Why do Victron make an isolated and non isolated version of the Orion Tr smart? Surely if you connect the two -ve of the isolated together it becomes a non isolated? Is there something else about it that is different?
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Why do Victron make an isolated and non isolated version of the Orion Tr smart?
@SteveS There are situations where the two batteries do not share a common negative, and therefore an isolated unit is needed. If the batteries share a common negative, then the non isolated unit is fine.
Yes I fully understand the need for an isolated version, but as I said if you connect the two -ve of the isolated together it becomes a non isolated. So why do they make two versions? Is there perhaps another reason?
You can use the isolated version to measure the current used to charge a battery using a smart BMV. Measuring with a non isolated version would also includes the current wasted in heat.
