At the moment I use a Victron battery charger and a Victron inverter (12V to 230V) on my sailboat. In itself, I am satisfied with that.
For a self-built camper I am considering purchasing the Victron Multiplus and the Victron Orion DC-DC converter. However, I also look at products from Ective.
When comparing both suppliers, I notice that Ective equipment sets the charging curve based on the connected type of battery (Wet, Gel, AGM, LFP.) This seems important to me for the life of the battery.
I don’t read anything about this in the documentation of Victron equipment so I don’t think this is possible. However, I think it is important to be able to adjust the charging curve based on the type of connected battery.
Is there anyone within this community who can help me with this?
Victron products are highly customizable to a professional level. These are not just preset charge algorithms but adjustable to the 100th of a volt to accommodate very specific battery charging requirements. I am not familiar with the Ective but they look like you only have preset options. You wont be able to customize it to your liking or to individual battery manufacturers requirements. Trust me when I say the Victron MPPT products and Multiplus inverters are above and beyond in quality and customization compared to almost anything you will find.
This is an oversimplification and a trap for the uninformed. The presets are for an average battery of that type, say an AGM, so you think you are OK. Some AGMs like 14.3V absorption, some like 14.7V, the preset is most likely 14.4V or 14.5V. The same for wet lead acid, voltage depends on what additives are in the plates. Find out your battery manufacturer recommended values and program those into the Victron kit for perfect charging. Start from a preset, but edit it.
