I’m installing the Orion as a battery isolator in my RV with Chassis AGMs and House LI’s.
Input of the Orion to Chassis & output to the House Batteries.
I need an emergency switch between the Chassis to House battery in the case where the house is to low to start the House generator. Effectively, shorting the Orion’s input to output for 15 seconds during generator start. This would be done while the Chassis is off (no alternator current) so the Orion should be in the off state.
Will this impact the Orion XS?
I guess it’s a go for it and hope it’s really protected…
Use a simple bypass switch and prevent the short.
I’m trying to find the same answer and I don’t think the previous responders understand the question. The referenced section of the manual doesn’t cover this scenario.
In my case I want to be able to bridge both sides to start my vehicle in the event that its main battery is discharged. The “house” battery is 4x the capacity.
Bridging the input and output sides would not create an overload condition inside the charger, the cranking current would flow around it. The concern is over how the charger might try to compensate for the voltage being equal across its + terminals.
I would think it isn’t going to do anything unless there’s a higher voltage level present somewhere in the system, but it might still activate once the alternator/generator starts. I’d also like some assurance that it can just deal with it and not break itself.
I don’t believe the xs will have a problem with the situation, on the input side it will notice nothing, on the output side it will probably switch to bulk, puttung out the maximum current. But thats what it’s made for.