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I'm building a camper for my hybrid and am looking to snag an Ecoflow Delta 2 but noticed something interesting about the potential setup. If I buy an Ecoflow Delta 2, in the future I would like to add an inverter to charge off of the car (ideally fast charging when driving between destinations), an expansion battery, and solar panels (to charge while stationary). The Ecoflow Delta 2 has one proprietary "battery expansion port" used for input from either an expansion battery or the Ecoflow 800w alternator charger and one dc input for charging from the car or solar panels.
The point is, it is seemingly impossible to combine an Ecoflow Delta 2, solar panels, and the 800w alternator charger in a single setup.... significantly, you cannot use the Ecoflow 800w alternator charger at all if you also have an expansion battery plugged in... but!
What if I installed the Victron 500VA DC/AC inverter? I could then plug this into the AC input of the Delta 2 which would allow it to charge not only the Delta 2 but also charge the battery expansion! At 900W as well. Spec sheet says it runs at 90% efficiency so at 900W it would pull about 1000W from the maverick. At 12v that's 83 amps.
Seems like a lot, I could either limit the pull via firmware on the Delta 2 or bump down to the Victron 375VA which maxes out at 700W, 786W/65amps from the maverick.
Has anyone done this before? Will the Victrons be able to successfully pull power from the Hybrid Maverick without draining the 12V battery? Would installing it behind a battery isolator be bullet proof?
DC -> AC -> DC is... less than ideal... but maybe it's a necessary evil for this type of setup. I just really like how small the Delta 2 is, I won't have much space in this camper lol
Edit:
This is the kind of setup I'm talking about. Wondering if there are any potential issues with leaving the victron plugged in 24/7
Edit2:
Looks like someone did this here... someone in that thread says the service manual states "the DCDC is capable of outputting up to 265 amps to the 12-volt battery." is that legit?? It also seems like I would need to use a 2200W inverter as the battery will go into AC pass through mode when plugged in that way... that's pretty big lol
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/upgrading-400w-inverter-possible.2220/post-752817
The point is, it is seemingly impossible to combine an Ecoflow Delta 2, solar panels, and the 800w alternator charger in a single setup.... significantly, you cannot use the Ecoflow 800w alternator charger at all if you also have an expansion battery plugged in... but!
What if I installed the Victron 500VA DC/AC inverter? I could then plug this into the AC input of the Delta 2 which would allow it to charge not only the Delta 2 but also charge the battery expansion! At 900W as well. Spec sheet says it runs at 90% efficiency so at 900W it would pull about 1000W from the maverick. At 12v that's 83 amps.
Seems like a lot, I could either limit the pull via firmware on the Delta 2 or bump down to the Victron 375VA which maxes out at 700W, 786W/65amps from the maverick.
Has anyone done this before? Will the Victrons be able to successfully pull power from the Hybrid Maverick without draining the 12V battery? Would installing it behind a battery isolator be bullet proof?
DC -> AC -> DC is... less than ideal... but maybe it's a necessary evil for this type of setup. I just really like how small the Delta 2 is, I won't have much space in this camper lol
Edit:
This is the kind of setup I'm talking about. Wondering if there are any potential issues with leaving the victron plugged in 24/7
Edit2:
Looks like someone did this here... someone in that thread says the service manual states "the DCDC is capable of outputting up to 265 amps to the 12-volt battery." is that legit?? It also seems like I would need to use a 2200W inverter as the battery will go into AC pass through mode when plugged in that way... that's pretty big lol
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/upgrading-400w-inverter-possible.2220/post-752817
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