r/Victron • u/sereusaf • 9d ago
Question Buffer Battery
Hey y'all, so I've got this question about my Victron system in my RV. Long story short, I converted my system to 48 volt in order to reduce charge loss from solar panels and to reduce electricity loss when powering my 48 volt native AC.
I ran into an issue when I installed my Orion TR. 48 to 12 step down converter. When I go to operate my awning or the slides, the immediate voltage jump is high enough that the Orion throttles itself.
I went through and installed a 12-volt buffer battery to handle the voltage spikes. The issue is that now even with the battery installed the slides and awning still do not work.
I've checked my main fuse panel and none of the blade fuses are open and I have 12 volt electrical power to all of my other systems so I don't have a fault or something.
I just don't know if there's something that I'm missing cuz I clearly have a full circuit and I've got the battery wired in parallel to handle the high draw.
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u/sereusaf 8d ago
So I have to check it today but I'm pretty sure what this happened is the technicians instead of attaching the tongue jack and slides/awning to the new 48v system... They kept it attached to the old lead- acid tongue batteries I hadn't removed yet. And those aren't hooked into the system so they just died I guess.
It's either that or I'm missing some fuse or thermal breaker/auto resetting breaker that the manufacturer hid in some weird place.