Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Note: Quattro stuff starts at 5:35
Building a stand for, and opening the Victron Quattro 48|5000|70 120v for the first time. We get a good look at the connectors, then make up the cables for the AC output and battery connection.
Song - Wind Broken Stones - Lions
Quattro Inverter/Charger - victronenergy.com/inverters-chargers/quattro
Note: Quattro stuff starts at 5:35
Building a stand for, and opening the Victron Quattro 48|5000|70 120v for the first time. We get a good look at the connectors, then make up the cables for the AC output and battery connection.
Song - Wind Broken Stones - Lions
Quattro Inverter/Charger - victronenergy.com/inverters-chargers/quattro










![Lightning & Sailboats, Beyond TE-4 - Ep. 124
For over four months, I have been working on a new lightning protection system. I am still learning, but with spring arriving, its time to get back to boat work.
In this video, I talk about what Ive been learning, and give hints at what will be coming as the lightning protection system and the associated paper takes shape.
] Patreon:
- https://www.patreon.com/c/TheDigitalMermaid
] Channels that have Helped Me;
* @ProjectBrupeg
* @OffGridGarageAustralia
* @AcornToArabella
* @BillCarlson
] References;
ABYC - American Boat & Yacht Council
- https://abycinc.org/about/
Shakespeare Phase III - 6400-R (3dB
- https://shakespeare-marine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/6400-R.pdf
Chris Boden - @Physicsduck
- https://www.youtube.com/@Physicsduck
IIHS - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- https://www.iihs.org/about
Matt From 103 - @mattfrom103
- https://www.youtube.com/@mattfrom103
] Chapters;
0:00 - An Innocent Question
0:39 - TE-4 and the Rolling Sphere Model Area of Protection
1:29 - Original Lightning Ground Plan
2:54 - The In-Progress Papers and the Approach of Spring
6:01 - Wheres Your Sources?
6:49 - Whats Wrong With TE-4? Nothing, but...
8:14 - Who is ABYC Targeting? Most Sailors, But Not All
10:16 - How Real is the Risk?
12:06 - Saving the Vessel is Saving the Humans Offshore
13:27 - So Whats The Goal?
14:33 - What Coming Next?15:33 - Building A Stonking Capacitor Bridge
18:10 - Lightning Physics Is Flipping Awesome!
19:24 - NMEA2000 and PGN Parsing and Generation Lightning & Sailboats, Beyond TE-4 - Ep. 124](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pZ7ljxGp2-A/mqdefault.jpg)