{"id":6073,"date":"2016-04-06T14:52:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T12:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=6073"},"modified":"2016-06-27T14:40:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T12:40:58","slug":"new-blue-smart-ip65-chargers-be-blue-smart-and-get-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/06\/new-blue-smart-ip65-chargers-be-blue-smart-and-get-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"New Blue Smart IP65 Chargers: Be Blue Smart and get connected!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expanding and building upon Victron&#8217;s traditional markets &#8211; meet the new professional Blue Smart IP65 Charger range, with Bluetooth connectivity and control via the VictronConnect app.<\/p>\n<p>If its got a battery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/chargers\/blue-smart-ip65-charger\" target=\"_blank\">be Blue Smart<\/a> and get connected!<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Blue Smart uses<\/h3>\n<p>Now you can look after your classic car, motorcycle or any other cherished possession in style, but of course it doesn&#8217;t stop there. It could equally be used in a workshop, on your boat, for a classic tractor, your motorhome, caravan, any wheeled vehicle, a small off-grid solar installation &#8211; in fact anywhere you have a battery that needs tender loving care, all controlled directly from your Smartphone, tablet or computer using VictronConnect.<\/p>\n<h3>Blue Smart features<\/h3>\n<p>The key features of the new Blue Smart IP65 Charger range are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Setup and configure, readout of voltage and current by Bluetooth Smart<\/li>\n<li>Water, dust and chemical resistant<\/li>\n<li>Seven step smart charge algorithm<\/li>\n<li>Recovery of fully discharged \u2018dead\u2019 batteries<\/li>\n<li>Automatic power supply function<\/li>\n<li>Automatic compensation for high or low temperature<\/li>\n<li>Several other battery life enhancing features<\/li>\n<li>Low power mode to charge smaller batteries<\/li>\n<li>Li-ion battery mode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Blue Smart connectivity<\/h3>\n<p>Your classic car might only be a brick wall away in a cold garage, but don&#8217;t worry just sit in your armchair in your warm living room to look after your battery via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/support-and-downloads\/software#victronconnect-app\" target=\"_blank\">VictronConnect<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/04\/App-12V-10A-Blue-Smart-IP65-Charger_3611812.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6088\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"full-size-image container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6088 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/04\/App-12V-10A-Blue-Smart-IP65-Charger_3611812.png\" alt=\"App 12V 10A Blue Smart IP65 Charger\" width=\"314\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/04\/App-12V-10A-Blue-Smart-IP65-Charger_3611812.png 314w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/04\/App-12V-10A-Blue-Smart-IP65-Charger_3611812-147x300.png 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Accessories<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Accessories included with your Blue Smart charger<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect clamps<\/li>\n<li>M8 eyelet connectors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional accessories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12V cigarette lighter plug with fuse<\/li>\n<li>Connect clamps with fuse<\/li>\n<li>2 <span class=\"_Tgc\">metre<\/span> extension cable<\/li>\n<li>M6 eyelet connector with fuse<strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/04\/Optional-accessories_3612468.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6091\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"full-size-image container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/04\/Optional-accessories_3612468.png\" alt=\"Optional accessories\" width=\"690\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/04\/Optional-accessories_3612468.png 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/04\/Optional-accessories_3612468-300x80.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Links to the optional accessories detailed above are given at the foot of the main Blue Smart product page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/chargers\/blue-smart-ip65-charger\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/chargers\/blue-smart-ip65-charger<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Blue Smart charger range<\/h3>\n<p>The current range includes 12 and 24V models with differing current output options for the 12V models. See the datasheet for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/upload\/documents\/IP65_2016_EN_smart_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">guide for your particular battery application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blue Smart IP65 Charger 12\/7<\/li>\n<li>Blue Smart IP65 Charger 12\/10<\/li>\n<li>Blue Smart IP65 Charger 12\/15<\/li>\n<li>Blue Smart IP65 Charger 24\/8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both voltage ratings also come with differing AC plug options. Check the current pricelist for that and model availability:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/information\/pricelist\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/information\/pricelist<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Blue Smart video<\/h3>\n<p>This video introduces the new Blue Smart IP65 Charger, with built in Bluetooth.<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bbdLxsfMu74\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>I can only think of one conclusion for this great new product &#8211; If its got a battery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/chargers\/blue-smart-ip65-charger\" target=\"_blank\">be Blue Smart<\/a> and get connected!<\/p>\n<p>John Rushworth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expanding and building upon Victron&#8217;s traditional markets &#8211; meet the new professional Blue Smart IP65 Charger range, with Bluetooth connectivity and control via the VictronConnect app. If its got a battery, be Blue Smart and get connected!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Blue Smart IP65 Chargers: Be Blue Smart and get connected! 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