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My English is very bad, but I love these videos and I watch them several times to understand them. Thank you very much for your explanations and your web page, which is great.
13/14...caught on the purpose of shore power but I believe that you are incorrect. "Connecting to Grid power for battery power" as the answer...but what about when I'm connected to my RV with my generated? It's AC power connected via the shore power plug charging my battery and has nothing to do with grid power.
Ha! Yeah, true. But don't get caught up in the makes and models of each manufacturers products yet. An inverter, regardless of if it comes from Victron, Midnite, Outback, Schneider, etc is all going to convert DC power stored in a battery bank into AC power for standard household devices. All of those aforementioned companies have their own names for each of their components, so once you figure out what type of component you need, and which manufacturer you want to use, you can figure out what that manufacturer calls their model lines. Side Quest: If you want to see some REALLY unhelpful model lines, go check out the models of RVs available. It's always like the Fleetline Flamingo GH745-i And now that I say that... that's also how graphics cards and CPUs are named...
Great instruction again! Just not a great test taker, 13/14. Tripped up on "What is the primary purpose of shore power chargers?" Key word PRIMARY, all good. Thanks!!
14/14. This is a great video. I needed this explanation of the various components of an off-grid electrical system before spending untold hours over the last two months watching RV electrical system upgrade videos! Prior to watching this video I was still uncertain about the difference between a dc-dc converter and a dc-dc charger, nor did I understand exactly how battery isolators worked.
Good morning would like help with purchasing a pdf diagram for a schoolie conversion. 24 vlt 3000 watt inverter system 30 amp shore power with between 2200 and 3000 watts of solar. Any info and price would be grateful
13/14 Thanks for clarifying the difference between a DC/DC isolator and the DC/DC charger. I have an isolator in my first van (with a DC breaker on the van battery side). I try to keep the breaker off unless I specifically need to alternator charge the battery bank. Is that necessary?
I got 13/14... but I'd like to argue for that missing point. lol. Question 3, about the primary purpose of a shore power charger. Yes, it can connect to grid power, but also, a generator, a solar generator, or even another RV's inverter... Therefore, although the 'correct answer', is indeed, applicable, I believe the choice of "Converting AC power to DC power for battery charging", is a 'more correct' answer. lol. (think of it not as a 'shore power charger', but rather, an 'AC to DC charger'). I'm raising my score to 14/14. (I scrolled a short bit and see a few folks claiming 13/14... I wonder how many of them were tripped up by question 3?) Anyway, this series(Academy) seems like it will be a good thing... especially for those who think electricity is that "Tingly Stuff on Your Tongue", when you touch it to a 9 volt battery. lol.🤔 Keep pushing SAFETY! I've been shocked by 120AC, and who knows how much DC from a park plug... and have... I mean had, a good friend who died when drilling into a concrete basement wall, hitting a 240AC line. these systems are, actually, very safe, IF!!! they are designed and installed correctly. We don't want any of 'Nate's Nation' to become a statistic! When in doubt, seek advice from a pro! Do NOT be 'that guy', who THOUGHT he knew what he was doing.🤪 👍🏼✌🏼🇨🇦
Haha! Ah, yes... my least favorite types of questions back when I was on the other end of these quizzes. Choose the MOST correct answer + What is the PRIMARY function. 🤣😂
@@EXPLORISTlife The "Primary Function", is to turn AC into DC, regardless of the source. lol. Remember, depending on how and where you travel, you may sometimes come to a place where "Shore Power", is the wrong type for your "Shore Power" charger... just like DC to DC chargers only work under the correct conditions. A 24 to 12 is not gonna work in a complete 12 volt system, unless you bring in a 24 volt outside supply. What might be 'the most correct' answer, to you, might be different for someone else... so 'the most correct answer', should be the one that excludes a single use, when multiple uses are possible. Even Victron doesn't call them "shore power" chargers, but rather, "AC Chargers". Anyway, this is all in fun, Bud. Love your content, for years!👍🏼 Keep up the good work, and as I said, don't ever think you can offer too many safety warnings.✌🏼🇨🇦
Hi Nate, after I installed my solar charge controler and setup the Bluetooth access, I changed the phone without taking the info from the label and I forgot the new password. How could I connect the new phone with the controller? Thanks
Just a heads up, but we responded today and the email bounced back with the error of: "Recipient inbox full Your message couldn't be delivered to (your email address hidden for privacy) Their inbox is full, or it's getting too much mail right now." Looks like you've got some email receiving issues going on. 🤷♂️🙂 At any rate; looks like it shipped last week and was delivered on Sunday per the UPS tracking. For the guidebooks, those are digital downloads that there were links on the receipt page. We tried to re-send those to you in your email, but since it bounced back, you probably didn't get that. So yeah... fix your email issues and then reach back out and we will send over your guidebooks.
