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Charging our Engines from our Alternator | Buck Boost Install

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Episode 128
Another week in lock down but hey look at the bright side.. we're at level 3 now which means one step closer to more borders opening up. This week we get our lithium's charging from our alternator, which means we installed our Victron buck boosts.
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This means we can now safely charge our lithium batteries with our engines because these bad boys help regulate the voltage from the alternator to the specified voltage of the lithium batteries and also protects the alternator because it reduces the amount of amps from the alternator. So if we do have continuous days of no sun, we can at least charge our batteries via our engines now. We also thought we could salvage our crazed hatched by giving it a good ol cut and polish but unfortunately she was not salvageable. Ricky was really irritated that the whole boat is new and we had this crappy leaky hatch that you could not see through so we bought another one and replaced it.
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@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

What have you guys been up to during this lockdown? Leave a comment below letting us know. If you havent already don't forget to subscribe below & give us a big 👍 up. If you'd like to support us & the uploading of our videos you can join our Lady Africa family: www.patreon.com/svladyafrica

@billkaroly 4 года назад

Not much. Sitting at home mostly working on projects on the laser engraver. Taking pictures of the Milky way. Stuff like that.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

@bill Oh cool. You gotta share those pictures. The full moon has been amazing but our camera needs a zoom lens 😔 but phones these days take pretty good photos.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

@Richard Keep safe guys! ♥

@Retired-nohurry 4 года назад

Not much. Sitting at home waiting to get out of town and go camping.

@tommussington8330 3 года назад

Reguarding lockdown I've been binge watching your series and I'm an essential employee and still working making toilet paper for America!

@henryostman5740 3 года назад

essential even during normal times. One of the really great unappreciated inventions, well you do appreciate when you don't have!

@philipfreeman72 4 года назад

Battery tech is getting better , I am waiting for solid state.

@nuffsaid7952 4 года назад

Hi guys, just a quick note to let you know that Patrick Childress lost his fight for life yesterday due to complications associated with covid19. To the few sailing channels that sparred the few seconds in their vlogs on this platform to help spread the word of the support both Patrick and Rebecca needed while Patrick was fighting, a big thank you for showing your support to these fellow sailors. Cheers

@p.d.smithjr.3277 4 года назад

Greetings. Love the S/V. Glad you are willing to show us this boat. That seems a lot of space to dedicate to three pieces of equipment and four fuses. Kind regards, Dave

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks. It was space allocated for it. You don't want everything crammed on top of each other when it comes to your electrical in case something goes wrong it's easy to locate and pin point.

@waynemcphail7825 4 года назад

Really appreciate you showing the possibility of polishing the acrylic panel. I did this on my BMW head lights and worked wonderfully. But understand when the panel is too far gone. But great that you showed! Also you must be an outstanding electrician.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

We also did it on our head lights and other people we know used it on their acrylic boat windows but yeah unfortunately our hatch was long gone ☺

@stuartmcmichael5250 4 года назад

Great work ethic, Ricky, nice and tidy wiring, installation. It makes for any other installations, repairs etc. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks so much Stuart!! Hope you're keeping well & safe 🤗

@FreedomForce100 4 года назад

Another nice and insightful video. Nice view above with the new hatch too. Well done!

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks.

@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife 4 года назад

Cool...good to see you finally received them and they were an easy install! -Rebecca on SV Brick House

@Mark_Lacey 4 года назад

Love to you and Patrick, thinking of you both.

@debohannan4315 2 года назад

For once I hear a decent music in the background and at a decent level so many RU-vidrs have music way to loud . Thanks for a beautiful presentation on using altonator to lithium boost converters. I subscribed so hopefully I can see other great videos. Thanks again.🤗

@gerritcoetzee9075 4 года назад

Good thing you do the lithium installtion for other vessels. Wish our yacht was here. Then we could do the same. I received report that I might have lost my 4x AGM batteries drawn to 0Volt due to failed MPPT controller. I am awaiting report to see if the can charge them back up, but I have little hope. More importantly, I am considering moving up to 3,5kw (45kg) single unit Supercapacitor battery. It is more lightweight, compact, incl MPPT controller and build-in converter 220v/110v. It charges full in a fraction of the time, has 1,000,000 cycles and can be drawn 99% (in which case the back-up battery kicks in and disconnects the battery). It comes with a 10yr warrantee. I did not buy one yet. I was quoted $4200/R69,000 (alas 8 weeks delivery) - so if my batteries did pack up, I am seriously considering jumping the LiFePO4 option. What do you think?

@tempomento5736 4 года назад

G'day Ricky & Simone, wow, you got one heck of a serious terminal crimper !!!! Regards, Silvano Melbourne Hotel Quarantine Detention. Australia. 3 sleeps to go.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Haha yeah we have used it plenty during this boat project.

