Hey everyone! If you have any questions about this monitoring system (or anything else) feel free to drop them below! I'll be making more videos about the REDARC system as I finish the install. Have a great Sunday, folks! ✌️
Scott, did you stop uploading Van videos because you drilled another large hole in the wrong spot? Except this hole was so big there was no solution, no coming back? Just asking because we miss your videos.
So with the kit you are just missing an inverter, batteries and solar panels? And I could start out with a single solar panel, single battery and a small inverter and just upgrade those components as I go? I was considering an all in one system like the Bluetti but I can’t upgrade the pieces if I need to.
Yeah you are missing an inverter, batteries and solar panel and the nice part is yes you can add stuff as neeeded...more solar, more batteries, increase inverter size, add a DC_DC charger. I know full well its not the cheapest solution but so far I am really happy with the build quality, reviews, customer support and the ability to ues one company fo everything all the gear talks to itself so well.
Thanks for the video and information. I'm excited to hear that there's a simpler implementation for an off grid system. Even if it might be more expensive, it has to be more reliable since it's all in one unit and I don't have to worry so much about vibration and component failures. I'm really interested in seeing how this simplifies your wiring diagram. This has been a good weekend! With the announcement of the new 270 aH LiFePO4 Battle Born battery my pocket book is going to be lighter but I'll be better off in the long run. So glad I'm still in the planning stages.
Great product. Nice to see finally setup decent USA, Canada shipping. Unfortunately it is very expensive do need to choose items carefully so they are used not just for show so to speak.
Yeah they are expensive but it did replace for me the need for an inverter charger and can just use a regular inverter, replaced my tank monitor, external and internal temp monitor, charge controller, alternator charging, and many other things. So overall with my system its going to be great but I will do an exact cost comparison later on once I have everything done
After multiple rounds of custom electrical setups I went with the latest ecoflow option, absolutely painless and ends up cheaper than the hours invested into wiring everything together and building the housing for it.
Depends on size of battery bank and size of the stock alternator. You want the charge at a minimum of 20% of the battery capacity if it's a lithium battery (10% AGM). But you also don't want a charge rate higher than the battery bank can accept. Some lithium batteries you can charge at 100% of their rated capacity, so look at the specs. This means fastest charging time. The stock alternator can deliver 50% - 75% of it's rated capacity for charging of the house battery. The manufacturer tells you what the exact rate is. If you make the size of the battery bank larger, the time to fully charge increases. And at a certain moment it exceeds the 20% rule (or better if you don't want to drive too much). That's the moment you want to replace the stock alternator with a alternator with a higher charge rate. If you want an even larger battery bank, you'll need a second alternator.
Very interested in this RedArc system. Can you tell me if you are using a 2nd alternator with this system and if so what kind. Thanks Scott. Love your videos.
I am in the planning stages of my Transit Van conversion and the electrical is by far the "Scariest" part! I have a decent budget but planning so I don't burn out my auxiliary alternator or underpower my system gives me nightmares. Will you be doing a schematic of this Redarc electrical system? Thanks
Hi Scott. Thanks for the info. Will look at purchasing same when back home in Australia. Any feed back so far as to how the monitoring system is going?? Cheers Jeff
This is awesome - Ive considered learning how to build arduino/raspberry pi systems to monitor all of these things in a single place - it didnt make sense that a solution like this didnt exist.....great video chap
Hi Scott.. this looks crazy good. I’ve just wrapped my head around the electrics - but only just laying our floor at the mo in our van. Is your redarc layout/plan available? I subscribed to your website on Monday as I think you are going to be a big part of this build 😂
I’ve been following RedArc for a while since I do a lot of overlanding in my Jeep. I have was thinking about this system as well for my van. I’m glad to see you are installing it as I am curious to your install and reviews.
Really appreciate your build videos, man! I purchased the Redvision Manager 30 kit on your recommendation, I called and asked them about inverters, but they don't supply them to the U.S. What are you planning to use, out of curiosity, they recommended possibly using Cotek.
Hey Tanner So in Australia RedARc Inverters are just re branded Cotek Inverters, if you look at a Cotek Inverter vs a Red Arc Inverter you can see that immediately. They just havent launched them in the US Market yet since they are new. So Red Arc told me that and I decided to get a Cotek Inverter since its all tested to play nicely with the Red Vision. Other inverters work as well but its the mots plug and play option they told me. So i went with the sp3000 inverter.
This system looks awesome. I love the clean look and futuristic controlling of multiple systems. My question is do they make an inverter/charger to go with their system? I didn’t see one on their site but in a video on their site it showed an inverter/charger.
Yes they do, well its actually the Cotek brand Inverter, they sell it in Australia branded as a Red Arc inverter but in North American you just buy the SP-2000 or SP-3000 inverter which is designed to work direcdtly with the TVMS and can be controlled using the Red Vision.
@@scottadamson6116 Oh, ok. Those seem to be rated pretty good review wise. I was going to go with victron exclusively but now I’m thinking about this. Just seems really technically advanced.
Yeah its a real game changer for me. I was going to use the Pico simarine on this build but its just a display unit and the Red Arc unit actually lets you control the devices through it.
Okay, if you're not sponsored by them, how do you justify spending thousands of dollars on all these components? If all the tech is just your obsession, I get that tho. Lol
I love the tech......But also between the Tank Monitor, Color Display Batter monitor, charge controller, dc-dc charging ability thats is about $2,000 dollars I had spent on my last build that is all part of this sytem. Plus the wireless control of exteriors lights, all components work together and the far simpler overall wiring Im happy with my decision so far. I know for many people its overkill but this are things a lot of people are looking to include in their vans.
I was thinking of that too. The displays and etc are luxury items and if I was to factor in all the parts it would add up quick. Looking forward to the next videos. The parts look legit.
@@scottadamson6116I like the idea of the ease of wiring and control instead of all the switches but I'm a little confused about the inverter/charger........the Cotek SP2000 is just an Inverter. Are you deciding you don't need a Inverter/Charger? Are lights dimmable through this system?
OK.....I answered my own question with a little more research into the system. The Manager 30 operates like 6 separate products.....Battery Charger from shore power being one of them so only an Inverter is needed not an Inverter/Charger. The RedVision is basically a smart fuse box that can be controlled by the monitor or your smart phone so a dimmer could be wired after the fuse to dim the lights if it's not built into the unit itself. Pretty cool system.
@@jyeom Because the manager30 only charges at 30amps which is low. If you had a bank of more than 600 amp (12v) it would take >20 hours of non-stop charging. It also limits you to 520 watts of solar, which isn't that bad for a van build.
