Hi everyone,
I've spent a long time getting to understand the (rubbish) alternator charging setup on my Compass Avant Garde 194 and planning an upgrade based on a 30A Victron B2B. (Ive already bought the B2B so please dont tell me that the 50A is better
)
I'd really appreciate a peer review of my planned installation from the electrical experts on here.
Here is a diagram of my current alternator charging arrangement - as I understand it.
(NB Its a simplified diagram with fuses not shown and not all relays in the PDU shown)
I was going to fit a changeover relay in order to bypass the built-in SCR in the PDU but then it occured to me that if I made that change, I would be running my fridge from my leisure battery when engine was running rather than from the start battery as it is now.
I would effectively be giving away some of the charge going through the B2B to drive the fridge. (see diagram ver1) so I decided to wire a relay (activated by D+) to switch the fridge on and run it from the start battery, as it is now, so as to leave full 30A charge from the B2B
Have I made any silly mistakes here?
Thanks
I've spent a long time getting to understand the (rubbish) alternator charging setup on my Compass Avant Garde 194 and planning an upgrade based on a 30A Victron B2B. (Ive already bought the B2B so please dont tell me that the 50A is better

I'd really appreciate a peer review of my planned installation from the electrical experts on here.
Here is a diagram of my current alternator charging arrangement - as I understand it.
(NB Its a simplified diagram with fuses not shown and not all relays in the PDU shown)
I was going to fit a changeover relay in order to bypass the built-in SCR in the PDU but then it occured to me that if I made that change, I would be running my fridge from my leisure battery when engine was running rather than from the start battery as it is now.
I would effectively be giving away some of the charge going through the B2B to drive the fridge. (see diagram ver1) so I decided to wire a relay (activated by D+) to switch the fridge on and run it from the start battery, as it is now, so as to leave full 30A charge from the B2B
Have I made any silly mistakes here?
Thanks