Victron Orion charging too soon?

[Freshtrax]

I have a Victron Orion 30amp on my 2020 T6.1

My starter battery is starting to fail, not charging above about 70 percent and has struggled during winter as it’s parked on the drive all week.

I was surprised to see at the weekend that despite my starter battery being at 50% state of charge (confirmed via Carista), the Orion was charging the leisure battery. I thought it should only kick in once the starter battery was full?
Can’t see anything obvious in the settings.

 

[Dellmassive]

No, the Orion will charge when it sees voltage above the set level in the APP.

so when the engine is running and the alternator is pushing voltage the Orion will charge.


so what settings have you got?

what leisure battery have you got?

are you using the AUTO setting - or have a REMOTE signal?

post some pics of your setup and the APP screenshots.




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https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Orion-Tr_Smart_DC-DC_Charger_-_Isolated/34439-Orion-Tr_Smart_DC-DC_Charger-pdf-en.pdf

 

[Dellmassive]

FYI - new starter battery

Thread 'Upgrading Starter Battery - how to guide'

12 Jun 2019

My van (April 2017 T28) is fitted with a Moll battery.
I am experiencing some issues with it not starting after a few days sitting on the drive. Now this could be due to the tracker I have fitted draining it but I doubt it, I'll do some drain current tests before taking the plunge.
If I were to change the battery myself, could I replace it with a larger capacity one (eg a 95Ah 850A G14 Varta AGM which should just fit in the battery tray) instead of the standard 70Ah 700A Moll?
Is there anything I need to do to let the van know it has a different battery fitted? (I have VCDS if needed)

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[Dellmassive]

FYI - starter battery trickle chargers.

Thread '[Guide] Battery Maintainer (for Starter battery) -- How I Done It --'

25 Nov 2020

[Guide] Battery Maintainer (for Starter battery) -- How I Done It --

Right so its that time of year again . . . . . . . . Winter & (Lockdown 2020)




The van might be layed up not being used, which will lead to a flat battery in around 3 weeks.

The cold weather doesn't help the battery's either.






This Thread is about using "what you have" to "back charge" the starter battery...

lets look at some options. . . . . . . .

1# Connect a 240v/EHU charger to the starter battery and leave it connected, that's fine if you have a drive way etc, have a look for the...

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[Skyliner33]

I have a Victron Orion 30amp on my 2020 T6.1

My starter battery is starting to fail, not charging above about 70 percent and has struggled during winter as it’s parked on the drive all week.

I was surprised to see at the weekend that despite my starter battery being at 50% state of charge (confirmed via Carista), the Orion was charging the leisure battery. I thought it should only kick in once the starter battery was full?
Can’t see anything obvious in the settings.

You could wire in a manual switch to stop it charging the leisure battery.

 

[Freshtrax]

Thanks all, as long as it’s functioning as normally then that’s all I was checking really.

I clearly need a new starter battery anyway.

My leisure battery is a Fogstar lithium with the Orion programmed to the relevant input and float settings etc.

I’ll look at your post in detail Delmassive as the lack of use during the week (I try and give it a run on a weekend if we’re not using it) will probably lead to the new battery doing the same eventually.