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Hello
I would like to add 600 watts of solar and completely upgrade the charging system on a 45' sailboat , We currently have 3 12V AGM battery banks on board (210 AH for the bow thruster, 420 AH for the house, 105 AH for the engine ) We would like to build in the option to for a drop in upgrade to LiFePo4 for the house bank in the future

I am looking for an AC charger and solar controller that are able synchronize charging with each other and also a Wakespeed Ws500 regulator coupled to a 160 amp alternator .


Would I be correct in assuming that that I could use a Smart Solar 150/70 VE.Can MPPT controller and a Skylla 12/70 (3) charger to achieve this ?

I will also be adding a BMV-712 And an ARGOfet battery isolator to the system

assuming this is the correct setup would I need any other parts to make it all work together ?


Thanks for the help


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The missing piece is the brain - you need to add a Venus-OS device so as you can monitor the system easily. This will also be needed to link to the BMS of the Li battery when installed. You don't mention adding an inverter?

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