted Truma PWM style controller for the Victron bluetooth MPPT 100 20 bluetooth controller. I do have a couple of questions, 1. my current controller charges both my leisure battery and vehicle battery by means of 2 separate connections, is the Victron also able to do this? 2. I currently have a 100w solar panel and 2 x 110ah AGM batteries, how much will the 100 20 controller allow me to increase my solar panel capacity? Thanks

@johnmandy

2 жыл бұрын

Charge your leisure batteries from all your chargers, then get a little back charger that’ll charge the starter battery once the leisure batteries are full. Look for a 12v battery master 100/20 will allow up to 100 volts of combined solar voltage to provide up to 20amps of charge. It’s not really measured in watts.

question! my battery is fully charged and everything works great! but the victron app dont show his watts from the solar panel.. but if i power on the inverter the wats goes up is this normal?

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, if you battery is fully charged then your solar controller doesn’t take any power from the solar panel. Powering on the inverter draws power from the battery so the solar control then allows the solar panel to charge the battery.

@trips2gehter387

5 жыл бұрын

Gadget John on tour thanks just to be sure everything is working good ;)

Hiya John, Could you tell me what pins you put your jumper back onto after you configured the controller in your Bluetooth or did you leave it disconnected ? Tia

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

On this model there are no jumpers to configure. You just wire it up and connect over Bluetooth just as I show in the video.

@fredblogg6469

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy That's strange I got the same 1 75/15, its just below the fuse on mine 4 pins confused lol

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

My controller is the 75/10 Have you contacted their support or checked online for the correct setup of your controller?

@fredblogg6469

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy Oh right my mistake its got 75/15 on it, so thought it was the same as my 75/15, yeah its got 3 different ways you can have it, was trying to decide which was the best. on page 6 of the book it says no jumper when configuring in Bluetooth then it gives you the other options for after, your the best man to come to with all this tech lol 👍

Hiya john what settings do you run your controller on I’ve just installed one and not sure if to run it on default settings for battery or user defined

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve used the profile for my agm batteries. 👍🏼

Hi John, Do you know if the solar charge controller will power up and connect over bluetooth without the solar panel installed? thank you

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it works without a solar panel as long as you still wire it to your batteries. 👍🏼

@luvthaburrito

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Barry Hoffman No idea, ask the person.

Hi John hope your enjoying your travels I've got a couple of questions I'm pretty sure your the one to answer them hopefully Can you use a hookup type 240v charger along with the solar power also does the solar system work when travelling Finally what is the best vehicle charging to the leisure batteries ie split charge or battery to battery and can all these be used alongside each other cheers Steve Tried to find email for you?

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

Check out our website for more in depth info on our van www.gjot.uk You can use hookup & solar charging and the solar charging will happen while you drive too. I’ve got a sterling B2B charger which is far better than a split charger.

I wonder why some dont have the load. I just purchased the 100/50 mppt victron and it has no Load

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

The bigger the amp rating of controller then it won't have a LOAD output as this could fry connected devices.

Does it have any settings in the app where you can be alerted if your battery voltage is getting too low?

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

It’s a solar controller, it automatically provides power whenever it can from the solar panel. You can’t turn on more power if the sun isn’t out, if the sun is out then it will charge your battery. 👍🏼

@markbtw7987

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy Yeah, I'm looking for a charger controller that can provide me with some kind of alert if my battery voltage is too low so I know to turn my generator on. I haven't been able to find anything like an alarm or bluetooth feature like that. Even just something that connects to the battery and beeps at 12.3v would be handy.

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

@@markbtw7987 This is what you need - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DC-3-6-50V-Digital-Voltmeter-High-Low-voltage-Alarm-led-monitor-tester-5v-12v-24/332687226979?hash=item4d75b43863:m:mdRcJ8vMbr-dy2o5-1bBt8g:rk:7:pf:0

@keswickadventure

5 жыл бұрын

@Barry Hoffman You can then add the Victron Battery Protect unit which can be set to disconnect all the loads when the battery gets to a value of your choice (50% at worst)

so the app doesn't show the real time solar panel information but only what the solar controller uses once the battery is under load/off float? I've noticed on mine the amp reading on the solar goes up when i turn the fan on

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's how all solar controllers work, they only show the load they are drawing in to power the load on the batteries, unless you wire in to the load side and then its the same info but only shown when it sees a load.

@17th_Street_Preacher

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy good to know thought my panels were wired wrong!?

Hi john. Ive got a duritc battery to battery relay to charge my leisure battery. And ive also fitted a solar panel with mppt controller. Ive noticed the other day that my solar panel has charged my leisure battery upto 13.2v which has switched on my duritc relay and in turn charged my van starter battery. Is this correct and ok to do? Cheers jon

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

I really don’t suggest people use split charge relays at all any more, a b2b is by far the better solution, but if you are using a split charge relay then you should use one with a diode to stop the back charge voltage 👍🏼

@johnocooper9841

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the responce. So do the duritc ones not have a diode in them

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

Johno Cooper You’d have to ask them, it might even depend on the model 🤷🏼‍♂️

Hi, This is a great video. Quick questions.. 1) How well does it perform in keeping your leisure battery topped up? For example, when we use our camper after a day or so the fridge voltage warning light would come on. Would something like this prevent that (assuming Sunny :) ) 2) Could I run a USB phone charger port from the "load" terminals to charge phones etc during the day so as not to draw from the leisure battery and thus save power?? Thanks

@johnmandy

2 жыл бұрын

As per the video, wire it to be a charger, do not use the load connections and then you can use your leisure battery fully.

