Victron 12/12 Orion 30 Tr Smart Install

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installing on a travel trailer with a 200 AH LiPO4 battery, to charge the battery with the F250 diesel alternator while driving.

When hookup up to shore power, the battery charging line also provides 13.7 V to charge the battery.

When installing the converter in the travel trailer, can I connect the shore power charging wire to the input terminal as well as the alternator power supply wire? or should i buy a switch to isolate one from the other? or the shore power charging line should not be connected at all?

I realize that 99% of the time, the truck or the shore power will be used, but not both. the 1% of the time they both may be live when docking or undocking from the campground, and the truck is still running and connected.

Thanks for the technical help.

Sportsguy

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To be clear, the Orion-Tr Smart does not connect to your alternator, it connects to your start battery on the input, and your leisure battery on the output. I’m not 100% sure if that is what you were indicating, but the term “alternator power supply wire” worried me a bit. No wires from the alternator - it’s a battery-to-battery charger, and requires a battery on the input.

Likewise, the wiring from your shore power charger should go to the battery, not the Orion-Tr Smart.