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Orion tr 12/12 30A drawing power instead of charging when in charger mode

Hi Guys,

Cant for the life of me figure out what’s going on here. Shunt is showing that the Orion is drawing charge and the battery % is dropping while it’s running instead of charging

Thanks in advance for your help.


I don’t have a smart alternator. vehicle 2018 Citroen relay.

Shunt definitely wired the corrected way round and all readings are normal.

checked that the input and outputs are definitely correct.

Victron Blue Smart working perfectly and showing positive values while charging.

checked the earths and they are both linked

the breakers do have a battery and load side written on them. battery side is wired to starter battery for both of them.


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klim8skeptic answered ·

Victron Blue Smart working perfectly and showing positive values while charging.

Your diagram is missing the blue smart.

How is it possible to charge via a bluesmart and orion smart at the same time?


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jacko539 avatar image jacko539 commented ·
I haven’t added the blue smart as I have disconnect it from the system and still have the issue with the Orion. I‘m not charging at same time, just tested that the blue smart charges as expected and it does.
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jacko539 avatar image jacko539 commented ·
I have added the Blue smart so you can see how that’s wired in. Cheers
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