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I agree Eddie, and as a gadget freak I added the Bluetooth gizmo; one benefit is a quick glance at the live charging statistics when driving, now I needed that when trying to sort the Iveco smart charging issue because asking Sally to get up and look at the N+B main panel was just too much, but as that is now fixed I will have to think of another reason to justify it. (Bluetooth that is)Neither are worth installing. The voltage unit is just that so a toy. The second one has a rating of 30 amps
So you would have to connect the two red wires in series with your existing positive battery lead and 30amps is too low
I would agree that the Victron unit is the way to go, although I am not convinced that having the information on a hand held device via an App is better than having a display mounted.
I do love technology, and I do like App's but to be able to glance at my Battery computer display is easy and I don't have to have a charged telephone to be able to see what is happening lol
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The BMV 700 allows you to add a 2nd shunt to monitor two battery banks lolI agree Eddie, and as a gadget freak I added the Bluetooth gizmo; one benefit is a quick glance at the live charging statistics when driving, now I needed that when trying to sort the Iveco smart charging issue because asking Sally to get up and look at the N+B main panel was just too much, but as that is now fixed I will have to think of another reason to justify it. (Bluetooth that is)
Is it a second shunt or just an additional positive wire from the vehicle battery. I am using the 2 connections on the shunt for temp sense and pos feed from hab bank, I don't remember reading you could add a second shunt? Useful if you could?The BMV 700 allows you to add a 2nd shunt to monitor two battery banks lol
Anyone using one of..........
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Aren't gauges wonderful,of course you need to know what they are showing and whether they are telling the truth.
ps. amp hour, SOC meters tell lies.
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A simple volt meter will tell you nothing I am afraid.Thanks for the replies, I will probably go down the road of a simple 12v LED Digital gauge and have a button for each of the batteries, only doing this as I'm not convinced the Autotrail panel is giving out the correct info on the batteries.
A simple volt meter will tell you nothing I am afraid.
As soon as the sun comes up your solar panels will raise the voltage on your battery terminals to put some charge in. Your simple 12v LED Digital gauge will only be telling you the solar controller output voltage not the state of charge of your battery.
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