The graph tab on the Victron Energy Smart Car Battery Charger app shows you a live chart of your battery’s voltage. This matters because it lets you see exactly how your charger is working in real time. I find the graph tab especially useful for spotting a battery that is struggling to hold a charge. … Read more
I’ve noticed my Victron Energy Smart Car Battery Charger can get surprisingly hot during use. This is a common concern for many of us who rely on these chargers to keep our vehicle batteries healthy and ready to go. In my experience, a warm charger is often normal, but excessive heat can signal a problem. … Read more
When the MODE button on your Victron Energy Smart Car Battery Charger stops working, you lose a key way to change charge settings. This can be frustrating if you need to switch between battery types or charge profiles quickly. Thankfully, the MODE button is not your only option to control the charger. The VictronConnect app … Read more
7 best Victron Energy Smart Car Battery Charger that won’t overheat when charging a 100Ah LiFePO4 battery all day If you’re running a 100Ah LiFePO4 battery all day — for an RV, a trolling motor, or off-grid gear — you need a charger that can handle the sustained current without cooking itself. I’ve spent time … Read more
I often get asked if the Victron Energy Smart Car app works with the Galaxy Note20 Ultra. This matters because you want your phone to control your vehicle’s battery system without any frustrating glitches. From my own testing, the app runs smoothly on the Note20 Ultra’s Android 13 interface. The large screen actually makes it … Read more
9 best Victron Energy Smart Car Battery Charger you can monitor on your phone without crawling into the boat bilge I’m tired of contorting myself into a boat bilge just to check if my battery is still alive. If you’re like me and want to monitor your battery from the comfort of the cockpit (or … Read more
5 best Victron Energy Smart Car Battery Charger for keeping a Prius or Volvo battery topped off while the car sits for weeks If you park a Prius or Volvo for weeks at a time, you know the dread of coming back to a dead battery. The parasitic drain from computers and alarms slowly kills … Read more
7 best Victron Energy Smart Car Battery Charger for reviving a deeply discharged lithium battery that other chargers give up on You know the feeling. You plug in your lithium battery charger, and it just blinks an error code because the voltage is too low. Most chargers give up when a lithium battery drops below … Read more
7 best Victron Energy Smart Car Battery Charger that can be wired in parallel to charge a 24V 200Ah battery bank If you’re trying to charge a 24V 200Ah battery bank, you already know you need serious amperage and the ability to wire multiple chargers in parallel. Most standard car chargers can’t do it, but … Read more
5 best Victron Energy Smart Car Battery Charger that won’t cook your AGM battery when left connected for months If you park your car, boat, or RV for months at a time, you know the dread: an AGM battery that’s been slowly boiled dry by a dumb charger. I’ve been there, and it’s an expensive … Read more