Apr-05-2021 06:19 PM
Apr-19-2021 01:39 PM
Apr-19-2021 01:06 PM
3 tons wrote:Freep wrote:FWC wrote:
There are a couple of features that make the Victron more accurate than many of the cheap-o monitors:
For lithium, an important feature is automatic syncing - you can program into the Victron what your fully charged voltage and tail current is, thus when you know the battery is full, the monitor automatically syncs SOC to 100%. This compensates for integral errors, which are always an issue with Ah meters/coulomb counters.
The AiLi does this.
Huh??....Show ME the ‘Evidence’ !! - lol 🙂
3 tons
Apr-19-2021 12:54 PM
Freep wrote:FWC wrote:
There are a couple of features that make the Victron more accurate than many of the cheap-o monitors:
For lithium, an important feature is automatic syncing - you can program into the Victron what your fully charged voltage and tail current is, thus when you know the battery is full, the monitor automatically syncs SOC to 100%. This compensates for integral errors, which are always an issue with Ah meters/coulomb counters.
The AiLi does this.
Apr-19-2021 12:52 PM
Apr-19-2021 11:53 AM
FWC wrote:
There are a couple of features that make the Victron more accurate than many of the cheap-o monitors:
For lithium, an important feature is automatic syncing - you can program into the Victron what your fully charged voltage and tail current is, thus when you know the battery is full, the monitor automatically syncs SOC to 100%. This compensates for integral errors, which are always an issue with Ah meters/coulomb counters.
Apr-19-2021 09:56 AM
Freep wrote:
Keep in mind that Victron offers a lot more than just Bluetooth. Many of their components coordinate with each other, Victron also uses CAN bus, have developed the Venus Operating System for their monitoring and control features and opened it up for developers and DIYers. For example, a developer can run the Victron operating system on a Raspberry Pi and create their own custom monitoring and automation. And a lot of people do this.
So if you need that sort of interoperability and flexibility, it's hard to beat Victron. If you also don't mind paying the premium, then Victron is pretty much impossible to beat.
With all that said, it still looks like the claim that Victron uses some special lookup table for their Smart Shunt is false. It has a lot of great features, but that isn't one of them from what I can tell. And even if it is true, with most LiFePo4 packs you'll never be able to tell the difference between counting Coulombs and counting Coulombs plus using a lookup table.
Apr-19-2021 07:42 AM
Apr-19-2021 07:20 AM
StirCrazy wrote:
Victron is like GO Power or like Battleborn. They came out with a quality product when there wasn't much competition and they could set their price. Now that there is lots of competition they don't want to drop their price and start ad campaigns to trash the quality of other manufactures, say because they are made in China. Well, both good and bad quality can come out of china and that depends largely on the specs the importing company gives the manufacturer. Most of Victron probably comes over in sea cans and they're good quality. My 50 buck battery monitor is the same set up as the 250.00 Victron (CDN pricing) the only thing different is the Victron has Bluetooth. Bluetooth would be worth an extra 20 to 30 bucks, but not 200.00.
Steve
Apr-19-2021 07:19 AM
Apr-19-2021 05:48 AM
FWC wrote:StirCrazy wrote:
I disagree here, I do agree the Victron is good, but I dont agree they are worth the price. there are so many unit that use the exact same software/hardware out there for less than 1/4 the price. back in the day they used to be the best, not there just riding on there old name and trying to justify prices that are 400% more than they should be.
Steve
Please do share...
Apr-18-2021 07:24 PM
StirCrazy wrote:
I disagree here, I do agree the Victron is good, but I dont agree they are worth the price. there are so many unit that use the exact same software/hardware out there for less than 1/4 the price. back in the day they used to be the best, not there just riding on there old name and trying to justify prices that are 400% more than they should be.
Steve
Apr-15-2021 05:17 PM
Apr-15-2021 08:37 AM
3 tons wrote:What? Diet Coke or water. There is no Pepsi in consideration 😉
Diet Coke vs Diet Pepsi - always the age old argument...
3 tons
Apr-15-2021 02:23 AM
Freep wrote:
Moot Point vs. Mute Point
Moot means unimportant or not worth talking about. Mute means completely silent. Moot and mute might seem like similar words at first glance, but they are pronounced differently. Mute rhymes with cute, whereas moot rhymes with boot. Nevertheless, some people still mishear the phrase moot point as mute point. But don’t let that confuse you. The correct phrase is moot point, not mute point.
Apr-14-2021 10:25 PM