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Preventing damage due to excessive gassing: the BatterySafe mode
If, in order to quickly charge a battery, a high charge current in combination with a high
absorption voltage has been chosen, the Multi Compact / MultiPlus Compact will prevent
damage due to excessive gassing by automatically limiting the rate of voltage increase once
the gassing voltage has been reached.
Less maintenance and aging when the battery is not in use: the Storage mode
The storage mode kicks in whenever the battery has not been subjected to discharge during
24 hours. In the storage mode float voltage is reduced to 2,2 V/cell (13,2 V for a 12 V battery)
to minimize gassing and corrosion of the positive plates. Once a week the voltage is raised
back to the absorption level to ‘equalize’ the battery. This feature prevents stratification of the
electrolyte and sulphation, a major cause of early battery failure.
Two outputs to charge 2 battery banks
The Multi Compact / MultiPlus Compact features 2 outputs, of which 1 can carry the full
output current. The second output, limited to approximately 4A and with a slightly lower
output voltage, is intended to top up a starter battery.
To increase battery life: temperature compensation
Every Multi Compact / MultiPlus Compact comes with a battery temperature sensor. When
connected, charge voltage will automatically decrease with increasing battery temperature.
This feature is especially recommended for sealed batteries and/or when important
fluctuations of battery temperature are expected.
Learn more about batteries and battery charging
To learn more about batteries and charging batteries, please refer to our book ‘Electricity on
Board’ (available free of charge from Victron Energy and downloadable from
www.victronenergy.com) For more information about adaptive charging please look under
Technical Briefs on our website.
1.3 List of Article Numbers for Accessories
Phoenix Multi control
REC020002000
Phoenix Inverter control
REC030001000
Temperature sensor TI
ASS000001000
UTP Patch lead 5 m
ASS030065000
UTP Patch lead 10 m
ASS030065010
UTP Patch lead 15 m
ASS030065020
PC interface MK1.b
ASS0301B0000
USB adapter
ASS030200000
VEConfigure software
Can be downloaded from our website