@sl5311 4 года назад

Watching your channel and missing the ocean and beach. The pools are all closed here in Overland Park Kansas and it is 95F today. Sigh.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

We miss the ocean too. The marina is cool but nothing like the big blue ☺

@mandmmilling3716 4 года назад

You could put a disconnect between the alternator and the buck boost. That way you can isolate side to side.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Both sides are isolated from one another , we have two buck boosts, feeding the single house bank.

@tristanbradford99 Год назад

Hey so why did you isolate the wiring for this instead of just putting the positives of the incoming power together and the positives of the outcoming power together?

@billkaroly 4 года назад

woot woot! Sailing in the future!

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Hopefully! 😊

@freedomkitesurfingphilippi4503 4 года назад

Hey nice work guys, I’ve got a dean 440 in the philippines at the moment,. Also converting all power systems lithium and victron ecosystem, so nice to see similarities in out boats. Keep up the good work.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks 😊

@louisvandermerwe6377 4 года назад

Great one thanks - love all victron products

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks Louis 🤗

@kiweekeith 4 года назад

Thanks Again Guys, a wonderfully informative vidclip, as usual .... Ricky .... While you were at the " Temptation Station" .... VETUS .... :-) :-) :-) Did you ask about the Oil Filter modification so-that your Filter Changes can be easier ????? OK .... Mooi Bly, Very Best to you Both from NZ

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

We didn't.. Ricky didn't take his list with him 😂 but it won't be our last time there. Boat work never ends 😂 😂

@kevingreen4054 4 года назад

That must have been the longest 5 minutes, you guys have had in a long time!

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

😂 Yeah it was!

@jimmac521 4 года назад

while you were getting ready to crimp those heavy cables with the + and - in the same hand the electrical engineer in me was screaming, "You're going to SHORT THEM!!!" sigh of relief...

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

The mechanical engineer in me knew they weren't connected 😉 haha

@jimmac521 4 года назад

@@livingwiththemaias Oh, logically I knew that you were doing something you knew better than me. But reactions from 30 years of dodging electrical death is hard to shake!

@jamescarid3448 4 года назад

Your "things to do" list is getting there, good stuff. I'm trying to bake, COVID 101, first batch banana bread.......need's some work. Cheers.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Ooo yum! Post some over ☺

@gustavbork4877 4 года назад

As always, a very professional video! Thumbs up:) Are you guys going to make a video, where you cover all the electronis and wiring onboard? I would love to see a video like that!

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks Gustav. We did a video when we installed all the stuff a while ago.. 😂 As well as a electronic unboxing video if you want to see what electronics we got?

@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife 4 года назад

I’m assuming you also ran them up to full charge, and watched the amperage slowly go down, and then shut off...for times you motor for a long time. That’s always the scary part, knowing you don’t want to overcharge....Food video guys!

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

You cant overcharge with the buck boosts if the parameters are set correctly so you gotta kinda know what your doing. Lithium are awesome but they also take alot of research and aren't as plug and play like AGMs. You guys know. Sending lots of hugs your way 🤗

@ysesq 3 года назад

can you post a wiring diagram

@ianm2719 4 года назад

Hi Guys. Love your videos - well done and keep it up. Ricky, when you ran the motors they did not sound happy to me. Perhaps some sound quality issues, but they sound very much like they are detonating and quite badly at that (pinging), perhaps an air fuel ratio issue or more likely timing a bit too fast - all of which is software controlled I agree. It could also be that they over fuel slightly when cold - not sure, but worth checking as detonation in diesels us a really bad idea. Cheers Ian M (South Africa)

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Haha Ian , i like your theory about the engines it made me smile . We have a noise cancelling mic and the engine compartments were both open at the time . Sound not accurate. But thanks for your concerned 😉

@svthelxinoe5488 4 года назад

Hi Guys, just curious: Why the buck-boosts instead of the Victron Orion 12/12-30, which has less capacity, agreed, but costs only a fraction of the buck-boost?

@mattevans-koch9353 4 года назад

Nice work on the charging system Ricky and as usual great camera work by Simone. What did I do during the lockdown? My beautiful wife and I sold our home and moved to a new town by the coast of Oregon. Now to get her to let me buy a boat to sail. Take care and stay well.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks so much Matt! 😊

@BennyTheNerd 4 года назад

Isn't there a Buck Boost available that can connect to 2 engines same time instead of having 2 of them, and if you get the 100 amp Buck booster, will that go faster or how does that work?

