DIY Power Packs
Blue Heeler – High Energy Compact Reliable
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Power Control, Monitoring, & Switching, Wiring Packages
Its taken us 36 years to be able to design and manufacture these Multiple Layer Smart Wired Packages!
The secret to “no problems” is the matched system & harness design, automated manufacture and Victron Quality.
Buy Design & Components
Loose or Loom Connected |
Buy Design, Components Installed
On Surface Mounted Board |
Buy Design, Components Installed
in Plug n Play Panel Mounted Package |
Fits custom spaces may be combo of surface and panel mount | Pre-made to a fixed size on Surface board | Pre-made in specially vented and hung cases that plug together |
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Panel mounted Monitor and optional “Smart Switch” can be installed on single data cables away from case.
Case Wrap can be colour coded to vehicle
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4WD CANOPY LIGHTS
4WD's
10 Problems Solved for 4WD Camping
Switches and Dual Colour Lighting
Switch Magic and Electrifying Lights
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79Series Package from Drifta
- 2000W Victron Smart Inverter
- 2 x 125Ahr Smart Lithium or 1 x 100Ahr “Clark Kent” Slimline.
- 30A Victron Smart DC to DC
- 10A Victron Smart Solar Controller
- 250W Smart Portable Solar
- 300A Mega Fuse
- Simarine Pico + Shunts
- Showing State of Charge, Time to Go
- 1 x Water Tank Sensor 2% accuracy
- 1 x Temperature Sensors
- Classic Switch
- Add Slimline Dual Colour Lights
- Add Dual Colour Square lights
- Add 1800W Built-In Induction Cooktop
Complete System Package for any 4WD of Camper trailer Listed Below
Comfort in camping with free endless energy
- 2000W Victron Smart Inverter
- 200Ah Smart Lithium
- 30A Victron Smart DC to DC
- 20A Victron Smart Solar Controller
- 250W Smart Portable Solar
- 30A Victron Smart 240V Charger
- 100A Main Breaker
- 5 x 10-40A Breakers
- 300A Mega Fuse
- Simarine Pico + Shunts
- Showing State of Charge, Time to Go plus Solar/DC to DC , Inverter Currents
- Water Tank Sensor 2% accuracy
- 2 x Temperature Sensors
- Pre-wired “Ready to Drop In”
- Add Classic Switch
- Add Slimline Dual Colour Lights
- Add Dual Colour Square lights
- Add 1800W Built-In Induction Cooktop
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Q & A
1. How is the Blue Heeler Case Wired?
We can’t show the details to protect our design but the wired terminations are sourced from Germany where compact dual layer designs are common. There is a lower “bottom & front” panel section that is easily removed giving access to fuses and breakers. There is a dedicated labelled double layer termination point for each and every wired pair out to “remote” devices like fridge, solar, lights etc. It is extremely easy for a DIY to mount and wire to. Save yourself big bucks.
2. What is the Size? How does it compare? Can the Display be installed elsewhere?
The main case and the inverter measured in a pair are 499 x 487 x 141 mm.
The Display and Switches can be placed on the main case or installed on a fill-in or wall close by.
3. How is the Inverter Connected and is it Certified by an Electrician?
The 2000W Smart Inverter is installed to Australian Standards complete with an RCBO and checked by a licenced electrician. An installation certificate is issued with clear guidance on installing GPO’s. A GPO can be fitted to front of case below the Monitor and Switches. All self contained.
The Smart Inverter is protected with a Mega Fuse. An individual Current flow is displayed on Simarine. The power flows and control of the Smart Inverter is shown on the bluetooth Victron Smartphone app.
4. What Protection is in place to prevent the Inverter running the battery flat?
The Smart Battery Protect does this for you. It will turn off all loads when a pre-set low volatage is reached. It also allows you to turn off the system from your Smartphone.
5. Is an ignition wire required from the engine for the Victron Smart DC to DC?
No. It is set up to only provide power when the engine is running. This is possible thanks to the built-in engine shutdown detection. This also prevents the onboard voltage of the vehicle from becoming too low. It is not necessary to disturb the vehicle’s wiring or to install a separate motor run sensor or to access the CAN-bus system.
When charging, three-stage charge algorithm will increase battery life by properly charging the battery. Especially in the case of vehicles with a smart alternator, or voltage drop caused by long cable runs, controlled charging is indispensable. Controlled charging will also protect the alternator in lithium systems where direct charging can overload the alternator due to the low impedance of the lithium battery.