14…. I know it’s not to that point in your classes yet, but the fact Victron calls solar charge controllers Blue Solar that don’t have Bluetooth, (I know, they use their shade of blue for components), just irks me a little…
Ha! Yeah, true. But don't get caught up in the makes and models of each manufacturers products yet. An inverter, regardless of if it comes from Victron, Midnite, Outback, Schneider, etc is all going to convert DC power stored in a battery bank into AC power for standard household devices. All of those aforementioned companies have their own names for each of their components, so once you figure out what type of component you need, and which manufacturer you want to use, you can figure out what that manufacturer calls their model lines. Side Quest: If you want to see some REALLY unhelpful model lines, go check out the models of RVs available. It's always like the Fleetline Flamingo GH745-i And now that I say that... that's also how graphics cards and CPUs are named...
Hi, Thanks for another good video I wish I had seen a couple of years ago - would have saved a lot of frustration!! Furthermore, your instruction /build videos are the best! I am coming from the boat side of things. There seems to be some differences between that domain and RVs (++). For one thing the switched and un-switched parts of a system is important - all charging devices basically being on the un-switched part and all loads on the switched. Also some differences between ground from chassis and from engine block. Anyways - I have a question regarding your DC-DC charger section. All information from trustworthy sources on the boat "domain", like Nigel Calder and Jeff Cote, say that there has to be a lead-acid battery between the alternator and the lithium house bank. The DC-DC charger connecting the two. I have tried to investigate why a DC-DC charger cannot be connected as you suggest. The best answer I have got, on a Victron community, is that the alternator "rectified, unfiltered DC output, from an AC source. Might not be the ideal input for the Orion." Would really appreciate your comment to this!
For actual installation and not just basic understanding of what a DC DC Charger does like discussed in this video, yes, there needs to be a starting battery on the 'input' side of the DC DC charger. An alternator needs a battery to charge, so in the case of a DC DC charger, if you connected an alternator directly to a DC DC charger with no battery anywhere on that side, the alternator wouldn't be connected to a Battery... it'd just be connected to a DC DC charger. If your alternator is going direct to the house battery, it should just be set up w/ a external voltage regulator (wakespeed or similar) so that it is connected directly to a battery in much the same way the alternator would be charging a starting battery.
In short: A shunt should be sized to handle the number of amps flowing through it. With a 3000W Inverter, that is only 250A at 12V (and less at 24/48V), so both a 500A and a 1000A would be appropriate. All of the system designs found in our shop at shop.explorist.life include all of the appropriately sized shunts for their various systems.
Great prensentation but you do realize that the majority of RV ers are still using Lead Acid batteries including myself. I understand that you don't make money off flooded batteries but you didn't forget to mention wind power and even water mills? I guess this channel is not for me anymore. Sad.
The chemistry of batteries doesn't have anything to do with what all of the individual parts & components do. Perhaps next time, watch the video with an open mind instead of with the intention of talking shit and maybe you'll learn something new. If not; and you don't think this channel is for you anymore (which is an absurd mindset), you can just click to a different video you feel will meet your needs. This isn't an airport. No need to announce your departure.
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14/14 👍💚
My English is very bad, but I love these videos and I watch them several times to understand them. Thank you very much for your explanations and your web page, which is great.
13/14...caught on the purpose of shore power but I believe that you are incorrect. "Connecting to Grid power for battery power" as the answer...but what about when I'm connected to my RV with my generated? It's AC power connected via the shore power plug charging my battery and has nothing to do with grid power.
what doesnt help is the way victron names its products with random words and letters
Ha! Yeah, true. But don't get caught up in the makes and models of each manufacturers products yet. An inverter, regardless of if it comes from Victron, Midnite, Outback, Schneider, etc is all going to convert DC power stored in a battery bank into AC power for standard household devices.
All of those aforementioned companies have their own names for each of their components, so once you figure out what type of component you need, and which manufacturer you want to use, you can figure out what that manufacturer calls their model lines.
Side Quest: If you want to see some REALLY unhelpful model lines, go check out the models of RVs available. It's always like the Fleetline Flamingo GH745-i
And now that I say that... that's also how graphics cards and CPUs are named...
Great information. Looking forward to seeing the whole series. Don
Great instruction again! Just not a great test taker, 13/14. Tripped up on "What is the primary purpose of shore power chargers?" Key word PRIMARY, all good. Thanks!!
13/14. One dumb mistake.
14/14…nailed it…not. It was the excellent teacher. This awesome. Thank you.
