Victron Energy Orion XS Smart DC to DC Battery Charger 12/12 50A (700W) - IP65 Dust & Waterproof - Fully Configurable - Remote Management Possible - Advanced Battery Protection

I have a 2022 Winnebago Micro Minnie FLX travel trailer with 570 Watts of Solar Panels and a 30-amp Solar Charger charging a single 320-amp LiFePo battery. Since I don’t have much of a footprint on the trailer roof for more solar panels, I decided to install a DC-to-DC Charger so my truck could charge the trailer house battery while I was driving, much like camper vans do with built in DC-to-DC Chargers. After doing hours of research and watching a lot of YouTube videos to find the best charger, I settled on the Victron Orion XS 50-amp DC-to-DC Charger. To say I’m extremely pleased with this Victron Charger would be a huge understatement. It has worked beyond my greatest expectations!One problem I did have to overcome was finding the best way to run the input wiring to the Charger from my 2022 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Diesel truck’s primary battery. I finally settled on using 175-amp Anderson connectors to provide the connection between the truck and the trailer and ran Spartan Power 2-AWG welding cables from the truck battery to the truck side Anderson connector and the same gauge cable from the trailer side Anderson connector to a Joinfworld Heavy Duty 400A Bus Bar Distribution Block near the Victron DC-to-DC charger. From the Distribution Block, I transitioned down to Spartan Power 4-AWG welding cable to make the final connection to the Victron charger. To provide further abrasion/heat protection for the positive and negative cables, I double jacketed both 2-AWG welding cables with 1 layer of GEARit 1-1/2” Heat Shrink Tubing and 1 layer of 1-3/8” Automotive Heat Shrink Braided Sleeving. I also incased the truck side Anderson connector in a Trailer Vision Anderson Connector Plug Cover surface mounting kit and the trailer side Anderson connector in a Trailer Vision Anderson Connector Cover Assembly to provide better dust/water protection. Finally, to provide proper circuit protection, I installed a BOJACK in-Line ANL Fuse Holder with 150-Amp Fuse for the positive cable from the truck battery and 2 Young Marine 60-Amp Circuit Breakers for the positive Input and Output of the Victron Charger.I highly recommend the Victron Orion XS 50-amp DC-to-DC Charger. It operates as advertised and the Victron Connect app makes it very easy to setup the charger for various batteries and battery manufacturer settings and to monitor the status of the charging while driving down the road. I’ve even used my truck to charge the battery while boondocking when the solar panels weren’t providing enough charge on very cloudy days. A very nice bonus!

Works fantastic. Absolutely required to keep my 12v camper fridge running while driving. I chose to mount it in the bed of my truck between the factory bedliner and the body. Cut a hole in liner to mount it recessed so it would not get hit by things in the bed and to allow it to cool. Than made a steel cover to protect it. It is intended to mount INSIDE the camper but I have a camp trailer that I also wanted this feature for and buying two of these @ $200 ea is not an option for my budget. I mounted it at the rear of my bed and the wiring from it to the camper battery is less than the maximum allowable wire length for the device. Used a 175amp Anderson connector mounted in my bumper near the trailer plug. Works awesome on both the camper and the trailer.

I installed this in my sprinter motorhome. I just put in lithium ion batteries, and this has a lithium ion battery mode. The Bluetooth works great. You can monitor it while it’s powered and still make changes. I like that you can mount this unit in the engine compartment. I did not have room under my seat where the other electronics are mounted. The mounting and installation was fairly easy along with the set up. I’ve been using it for the last four months and I have taken two trips.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:This item provided the features I needed at good value. It did not have a lot of functionality that was not needed. I am very happy with it. Build quality:good

High quality, easy to set up, works as advertised.

Perhaps a bit more separation between positive and ground terminals to allow different kinds of adapters and cable types. In addition upon placing the key it would be helpful to know the exact settings to adjust so that the deep cycle assists a bit with cranking. My use case is merely restricting the current between the deep cycle and protecting the alternator, but i still need the deep cycle on the out terminal to still provide equaling of voltage and assist with cranking. Ill update to 5 stars once someone assists with info settings ect.

I have been using it for a month charging Li batteries on my boat. Works great. The sw interface is some of the best I have seen.

Used to convert Dodge 3500 camper to lifepo4. Amazing the amount of control for volts and amps. Works great, can't imagine anything better. Moved batteries inside under rear pass bed and mounted there. Only using 40 w charging per batteries spec and it didn't get warm. Only used it one time on a short trip so far. Don't know why equipment manufacturers don't make connections a little larger. Tight fit using 6awg and octagon ferrule crimper. Nice and compact.