6. Can this Smart DC to DC recover a flat Lithium battery?
Yes. From the Smartphone app, the unit can be switched to power supply mode and generally recover recently discharged lithium batteries. After recovery, one touch switches it back to DC to DC vehicle charging mode.
7. Why do Victron keep the Smart Solar and Smart vehicle Chargers separate and not provide a combo?
- Combo solar controller units are a slave to the vehicle DC to DC.
- They operate at low efficiency and the MPPT is not ultra fast.
- They are limited in the solar panel voltage so have a late start and early finish.
- They are also limited in overall power.
The Smart Solar controller in this package:
- operates at 98% efficiency
- Can have a 100V panel voltage for an early start and late finish
- Have Ultra fast MPPT controller that adjusts with variable cloud cover in seconds.
- AND has an expert mode which, which allows exact matching to lithium for “rebulk mode” on poor solar days or late in the afternoon.
- AND it will operate up to full power while the DC to DC is operatinng giving up to 50A while driving in full sun.
You will effectively have 10-20% more solar capacity than other popular DC-DC/Solar Combo’s. This saves you money with solar panel purchase and size limitations.
8. Warranty?
Victron products have 5 year warranty, Simarine and Safiery have 3 year warranty including the Lithium batteries.
By comparison Redarc only offer a 2 year warranty.
9. Operating Manual?
Rather than give you a clutch of sifferent manuals, we have tailored a manual (on line) that steps through operation with Smartphones and the Touch displays.
Safiery RE-THINKS the mobile lifestyle
With high efficiency and clean power in the smallest possible space.
This Victron Smart Touch 5 inch glass display shows power devices connected, allows you to turn the inverter on/off, see up to 4 tank levels, 4 temperatures. For Solar Controller, it shows detailed history with Max/Min values. There are 100’s of data values available in a typical system.
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Touring |
Camping |
Depends on Energy Analysis |
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RETHINK |
Replenishment |
Replenishment |
Lithium Size |
1) Running Single Compressor Fridge, Lights, Compressor, Charging Phones |
360W (30A) |
250W Minimum |
200Ah |
2) and Espresso Coffee Machine – 4-6 shots a day and 2000W Induction or Double Compressor fridge |
1500W (100A) |
500W Minimum |
400Ah |
3) All of the above AND Power Pack for towed caravan |
1800W to 3000W |
Portable |
400Ah-800Ah |
More valuable is the feature that with a connection to the internet (possible through most smartphones), the complete system can be accessed remotely by Safiery for setup and any tweaks or changes you may require.
This is valuable to the DIY and OEM builder.
Capacities of various items used in Packs
Smartphone |
Power |
Warranty |
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Victron Smart DC to DC from Alternator – Bluetooth |
YES |
30A |
5 Years |
Safiery Killer Wasp 1000W DC to DC from Alternator – Digital Flat Planar |
NO Laptop |
1000W |
5 Years |
TS (Netherlands) DC to DC from Alternator – Digital Flat Planar |
NO Laptop |
1500W |
5 Years |
Safiery Scotty 1500WvDC to DC from Alternator – Digital Flat Planar |
NO Laptop |
1500W |
5 years |
Safiery Scotty DC to DC from Alternator – Digital Flat Planar 96% Efficient |
NO Laptop |
3000W |
5 years |
Safiery Alternator Controller – for non-Smart Alternators ONLY 12V to 48V |
YES (new feature) |
To 8000W |
3 years |
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Victron Smart Solar Controller – Bluetooth |
YES |
15-70A |
5 Years |
Victron 1600W to 6000W Inverter Charger RCBO and GPO |
YES |
To 6000W |
5 Years |
Victron Smart Battery Protect -Bluetooth |
YES |
To 200A |
5 Years |
Victron Cerbo and Touch 50 Glass Display |
YES |
To 15,000W |
5 Years |
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Safiery Alloy Classic Switch 4 button Dimmable |
PRE-SET |
14A |
3 years |
Safiery Alloy Smart Switch, Voice Controllable, Keyfob Controllable, Smartphone Controllable, 4 button Dimmable |
PRE-SET |
2 x 10A 1 x 5A |
3 years |
Safiery Alloy Dual DC Outlets: |
SELECT |
Various |
3 years |
Safiery Breaker Switches, Fuses and terminations |
PRE-SET |
8000W |
3 years |
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Safiery Lithium Battery Slimline 200Ah Bluetooth – 25kgs |
YES |
Charge 140A |
3 years |
Victron Battery Ultra Compact 200Ah Bluetooth – 22 kgs |
