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MultiPlus Compact 24/2000 > AutoTransformer - Where is Ground Relay connector?

I am trying to identify where inside my MultiPlus Compact 24/2000, does the Ground Relay control wire of the Victron AutoTransformer connect, shown on page 13 of the AutoTransformer manual here:


The Manual of the MultiPlus 3000 clearly shows one of the terminals dedicated to this feature here, note GND-Relay plus + and - :

The manual of the MultiPlus Compact 2000 however, shows no such terminal, and indeed when you open it up, none can be found:


Can anyone, particularly staff members perhaps, confirm if there is any possibility of connecting the MultiPlus Compact 2000 in this manor? Can a connection be soldered on to the board where the internal ground relay connection is, or is the intended functionality of this relay unique, and something the Compact 2000 lacks entirely?

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penbarker answered ·

@ee21 did you find an answer to this question? I am setting up the same system and need help finding the external ground relay connector in the MP Compact enclosure.

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ee21 answered ·

I do not believe the multiplus compact has this feature. You need the full size multiplus 3000, or larger.


I ended up going with a split-phase inverter setup.

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penbarker answered ·

@ee21 perhaps the auxiliary relay can be programmed to act as the external ground relay, closing the aux relay (instead of the internal ground relay) when disconnected from shore?

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solardude answered ·

I think penbarker may have the workaround. I imagine you could turn off the Inverters ground relay, then configure the programmable relay to open and close when AC input power is present.

Probably not 100% Victron supported, but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work. The one caveat would be to figure out the voltage required to close the AT relay. Then use the MP as a dry contact. You would need a voltage source to run through the MP relay to trigger it.

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