14/14. This is a great video. I needed this explanation of the various components of an off-grid electrical system before spending untold hours over the last two months watching RV electrical system upgrade videos! Prior to watching this video I was still uncertain about the difference between a dc-dc converter and a dc-dc charger, nor did I understand exactly how battery isolators worked.
What happens if your solar charger dies, does that mean a fire starts on your batteries?
Will the fuse protect you?
13/14 because I read too much into the shore power converter question.
12/14
12/14. It was a nice lesson though.
Great instruction, Nate and crew: 14/14 this chapter!
Good morning would like help with purchasing a pdf diagram for a schoolie conversion. 24 vlt 3000 watt inverter system 30 amp shore power with between 2200 and 3000 watts of solar. Any info and price would be grateful
Sure! Use the system picker embedded on the front page of our shop, answer those questions, and it will take you to the proper kit.
When are you going to start selling the Orion 50A dcdc converter?
They will be available in the US at the end of March.
13/14 Thanks for clarifying the difference between a DC/DC isolator and the DC/DC charger. I have an isolator in my first van (with a DC breaker on the van battery side). I try to keep the breaker off unless I specifically need to alternator charge the battery bank. Is that necessary?
Sadly, only a 13/14. Batteries/Backbone. Who would have thunk it?
Hello, Have you published a video related specifically to chassis grounding techniques? What to do and not do.
Thank you.
I got 13/14... but I'd like to argue for that missing point. lol.
Question 3, about the primary purpose of a shore power charger.
Yes, it can connect to grid power, but also, a generator, a solar generator, or even another RV's inverter...
Therefore, although the 'correct answer', is indeed, applicable, I believe the choice of "Converting AC power to DC power for battery charging", is a 'more correct' answer. lol.
(think of it not as a 'shore power charger', but rather, an 'AC to DC charger').
I'm raising my score to 14/14.
(I scrolled a short bit and see a few folks claiming 13/14... I wonder how many of them were tripped up by question 3?)
Anyway, this series(Academy) seems like it will be a good thing... especially for those who think electricity is that "Tingly Stuff on Your Tongue", when you touch it to a 9 volt battery. lol.🤔
Keep pushing SAFETY! I've been shocked by 120AC, and who knows how much DC from a park plug... and have... I mean had, a good friend who died when drilling into a concrete basement wall, hitting a 240AC line.
these systems are, actually, very safe, IF!!! they are designed and installed correctly.
We don't want any of 'Nate's Nation' to become a statistic! When in doubt, seek advice from a pro! Do NOT be 'that guy', who THOUGHT he knew what he was doing.🤪
👍🏼✌🏼🇨🇦
Haha! Ah, yes... my least favorite types of questions back when I was on the other end of these quizzes. Choose the MOST correct answer + What is the PRIMARY function. 🤣😂
@@EXPLORISTlife The "Primary Function", is to turn AC into DC, regardless of the source. lol.
Remember, depending on how and where you travel, you may sometimes come to a place where "Shore Power", is the wrong type for your "Shore Power" charger... just like DC to DC chargers only work under the correct conditions. A 24 to 12 is not gonna work in a complete 12 volt system, unless you bring in a 24 volt outside supply.
What might be 'the most correct' answer, to you, might be different for someone else... so 'the most correct answer', should be the one that excludes a single use, when multiple uses are possible.
Even Victron doesn't call them "shore power" chargers, but rather, "AC Chargers".
Anyway, this is all in fun, Bud.
Love your content, for years!👍🏼
Keep up the good work, and as I said, don't ever think you can offer too many safety warnings.✌🏼🇨🇦
Yeah, that's the only one I missed too. I debated and then went with my gut. FWIW I'm going to agree with you and not Nate on this one.
Great channel with top quality content and advice
Keep up the great work
14 out of 14 in the quiz
All the best graham
Thanks so much, so helpful in demystifying "electmystery" < could be a good T-shirt statement" !!
Hi Nate, after I installed my solar charge controler and setup the Bluetooth access, I changed the phone without taking the info from the label and I forgot the new password. How could I connect the new phone with the controller? Thanks
What does the quiz about my body have to do with the price of Onions is Russia or electrical systems?
Total points
14/14 for the quiz 😊
Great job!!
I knew all the answers, but shouldn't I if I have watched ALL your You Tubes, and some more than once!
13/14 on the quiz
I ordered the new 50. Dc to dc charger from you. I have asked several times when to expect delivery. As of today I have not heard from you???
Check your spam folder? We answer all emails in our support inbox every morning. Make sure you haven’t blocked our emails too.