YES |
Charge 200A |
3 years |
Safiery Lithium Battery Slimline Pair 400Ah CANbus 48V – 42kgs |
CANbus |
Charge 240A |
5 Years |
Available Safiery Gold Support Package
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Safiery 4G |
Safiery GOLD |
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Dedicated Modem 4G with Telstra Australia Wide SIM |
YES |
Required |
Dedicated 4G Super-band Antenna with 8m super-thin coax |
YES |
Required |
Dedicated GPS Function with Geo Fencing |
YES |
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Dedicated GPS Antenna with 8m super-thin coax |
YES |
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Downloadable Tracks from GPS Online System |
YES |
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Online Monitoring and Storage of 6 months System Data |
YES |
12 Months SIM |
Periodic Updates to Firmware (after release advise by Victron) |
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12 months |
Email Alerts to Safiery on critical items |
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12 months |
Operational Assistance |
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12 months |
Requires Victron Cerbo or Venus plus Safiery 4G/GPS Antenna System. |
Available Options
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Plug-n-Play |
Power |
Warranty |
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Alternator Upgrade to 250A 12V for Smart Vehicle Controlled Y62 Patrol |
YES |
3000W |
3 Years |
Alternator Upgrade to 250A 12V for non-Smart Vehicle Controlled Systems |
YES |
3000W |
3 Years |
Victron 115W to 360W Supertough Glass Solar Panel(s) |
YES |
To 360W Each |
5 Years |
Safiery 250W SuperHigh Portable Solar Panel 28mm Thin 8 kgs |
YES |
To 250W |
3 Years |
Temperature Sensor for Fridge (long 5m lead to drop in) |
YES |
NIL |
3 Years |
Tank Level Sensor measuring Capacity |
YES |
TINY |
3 Years |
Remote Access for Programming Support and Assistance |
YES |
TINY |
3 Years |
Available Appliances
RETHINK |
Power |
Warranty |
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Safiery Single Round Induction Cooktop 1800W Sensor Touch |
1800W |
2 Years |
Safiery Single Square (not quite) Induction Cooktop 1200W Sensor Touch Boost |
2000W |
2 Years |
Safiery Double Hob 1800W + 1500W Induction Cooktop Sensor Touch |
1950W |
2 Years |
Safiery Double Hob 1800W + 1500W Induction Cooktop Sensor Touch |
2800W |
2 Years |
Safiery Ice maker and Chilled Water Dispenser (Narrow Profile) |
120W |
2 Years |
Safiery 20L Air Fryer, Automatic settings |
1800W |
2 Years |
Stiebel 10L 1500W Tank Hotwater 55C |
1500W |
2 Years |
Stiebel 15L 1500W Tank Hotwater 55C |
1500W |
2 Years |
Stiebel Instant Tankless 5000W Hotwater 50C |
5000W |
2 Years |
Safiery Underbed 48V Membrane Heater for RTT |
100W |
2 Years |
Smartphone App
Most powerfull combination is the Gorilla Glass display on the vehicle and the Victron App. The Victron app connects to all devices with or without the internet. With the Internet, the Smartphone app is usable anywhere in the world where there is internet access.
Solar and Battery History
You dont need to know numbers or understand watts or amps with this app. You simply look at the graph to know how good the day is. When you see “Float mode” you know the battery is fully charged or very close to it. This tells you that you have excess solar capacity. Very simple.
The past 4 days shows you the min and max battery voltage as well.
(ignore 24V example in pic)
Recovery of Flat battery
With Victron Smart devices, there is no need to spike a Lithium battery with a capacitive charge to “wake” the DC or solar charger. Just switch either of the DC to DC or Solar app to power supply mode and it will do the rest.
Turning Complete System off When Vehicle not Used
When you want to turn off the complete system, just use the Smartphone app. Select “off” and confirm. This also turns the Smart Inverter off. When turned off, it is only using “Low Energy Bluetooth Power” of a few mA. This will NOT drain the battery quickly.
The other big benefit is there is no need for a large clunky switch.
The Smart battery protect can also be switched off by the small switch at the bottom of the case if you dont have your smartphone handy.
Description
We all have limited space in a 4WD and, as we travel, our destinations go further away from home with sometimes longer stays as we tour. This means your power and energy needs will change with your touring plans.
