09-04-2024, 04:06 PM
It has been my practice to offload the generator for a short while prior to shutting it down reducing loading significantly thereby letting things cool down and get a breather.
However, after I upgraded to lithium batteries and added and auto gen start/stop logic to the victron GX it seems that the challenge is much more difficult and I have not been using that functionality.
The big loads on the system are the a/c systems, Aquahot if on electric heat, and battery charging.
The normal automatic logic is to turn the generator on when the battery gets low, and turns off at some point higher without regard to loading.
How important is my initial assessment/process to all of the systems, considering the only time I would want this functionality is while boondocking (my normal)?
However, after I upgraded to lithium batteries and added and auto gen start/stop logic to the victron GX it seems that the challenge is much more difficult and I have not been using that functionality.
The big loads on the system are the a/c systems, Aquahot if on electric heat, and battery charging.
The normal automatic logic is to turn the generator on when the battery gets low, and turns off at some point higher without regard to loading.
How important is my initial assessment/process to all of the systems, considering the only time I would want this functionality is while boondocking (my normal)?