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Victron did not power on

NoVaGuyNoVaGuy Member Posts: 95
edited May 2020 in Battery/Electrical & Solar
Installed battery monitor today.  When I connected the head unit, it did not turn on.  I did have a spark when connecting the negative lug.  All other electrical devices seem to work.

any ideas?
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  • NoVaGuyNoVaGuy Member Posts: 95
    Never mind.  I am an idiot.  It’s working now.

    head unit not coming out of set up mode.  Seems to be working otherwise
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  • jkjennjkjenn Member Posts: 6,417
    We all have our moments. 😁

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  • MuttonChopsMuttonChops Member Posts: 1,864
    edited May 2020
    NoVaGuy said:
    Never mind.  I am an idiot.  It’s working now.
    LOL =)  trust me you are Not an Idiot.
    I get that title . . . an I was trained as an Engineer.

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  • NoVaGuyNoVaGuy Member Posts: 95
    Does it matter which side of the shunt goes to battery and which side goes to block?  I may have that backwards too.  
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  • MuttonChopsMuttonChops Member Posts: 1,864
    NoVaGuy said:
    Does it matter which side of the shunt goes to battery and which side goes to block?  I may have that backwards too.  

    Don't know about your brand monitor.  However on the cheaper (price/quality/operation) China one I have it does matter . . . wiring backwards (on mine) just causes the Discharge / Charging data to be backwards, does not cause any failure issues.

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  • NoVaGuyNoVaGuy Member Posts: 95
    @MuttonChops so was I.  Had the wires switched.  Must have been due to working in the heat 🙄🙄.
     Seems to be working.  Have one odd reading I need to figure out.  Also need to figure out how to get the head unit out of set up mode
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  • 4ncar4ncar Member Posts: 1,072
    NoVaGuy said:
    @MuttonChops so was I.  Had the wires switched.  Must have been due to working in the heat 🙄🙄.
     Seems to be working.  Have one odd reading I need to figure out.  Also need to figure out how to get the head unit out of set up mode
    If you complete the set up 9m your smart phone, 5he head unit will eventually catch up. Assuming g you have a Bluetooth enabled device...
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  • ChanWChanW Member Posts: 3,163
    edited May 2020
    You guys are so reassuring... I wired mine the wrong way the first time too. Can't remember, but I think I did HOT to 'B' instead of to 'A'.
    The Victron did survive tho.
    I could never have been an engineer. I never admitted it. B)
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  • NoVaGuyNoVaGuy Member Posts: 95
    Head seems to have caught up.  Thank you for the help.  I am getting an alert about the midpoint voltage.  I will use the battery a bit before I worry about it.  May just be that the system is learning.  
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