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pepvan asked

Orion-Tr 12/24-20 installation

Hi again

In a previous post I shared the scheme of my Van electrical system. It is almost set now, but I have some small doubts...

https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/33770/van-solar-electric-scheme-24v-and-12v.html?childToView=33841#answer-33841

Mostly about Negative / Ground

here I share a scheme with three options on how to connect Orion 12/24 to the negative busbar
which one is more correct?
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Matthias Lange - DE answered ·

If the busbar of the 24V battery is connected to ground/the chassis then every setup will work.
If not, only A will work.

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pepvan answered ·

Dear All,
I finally buit the scheme avove, and connected the busbar to the Van ground. All seems to work fine.

I have a question, when I leave my van in the parking, do I need to disconnect the Orion from the battery or it is fine to leave it connected. Sometimes, when parked (no engine running) the Orion gets a little hot (not much). Is that normal?

many thanks

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pepvan answered ·

More questions, sorry.

What wire thickness would you use from Van Battery (100A 12v) to the Orion TR12-24/20 (the lenght of the cable is 2m)? Thanks


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