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QS-060 · Battery start-up, charging & protection

Victron MPPT Err 2 battery voltage too high. Is the charger faulty?

The short answer
It auto-resets: check other charging equipment and that the battery voltage setting isn't lower than the battery.

Plain explanation

From the Victron manual for the SmartSolar MPPT: Auto-resets. Check other charging equipment. The rest of the checklist is below; work through it in order. Owners can do the app and visual checks; any work on the wiring is for the installer.

Steps from the source

  1. Auto-resets
  2. Check other charging equipment
  3. Check battery voltage setting (12/24/48) is not lower than battery

Source

Victron MPPT / charger error codes (official docs), Err 2www.victronenergy.com ↗

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