Pine Marten
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Hello,
I have been trying to get some information about the Watchmon from Batrium with little success. If I send an email with three short questions, generally one is acknowledged but not answered well/fully, the remaining two questions are ignored entirely. I send a reply trying to get more information on the poorly answered question and include the ignored questions again, which are then ignored again. The person I am dealing with (accounts, shipping, logistics)has so far refused to forward my questions on to one of the tech support people despite my requests that she do so...it's a very frustrating experience. I am trying not let my experience with this one person taint my view of the company as a whole and its products, but it is difficult.
In any case, my hope is to build a 24V mobile power system using either a DIY 18650 battery or a Tesla module (6s74p) or two. At first I was looking at the upcoming Watchmon5 as it is advertised as being compatiblewith Tesla modules, but then I noticed that it is only compatible with 9 -15 cells in series, so the only configuration thatwould work would be two modules (no more, no less) and only in series to make a 48V 12s battery. This would not work for me, nor is it very versatile. So I asked Batrium if the Watchmon4 would work with a Tesla module so long as I avoid Tesla's balance wires and instead attach the Longmon leads directly to the battery busbars at 0V, 4V, 8V, 12V...etc. The person I have been dealing with at Batrium has not/will notanswer this question, but it seems like it should work fine?
I hope to use the Watchmon4 to control Victron chargers via the Venus GX and its CAN-Bus connection. Batrium's instructions include the use of an ESS assistant, which according to Victron should only be used in grid-tied applications and not used for marine, off-grid or mobile applications. Has anyone tried controlling a Multiplus or Mppt charger without the ESS assistant? It seem like enabling DVCC (tried to include link, but was not allowed)would be beneficial, but again, I don't know if the Batrium-Victron interface is transmitting all the information needed to make this work. Anyone tried it?
It seems like the Watchmon4 has the potential to work well for my application, but I would like a little more information before investing a lot of money in this system.
Thank you all for your time and for sharing so much useful information on this forum!
I have been trying to get some information about the Watchmon from Batrium with little success. If I send an email with three short questions, generally one is acknowledged but not answered well/fully, the remaining two questions are ignored entirely. I send a reply trying to get more information on the poorly answered question and include the ignored questions again, which are then ignored again. The person I am dealing with (accounts, shipping, logistics)has so far refused to forward my questions on to one of the tech support people despite my requests that she do so...it's a very frustrating experience. I am trying not let my experience with this one person taint my view of the company as a whole and its products, but it is difficult.
In any case, my hope is to build a 24V mobile power system using either a DIY 18650 battery or a Tesla module (6s74p) or two. At first I was looking at the upcoming Watchmon5 as it is advertised as being compatiblewith Tesla modules, but then I noticed that it is only compatible with 9 -15 cells in series, so the only configuration thatwould work would be two modules (no more, no less) and only in series to make a 48V 12s battery. This would not work for me, nor is it very versatile. So I asked Batrium if the Watchmon4 would work with a Tesla module so long as I avoid Tesla's balance wires and instead attach the Longmon leads directly to the battery busbars at 0V, 4V, 8V, 12V...etc. The person I have been dealing with at Batrium has not/will notanswer this question, but it seems like it should work fine?
I hope to use the Watchmon4 to control Victron chargers via the Venus GX and its CAN-Bus connection. Batrium's instructions include the use of an ESS assistant, which according to Victron should only be used in grid-tied applications and not used for marine, off-grid or mobile applications. Has anyone tried controlling a Multiplus or Mppt charger without the ESS assistant? It seem like enabling DVCC (tried to include link, but was not allowed)would be beneficial, but again, I don't know if the Batrium-Victron interface is transmitting all the information needed to make this work. Anyone tried it?
It seems like the Watchmon4 has the potential to work well for my application, but I would like a little more information before investing a lot of money in this system.
Thank you all for your time and for sharing so much useful information on this forum!