On my Multiplus II I’m trying to decipher the charging lights.
I looked in the manual, and the on-line manual, but could not find anything.
Main in on Full
Absorption is on Full
Float is on Half
Does anyone know what that means?
I’m guessing it means mains power is present, it’s on the absorption charge but what does half-float mean?
@BobKones I propose you download the Victron Toolkit app to help interpret system status and error leds.
When you say “half float” do you mean the Float LED is flashing, or it just sort of looks a little bit lit?
If flashing, then you’re correct there is no documented error code that includes Mains, Absorption, and Float. If it just looks a little bit lit it’s quite possible that it’s not the Float LED that’s lit, but just a little bleed-through light from the Absorption LED.
No, it was half-lit just like in the book, unfortunately, it’s not in the book 
Until my Cerbo comes in I am very limited in being able to see.
It’s just there is no half-lit in the book, it’s either flashing, off, or solid, there’s no half at all. That’s why I’m wondering, if you really mean “half-lit” and not flashing, if it’s just bleed-through from the next LED over.
I looked at it again, I don’t think it’s bleed through, it really appears half-lit.
If the LED’s need to be redesigned to address bleed-through, that’s a different matter. I do find it interesting that visually, they look exactly like in the manual, half-lit.
I’m finding there are a LOT of Victron issues that appear to be self-inflicted on the part of the company. It’s very hard to find even basic information on products, and much of it appears to be outdated or contradictory. It seems every day I’m finding a new document, somewhere, that provides more information then the last. To date, I’ve yet to find that one all-encompassing document or reference point that brings it all together.
This is a company that really needs to hire someone to clean everything up. I find it very odd that they have so many different apps and programs and have yet to consolidate any of them. I watched the video with the founder, and later, his son, and I can see why everything is a mess. Their focus really appears to be all engineering and everything else is secondary.
The core quality and features are there, but the entire interface of the company to the purchaser is crazy. It’s very easy to waste money on items that won’t address your goals due to the lack of concise and clear information. The amount of time spent on just pre-purchase research alone is ridiculous. Victron really needs to do a major cleanup across the board with respect to documentation and with respect to software, consolidate.
Thank you for trying to help - it IS appreciated!
The Cerbo should be here in a few days and it’s my understanding that I will then be able to modify and monitor everything on my computer, which is easier for me - and that’s if my understanding of what the Cerbo does is accurate. My hope is that, at that point, I can ignore the lights and get an accurate real-time look at everything and then adjust as required.
Maybe you can make a picture?
There is no “half-on”.
It’s ON, OFF or blinking.
The basic features are all in the manuals.
There are so many ways to install/use/combine some of the Victron products that it’s almost impossible to explain everything in the manuals.
If you have questions you should ask your (local) Victron dealer/installer or here in the community.
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To configure devices there is VE.config (MultiPlus/Quattro) and VictronConnect (all other devices).
The tool kit app is an app to identify LED error codes or calculate voltage drops or temperature derating.
(As far as I know this app will be implemented in VictronConnect in the future)
Thanks for the replies!
Of course, it’s not doing it now I thought maybe I could take a pic as you suggested. In a few days the Cerbo will be here and then I can determine what is happening, until then it seems to be shots in the dark 
The float light on the inverter is solid amber. A voltage test shows 14.09 going from the inverter to the batteries and the batteries are at 12.28. This is with the float voltage set to 13.80v
I’m not sure what it’s doing but, again, until the Cerbo is here and I can actively monitor it, it’s just guessing.
I don’t (yet) have the V-sense cable but this will be installed soon.
Btw, it happened to be doing it so I managed to get a picture of it. As you can see, it’s half-lit and it’s not bleed through.
