I really like the Lynx Smart BMS On/Off feature in Victron Connect, that I can use to switch off all loads without going to the engine room when leaving my boat for longer period. It's especially useful since it's keeping the CerboGX powered and I can still use it's geofence features.
The only issue is that the On/Off feature sends signal to both ATD and ATC.
It would be really handy to be able to switch of all all loads, while keeping Solar chargers active.
Hi @bezda ,
That is a nice idea, though there is a little bit more to it: not only ATC and ATD are being switched at the moment, also the main contactor is opened up (which I think is a good thing).
I'll think about it a little!
Note that you can ofcourse wire a physical switch in your ATD contact; but I understand that might require some work and drilling in panels in case you want that switch accessible outside of the engine room.
Best regards, Matthijs
Joining the request for this feature. It would open up some nice possibilities for automation.
For example, it would allow better control of "dumb" charging sources like wind generators. On my boat, the (single stage) set point for the wind generator is 14.2 V. However, during sustained periods of high wind/low load, this can result in the batteries sitting at absorption voltage too long. The alternative, setting the wind generator at float voltage, is not very effective for charging.
(And of course, these times of low load are when I'm away from the boat and cannot manually switch the wind generator off).
To my mind, it doesn't have to be a button in Victron Connect, but the ability to flip AtC on/off via MQTT, dbus, etc., would be sufficient.
