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dc-dc charger

Hello, friends. Need advice.

I have an motorhome with "Victron Energy Orion-Tr Smart 12/12V 30A DC-DC Isolated Charger" to charge my house batteries. But sometimes i will need to feed the starting battery a few amps from the house battery (listening to radio with engine off, using other accessories).

Is there a way for my isolated charger to short input and output? If not, would it be ok to short it manually though the switch?


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kevgermany answered ·

No this cannot be done. The Orion does not support it, strictly one way operation.

Shorting with a switch will cause high current from the high to low battery.

Ideally put in a second isolated Orion, switched. But you may need to tweak the settings, to get it to kick in.

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michael-roslyak answered ·

ok. thank you for clarification.

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