Just a heads up, but we responded today and the email bounced back with the error of: "Recipient inbox full
Your message couldn't be delivered to (your email address hidden for privacy) Their inbox is full, or it's getting too much mail right now."
Looks like you've got some email receiving issues going on. 🤷♂️🙂
At any rate; looks like it shipped last week and was delivered on Sunday per the UPS tracking.
For the guidebooks, those are digital downloads that there were links on the receipt page. We tried to re-send those to you in your email, but since it bounced back, you probably didn't get that.
So yeah... fix your email issues and then reach back out and we will send over your guidebooks.
Great info in just going over the basic components and what they do. Always wondered why and what equipment people were putting in there rv's.
Very informative video, Thank you.
13/14 on the quiz
Related to #11?
pre-watching score 13/14 post-watching 14/14
Excellent video. Thanks. I got 13/14.
13/14
14….
I know it’s not to that point in your classes yet, but the fact Victron calls solar charge controllers Blue Solar that don’t have Bluetooth, (I know, they use their shade of blue for components), just irks me a little…
Ha! Yeah, true. But don't get caught up in the makes and models of each manufacturers products yet. An inverter, regardless of if it comes from Victron, Midnite, Outback, Schneider, etc is all going to convert DC power stored in a battery bank into AC power for standard household devices.
All of those aforementioned companies have their own names for each of their components, so once you figure out what type of component you need, and which manufacturer you want to use, you can figure out what that manufacturer calls their model lines.
Side Quest: If you want to see some REALLY unhelpful model lines, go check out the models of RVs available. It's always like the Fleetline Flamingo GH745-i
And now that I say that... that's also how graphics cards and CPUs are named...
Hi, Thanks for another good video I wish I had seen a couple of years ago - would have saved a lot of frustration!! Furthermore, your instruction /build videos are the best!
I am coming from the boat side of things. There seems to be some differences between that domain and RVs (++). For one thing the switched and un-switched parts of a system is important - all charging devices basically being on the un-switched part and all loads on the switched. Also some differences between ground from chassis and from engine block.
Anyways - I have a question regarding your DC-DC charger section. All information from trustworthy sources on the boat "domain", like Nigel Calder and Jeff Cote, say that there has to be a lead-acid battery between the alternator and the lithium house bank. The DC-DC charger connecting the two.
I have tried to investigate why a DC-DC charger cannot be connected as you suggest. The best answer I have got, on a Victron community, is that the alternator "rectified, unfiltered DC output, from an AC source. Might not be the ideal input for the Orion."
Would really appreciate your comment to this!
For actual installation and not just basic understanding of what a DC DC Charger does like discussed in this video, yes, there needs to be a starting battery on the 'input' side of the DC DC charger.
An alternator needs a battery to charge, so in the case of a DC DC charger, if you connected an alternator directly to a DC DC charger with no battery anywhere on that side, the alternator wouldn't be connected to a Battery... it'd just be connected to a DC DC charger.
If your alternator is going direct to the house battery, it should just be set up w/ a external voltage regulator (wakespeed or similar) so that it is connected directly to a battery in much the same way the alternator would be charging a starting battery.
14/14
14/14 Thanks for the video, good work
13/14
15/16
16/14
13/14
13 out of 14. I always miss one.
thanks Nate great video 😊
Excellent! Thank you!
What size shunt should be with a Victron 3000w interveter 500amp, 1000amp?
In short: A shunt should be sized to handle the number of amps flowing through it. With a 3000W Inverter, that is only 250A at 12V (and less at 24/48V), so both a 500A and a 1000A would be appropriate.
All of the system designs found in our shop at shop.explorist.life include all of the appropriately sized shunts for their various systems.
@@EXPLORISTlife thank you
Thank you. I always learn something new.
Glad to hear it! Cheers!
14/14 😎
Woohoo! Great job!
Good video 13/14
Great info - thank you 14/14
Glad it was helpful!
This was really helpful thanks😊
Glad it was helpful!
👍🤠
👍
Nice, Good job
Thank you! Cheers!
lol😂fricking hilarious Nate oh my god
Great prensentation but you do realize that the majority of RV ers are still using Lead Acid batteries including myself. I understand that you don't make money off flooded batteries but you didn't forget to mention wind power and even water mills? I guess this channel is not for me anymore. Sad.
You really are acting like a spoiled little kid to be honest, you need to increase your emotional IQ
The chemistry of batteries doesn't have anything to do with what all of the individual parts & components do. Perhaps next time, watch the video with an open mind instead of with the intention of talking shit and maybe you'll learn something new. If not; and you don't think this channel is for you anymore (which is an absurd mindset), you can just click to a different video you feel will meet your needs. This isn't an airport. No need to announce your departure.