You certainly get what you pay for with Victron. We hear nothing but great things about their products, and they're very popular in the mobile application market. Great job explaining why you may or may not want/need the additional components!
Great video, thank you. Does a system like this end up increasing the ac input electricity bill, or does it offset against the battery supplied power? I guess this is related to round trip efficiency of the battery? Some clarification would be appreciated.
@tgbatg very happy you like that unit, the only issue is noobs to this space trying todo DIY will always go with an all-in-one because its all-in-one and they are new to this space, so no matter how capable that unit is not being all in one will not be for beginners, this is more for people who is already very comfortable building out a full system with many different components together and know how todo good wire management etc.. and to get that setup to support 240v you’ll need another unit etc.. but yeah EG4 systems runs for years after setup no issues, same as Growatt units, once setup properly will just work for years nothing todo. But yeah it’s a very capable unit but iMO not for beginners.
Not necessarily Not quite a newbie Paid silly money for my first 12v system only small but still going Went to a 24 v with a 400 w inverter, still running 48 v system now 8 500 w trina panels Multiplus 48 5000 250/85 tr ve can 2 x 24 opzs 2 v cells Relays fuses etc Added on 150/70 tr ve can Extra 830 w solar About to add a cerbo gx and another 48/5000 multiplus Maybe another 4 550 watt panels So next Christmas I'll probably get 2 lynx distributors Do you ever stop tweaking a system ?
@@philliptrotter1846 all good points, you seem like you like tinkering with your system so in cases like that you may never stop lol, i know back in the day solid all in one systems was just not invented yet, thus adoption was lo, now a days solid all in one systems are all over the place many options and for newer people to this space that only care to do it once they are all told with so many content out there to always build your first system much bigger than currently needed with even more expandable etc.. so yeah anyone that does the little steps just like the experience of doing so and that will sill be around.
no no no to double tapping those main lugs. get the victron lynx battery power in connector with Fuses. love the journey! building my own here soon with eg4. run victron offgrid at the trailer
Excellent video. I was astonished at how fast the AC1 output flipped over when the grid was disconnected. Presumably, when the grid suffers an outage the inverter is already sychronised with the grid profile and all that is happening is that the inverter isolates AC1 from the grid and continued to feed it with own "micro grid island" (but with presumably same the profile as the grid). So when the grid comes back up, the microgrid is already synchronised and can reconnect the grid just as quickly. This makes me wonder....if I was to take my PV output to AC1, then that would probably/possibly keep my PV system alive and able to power other loads on AC1 and keep charging the battery. This would be safe too, because during a grid outage, the Multiplus would physically disconnect AC1 from the grid.
I'm looking to upgrade to a similar system- eg4 wallmount with victron multiplus 2 (5000va), victron 250/100 mppt. my question is should I include the lynx shunt, or do the comms out of the eg4 battery provide the same data to the cerbo gx? It looks like your getting all the necessary data without it. I do plan on including a lynx distributor.
You mentioned you had to make that cable for the BMS-Can? More details on that please? I have the same cerbo GX and battery, but not getting any battery comms into the Cerbo and does not see the battery in device list - assuming something funky about the cable? Awesome video, thanks!
I cant hear anything you say because you decided to wear your shirt inside out and people watching can obviously see there is a print on the other side. Im trying to see if I can make out what it says, but by doing so, I am not listening to you. Go change clothes, come back, and try again. I do believe everything else is good, just the shirt thing is impossible to get past.
You certainly get what you pay for with Victron. We hear nothing but great things about their products, and they're very popular in the mobile application market. Great job explaining why you may or may not want/need the additional components!
What a beast of a system! Nice video, sir.
Great video, thank you. Does a system like this end up increasing the ac input electricity bill, or does it offset against the battery supplied power? I guess this is related to round trip efficiency of the battery? Some clarification would be appreciated.
@tgbatg very happy you like that unit, the only issue is noobs to this space trying todo DIY will always go with an all-in-one because its all-in-one and they are new to this space, so no matter how capable that unit is not being all in one will not be for beginners, this is more for people who is already very comfortable building out a full system with many different components together and know how todo good wire management etc.. and to get that setup to support 240v you’ll need another unit etc.. but yeah EG4 systems runs for years after setup no issues, same as Growatt units, once setup properly will just work for years nothing todo. But yeah it’s a very capable unit but iMO not for beginners.
Couldn't agree more.
Not necessarily
Not quite a newbie
Paid silly money for my first 12v system only small but still going
Went to a 24 v with a 400 w inverter, still running
48 v system now
8 500 w trina panels
Multiplus 48 5000
250/85 tr ve can
2 x 24 opzs 2 v cells
Relays fuses etc
Added on 150/70 tr ve can
Extra 830 w solar
About to add a cerbo gx and another 48/5000 multiplus
Maybe another 4 550 watt panels
So next Christmas I'll probably get 2 lynx distributors
Do you ever stop tweaking a system ?
@@philliptrotter1846 all good points, you seem like you like tinkering with your system so in cases like that you may never stop lol, i know back in the day solid all in one systems was just not invented yet, thus adoption was lo, now a days solid all in one systems are all over the place many options and for newer people to this space that only care to do it once they are all told with so many content out there to always build your first system much bigger than currently needed with even more expandable etc.. so yeah anyone that does the little steps just like the experience of doing so and that will sill be around.
no no no to double tapping those main lugs. get the victron lynx battery power in connector with Fuses.
love the journey! building my own here soon with eg4. run victron offgrid at the trailer
Yeah that’s no good. Was trying to keep the system without adding another component.
Great system setup. Helped me a lot!
thanks
Excellent video. I was astonished at how fast the AC1 output flipped over when the grid was disconnected. Presumably, when the grid suffers an outage the inverter is already sychronised with the grid profile and all that is happening is that the inverter isolates AC1 from the grid and continued to feed it with own "micro grid island" (but with presumably same the profile as the grid). So when the grid comes back up, the microgrid is already synchronised and can reconnect the grid just as quickly. This makes me wonder....if I was to take my PV output to AC1, then that would probably/possibly keep my PV system alive and able to power other loads on AC1 and keep charging the battery. This would be safe too, because during a grid outage, the Multiplus would physically disconnect AC1 from the grid.
Can this inverter be installed on a ceiling of an RV pass-thru - basically with the front label facing down?
I'm looking to upgrade to a similar system- eg4 wallmount with victron multiplus 2 (5000va), victron 250/100 mppt. my question is should I include the lynx shunt, or do the comms out of the eg4 battery provide the same data to the cerbo gx? It looks like your getting all the necessary data without it. I do plan on including a lynx distributor.
Nice video. Thanks
thanks!
You mentioned you had to make that cable for the BMS-Can? More details on that please? I have the same cerbo GX and battery, but not getting any battery comms into the Cerbo and does not see the battery in device list - assuming something funky about the cable? Awesome video, thanks!
The video explaining the full comms setup should be coming out this Friday.
I cant hear anything you say because you decided to wear your shirt inside out and people watching can obviously see there is a print on the other side. Im trying to see if I can make out what it says, but by doing so, I am not listening to you. Go change clothes, come back, and try again. I do believe everything else is good, just the shirt thing is impossible to get past.
Thanks for the tip. Will keep that in mind