@eduardopacheco2900 4 года назад

Super nice

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks you 😁

@metalsnapper6728 4 года назад

Hi guys. So those buck boosts are like an external regulator, but you don’t need to modify the alternators by adding a field wire and invalidating your Vetus warranty? I use an external regulator and I had to modify my alternator by adding a field wire, so the unit can override the alternators own regulator and take control and charge my AGM’s with the correct 3 phase stages and voltages and also faster with temperature compensation on both alternator and batteries. Love your videos and been following from then very start of your journey......your progress and achievement is off the scale! Just incredible. 😁👍🏻

@defylifeadventure 4 года назад

They are pretty much like the Victron Orion Smart DC-DC converter/charger or the Sterling BB1260 without the crappy flashing lights interface. Of course they cost a lot more.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks so much & it's exactly what Carl said. ☺

@Q-ey2jk 4 года назад

Nice vid

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thanks Tony.

@gerritcoetzee9075 4 года назад

Hi Guys. We have our Cat in PR. Now stuck in CT too and Lockdown level 3 we still cannot fly out. So me wife said jokingly if we go back to level 5, we could escape the madhouse and join the diaspora. When are you planning to leave CT for the Bahamas? I am also concerned, that if you leave soon, you will be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea....literally, because over 6 weeks from now is middle of hurricane season in Bahamas. Please do fill us in.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Heya Guys , no plans just yet will have to wait and see what happens with all the levels . We working at the moment doing lithium installs on a few yachts , once that is done we can start planning again. Not too worried about hurricane season, if we leave early we might stop off in Brazil for sometime until the season is over .

@svthelxinoe5488 4 года назад

@@livingwiththemaias Hi Guys, before you sail to the #2-infestested Covid-country of the world right now, rather spend the winter in CT and try to earn some more money. The Bahamas will still be there at the end of the year or early next year... Or come up to RB and let's sail to Madagaskar, once the borders are open again :-)

@edsondantas7179 4 года назад

Parabéns excente engenheiro e arquiteto você é maraviloso gosto muito está linda modelo e bailarina e atriz muito bonit

@henryostman5740 3 года назад

Unless an alternator is made for commercial use (say like a real truck or machinery) don't believe the ratings on the label. Yeah, they can do about 90% of what they're rated but if you try to do that for any length of time, they'll fry. Industrial alternators have big cases, strong bearings, big fans, and good electronics. Probably not good to ask them to do too much while at idle (low rpm) either. what is the running temp inside the engine compartment, electronics in there don't like it too hot. A car or truck engine get lots of fresh air while driving.

@waynemcphail7825 4 года назад

You are the first I have seen, thank you for sharing.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

You're welcome ☺

@gerhardvanwaltsleben8944 4 года назад

Lekker man lekker

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Dankie!

@tiborkiss9186 4 года назад

Hello! great video! What was the white staff you used to bed the new hatch? Best regards!

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

It's was 3M Polyeruthane Sealant. 😊

@defylifeadventure 4 года назад

Do you have a link to the roller shutters that you've used on your aft cabins? I don't think they've been shown or talked about during the build.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

We did mention them in previous episodes I just don't know which one 😂 they are just normal roller blinds. We got them at a place called curtains and linen in PE.

@scottfuller6063 4 года назад

Great video. How long did it take you to install the alternator boost modules?

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Probably about 4 hours once we had all the components and we did some testing. Actual times after running around to get everything 3 days hahah

@arqcm 4 года назад

don't forget to sail to AZORES , PORTUGAL!!! you will love it!!!

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Sounds good to me! ☺

@SailingLessPlastic 4 года назад

Ricky & Simone! We so envy you being able to live on your boat after this long refit. We decided to go back to Sweden, and are now up at 29 months on our trimaran refit. Might return to Mexico by the end of this year but corona craziness need to have settled. It's always worrying leaving the boat for a longer period. We are almost done...but you two knows it just as well, there is always more than u think. haha. I dont rememeber if I have asked you before or if you have been talking about it, but how long time was the refit schedule to take at first? Don't laugh now...but we scheduled 3 months....hahaha. Everytime we watch your episodes...it's almost like watching ourselves, haha. ..but then again, we havnt launched :( All the best to you guys!

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Haha yeah we said 4 months 😂 at least we can laugh at ourselves. That's the main thing. Good luck guys!

@SailingLessPlastic 4 года назад

@@livingwiththemaias Haha, well feels good to hear we not were the only one :D

@hermanleeuwner5295 4 года назад

Hooray finally caught up to you guys and follow you in real time, hoping to see you on the open water soon. Lady Africa looking sexy you've done an ACCEPTIONAL job.

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

Thank you ☺

@edsondantas7179 4 года назад

Linda bonita modelo quero ver você desfilando de biquíni neste lindo barco luxuoso

@davidcummings6299 4 года назад

Still much safer with systems being separate period . If it fails it destroys yours expensive batteries .... do your homework most people keep them separate .

@livingwiththemaias 4 года назад

How do you want to keep them seperate? House bank is protected for over volt , under volt and over current. System is solid

@davidcummings6299 4 года назад

Sailing Lady Africa ... why would you sail with two water pumps redundancy , if a failure occurs in your system and you lose power how do you start the motor in the advent of an emergency ... kill the one system ... what’s your plan ?