dhays
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- May 26, 2015
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- Gig Harbor, WA
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- Kinship
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- 2010 North Pacific 43
I had installed a Victron Orion XS 12/12-50 DC2DC Charger to charge my house bank from my thruster/windlass bank while running the engine. The alternator is feeding the thruster bank. Testing at the dock at idle it worked fine. First sea trial, it seems to work OK initially but then as I was running solo I couldn't monitor it closely. At some point, it blew the 60 Amp fuse on the output side. Two days later, armed with new 75amp fuses, I once again was out on the water. This time the Orion gave me an error code, #28 Power Stage Issue. Victron documentation doesn't say much about this other than:
So when I did as instructed and then the next day, I got the same error again. I also found that the 75amp fuse had blown on the output side of the charger. The charger is only supposed to have a max output of 50amps and it had been set to charge at no more than 45amps.
So, I think my Orion is defective. I'll try and call the vendor tomorrow, I must say I'm pretty disappointed. I really like everything about the Orion, other than not actually charging of course. I also am not crazy about blowing through a series of MRBF fuses either.
Error 28 - Power stage issue• This error will not auto-reset. Disconnect all wires, and then reconnect all wires. If the error persists the charger is probably faulty
So when I did as instructed and then the next day, I got the same error again. I also found that the 75amp fuse had blown on the output side of the charger. The charger is only supposed to have a max output of 50amps and it had been set to charge at no more than 45amps.
So, I think my Orion is defective. I'll try and call the vendor tomorrow, I must say I'm pretty disappointed. I really like everything about the Orion, other than not actually charging of course. I also am not crazy about blowing through a series of MRBF fuses either.