Let me if I got it; the app allows you to monitor the current drawn from the battery? How can a solar charger measure the current that's being drawn from the battery without a shunt on the circuit battery - appliances?

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

The same way a DVM can measure load on an electric device.

@carlos76437

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy a DVM measures current (if it is what you mean by load) by breaking the circuit and having the electricity passing through the DVM. If the charge controller is placed between the solar panel and the battery how can it measure anything between the battery and the appliances?

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Really easy, the controller is connected to the battery and also the electrical devices. But if you want to learn how a product works then speak to the people who make it.

Hi thanks so much for the video. With The Bluetooth system do we still need a monitor for example our solar panel installer is telling us to buy this part - Victron Color Control GX Monitor. We would like to save money and not buy the monitor can we use the Bluetooth app instead?

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

The app is free and it’s easy to use, you definitely don’t need the monitor.

@wassislanddesign3623

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy Thanks sooo much! You just saved us over $500 !! Whooo hooo!

@wassislanddesign3623

4 жыл бұрын

Hi again! I know this is a lot to ask... would you be available to chat with us quickly about the app verses the monitor? The fellow who is installing our system is insisting we need the monitor. We really want to make the right decision. Here is what he said “ The Victron Color Control GX combines the data from the Battery Monitor, Solar Charge Controller and Charger/Inverter. Having complete data, and knowing where you're at on your batteries, panels and power consumption is critical for extended no-hookups camping. The Control GX is also your gateway to uploading data to the cloud so you can monitor your rig when you're away. It also give support for "geo-fencing" which is a LoJack like security feature for your trailer.”. I’m sooo grateful for any advice you can give us.

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

We use the BMV712 and the victron 100/30 solely on bluetooth and you know how much I can monitor our power, so no way do you need the screen and never would you "need" the cloud info either.

John is it simply a case of removing the fuse between your old solar controller and your leisure batteries, remove the controller, disconnect wiring and rewire the new unit and replace the fuse? You don’t have to cover your panel do you to stop it producing power whilst carrying out the change over

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

A fuse won’t help if you’re disconnecting the cables directly coming from the solar panel.

@bobscullion3533

5 жыл бұрын

Gadget John on tour so I don’t need to remove the fuse whilst swapping over the controllers? It’s just that I’ve done so anyways as my ep solar controller was overcharging the batteries not working properly hence the reason for me replacing with the Victron

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Do it at night and it’ll be fine or cover your panel so there’s no surge to the controllers. 👍🏼

@keswickadventure

5 жыл бұрын

Just make sure that you disconnect the solar panels FIRST and reconnect them LAST

I have the same controller but unsure of your explanation of what the 'Load' connection is for ? I was told it was for loads only up the rated amperage of the controller which for this model is only 15amps and not to use it for my inverter or anything else drawing high power. Good video.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Basically don’t use the load if you installed solar to charge your battery. The load is for led lights or phone chargers, very low power devices that will only get power when there is sun. So my advice is take all the solar power to the battery to charge it and don’t connect anything to the load.

@TheTwistedStone

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy Cheers fir your reply, I wasn't sure but now I'll leave the load connection well alone. :)

Hi John, Will this controller charge 2 leisure batteries or just one. ?

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

Multiple leisure batteries should always be wired as a battery bank and any chargers connected to the battery bank, so this will work just fine. 👍🏼

@vinnie4117

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy thank you.

Would you recommend this system and 150 watt solar for a small van then ?

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it will be fine.

@B16GYG

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy thank you for your reply John much appreciated keep the good work up u and Mandy 😎👌👍

Is it plug and play for lithium batteries or do you need to program it?

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

You just select the lithium settings in the app 👍🏼 But this controller isn’t powerful enough to charge lithium.

@kenkoh1724

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy But a Victron 60a would be powerful enough correct?

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that’s be fine as long as you have enough solar to generate 60amps, you’d need close to 1Kw of solar 👍🏼

I have a victron mppt solar controller with bluetooth but i have to stand within 3m to connect is this normal? TIA

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

I’m done vans that’s expected, it’s a big metal box you’re installing it inside so it messes with the signals.

Are you charging two batteries at once? If so how is that done

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve covered this in other videos.

that solar controller is that not an bit small for your system ??

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

This is an old video 👍🏼

would it run with a 2oo watt Soler

@johnmandy

2 жыл бұрын

It should, but you should check your panel specs against the solar controller you’re looking at.

How much solar power do you have

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

460w Check our my recent videos as I have a different van now

Hello everyone my tablet cant finde the system what can i do?

@johnmandy

5 жыл бұрын

Is it an apple iPad or an Android tablet? Have you connected with another device like your smartphone and if so did that work?

@MrMuya95

5 жыл бұрын

I have an Android tablet and become an Error after i try to remote console

@will_ren

4 жыл бұрын

I have to enable GPS to see my controller.

Hi does it use much power

@johnmandy

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a solar charger, it converts solar power into a 12v charge. It doesn’t use any power, it generates it.

@prouty2112

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy aww sorry i thought is was an addon cheers m8