For replenishment Energy, our packs give you from 30A to 250A from alternator using a Smart DC to DC charger. This is a common device with most 4WD’ers. For solar when camping, you can add a solar panels on the roof or add Safiery’s 250W high voltage panel. This delivers enough energy in a typical day to keep the fridge running and the inverter charging camera and drone batteries.
However, most people don’t realise that Lithium batteries are 27% more efficient in converting solar power than AGM. So changing the AGM out gives an additional 27% solar capacity. This extra amount of energy can be just what the doctor ordered to keep everything light and compact.
With more solar replenishment energy sorted, the size and shape of the Lithium battery was the next thing. Lithium batteries can be drained to 10% capacity whereas AGM should be only 50%. So a 100Ah Lithium will give 90Ah energy which is the equivalent to 180Ah AGM.
Safiery’s Lithium cycle count works this way: when the energy used over a number of days gets to 100% it is one cycle. When not camping, you may use 25% a day as the vehicle DC to DC is putting in power. That means one cycle in 4 days. So in a year with 60 days camping and 300days not camping, expect only 70-90 cycles a year. Safiery’s Lithium will do 3000 cycles…
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4WD – Caravan – Motorhome
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Classic PackYour Battery Bluetooth Control |
Simarine PackYour Battery Gorilla Glass Display |
Power Pack12V Lithium Gorilla Glass Display |
Sweet Power
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SKU | MWH10003001 | MWH10003003 | MWH10003005 | MWH10003007 |
Victron Smart Bluetooth Vehicle Charging 30A |
Y | Y | Y | 70A |
Victron Smart Bluetooth Solar Power* 20A |
Y | Y | Y | 1000W |
Master Breaker Switch 100A, 200A |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Victron Smart Bluetooth Battery PROTECT 65A |
O | O | O | 48V 100A |
Vehicle Charging Breaker Switch 40A |
Y | Y | Y | 100A |
Solar Input Breaker Switch 30A |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Negative Distribution Block |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
4 Breaker /Switches 2 x 15A 2 x 20A |
Y | N | N | N |
4 or 6 Breakers in Alloy Switch Matches Gorilla Glass Display |
Y | Y | Y | |
1 Classic Switch 4 Channels 10A Max Matches Gorilla Glass Display |
Y | Y | ||
Smart Switch 3 x 10A Channels 1 x 2A Matches Gorilla Glass Display |
Y | Y | ||
2 Dual Colour Lights Square/Round 105x8mm
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Y | Y | Y | Y |
2 Slimline Dual Colour Lights 400x90x6mm
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Y | Y | Y | Y |
2 sets of 1 x Breaker 2 x 2.4A USB 1 x Cig |
Y |
Y | Y | Y |
2 sets Anderson Plugs Grey + One other Colour |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Pico Gorilla Glass Monitor plus Shunt |
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Y | Y | Y |
Fridge temperature Sensor 5m |
O | O | O | |
Water tank Sensor 3m |
O | O | O | |
Inverter Power 800W 2000w |
2000W | 3000W | ||
Inverter Breaker 100A, 200A |
Y | Y | ||
Smart Bluetooth 240V 30A Charger |
O |
O | O | O |
Smart Bluetooth Lithium Battery 100Ah SLIMLINE <100mm
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Smart Bluetooth Lithium Battery 125Ah |
O | O | O | 48V Lithium |
Smart Bluetooth Lithium Battery 200Ah |
O | O | O | 48V Lithium |
Smart Canbus Lithium Battery 48V 50Ah |
Y | |||
175W Victron Glass Solar |
O | O | O | O |
150W Triple Insulated Lightweight Solar |
O | O | O | O |
48V to 12V Auxilliary DC to DC 20A |
20A | |||
Smart Victron Venus Wifi With Safiery Canbus to 48V Batteries
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Y | |||
Pull Through Cable Splice: Crimp/ Heat Shrink |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Managed Wiring Harness for package** |
O | O | O | O |
Installation Support**
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O | O | O | O |
Commissioning Instructions** |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
DIY drop in 4WD power Monitoring Switching Pack
Vehicle charging, Solar charging, battery, tank and temp monitoring plus Classic Switch control of 4 lights or devices plus 2xUSB and 6 breaker switches plus 4 Andersen of different colours.
48-12V Hybrid in 4WD
48-12v Hybrid in Deano’s 79 Series Cruiser
200ah Lithium in the roof plus 3000w inverter charger, 1000w Smart solar controller plus 840w vehicle dc to dc all on your smartphone or Deano’s smart rear vision mirror. Monitored by Simarine.
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