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Upgraded my boat house battery bank to 2x200Ah lithium and a Orion XS 12-12-/50 charger. whenever the charger kicks in it's massive noise on the maritime VHF channel 16 (156.800 Mhz)
Noise appears both on installed VHF station and handheld.
I have installed ferrite rings on both the installed VHF station and in/out on the Orion unit.
Is this a faulty unit? Or are there any other things I can try?
Hi @Blouberg
Other users had similar issues and explained their solution here - https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/276162/orion-xs-safe-vhf-antenna-distance.html
It’s very dependent on the installation, so the exact mitigations will vary.
Thanks @Guy Stewart (Victron Community Manager) , you are right, it's the exact same problem.
Victron in Norway has taken an interest in the case, so we will try to swap unit to see if this is a faulty device. If the problem persist we will try the fixes described in the thread.
In my case, the Orion and all wiring is about 5 meters away from the VHF, about as far as it could practically be on a relatively small boat.
Can you please advise how you got Victron to take notice and provide any updates? I am thinking I should start by going back to the supplier.
Many thanks,
Tom
