Battery Monitor (how to fit?)

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I am about to order one and have a question on fitting if anyone can help please.

I will be fitting the monitor in a Hymercar PVC, the Electroblock is under the passenger (left) seat and the 2 hab batteries under the driver seat. Do I fit the shunt and connections direct to the batteries or inline on the EBL?

This is a daft question I realise, and when I take the seats out I'm sure I will be 'reminded' of how it all looks............... But until I do that???

Any advice would be most welcome

Ta (y)
 
A battery monitor fits close to the battery, on the negative side, before anything else is connected as all inputs/outputs must go through it.
 
Thanks Robert, I'm having a couple of 'senior moments' on this :oops:
 
Also I'm still on the fence about Nasa BM1 or Victron BMV 712

I like the idea of not having to bother with a display such as the Nasa but have the feeling the Victron might do more?

And if that's not bad enough I have left my tools in Bristol and I'll need a Torx T40 to get the seats out :eek:
 
The Victron is a great piece of kit, especially when you use it with the dongle and App

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Bluetooth is built in on the Victron BMV 712 if the OP opts for that one.

I have the Victron BMV 700 with a bluetooth dongle and to be honest I have only used the Victron Connect app a couple of time for info.
Personally I'm only really interested in available hab battery percentage and I find it easier just to glance at the gauge on the wall rather than fire up the app each time.
 
I'm like you and on the fence about the NASA or the Victron - but I've got a couple of other bits of Victron kit now and really impressed - it's the budget that's the issue.

However, whilst crawling around the Victron site the other day I found this video
which shows the installation of a BMV-712 - it's American, but shows the bits and where they should be installed quite clearly (I didn't realise a shunt was so big!). I also like the idea that the Monitor wasn't mounted but everything was run using the b/tooth app.
 
Victron kit in my experience is built to last, it is more expensive but I have had it for best part of 15 years in boats and RVs and would recommend it to anyone.
 
+2 after 15 years of boating, NASA stuff isn't as well made as Victron.
 
Victron is smaller but does more, like retaining history and providing bluetooth connection (extra).
 
rogher said:
Victron is smaller but does more, like retaining history and providing bluetooth connection (extra).
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That’s where I am a bit confused. The Nasa app as I understand it will retain history for 3 months and the unit is headless and Bluetooth so apart from the 5 yr warranty I am struggling to come terms with the price of the Victron. What do I really get for an extra £100? :eek:
 
Our NASA BM2 is great quality and so much onfo for me to fuss over while on holiday, love it :love:

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Richard and Ann said:
Our NASA BM2 is great quality and so much onfo for me to fuss over while on holiday, love it :love:
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I have heard that the percentage ‘gauge’ is notoriously unreliable. Do you find this and does it differ from the digital readout?
 
I haven't noticed the bar graph reading differently to the percentage remaining. But there is sometimes a little glitch when charging on solar near the end of the day when fully charged, the readout will be 85% or so, but then when the sun goes down and the battery starts slowly discharging, the display will jump to 100%. More of a characteristic than a fault. It then shows discharge (and many other things:cool:) perfectly (y)
 
With the Victron I like the idea that I can see the data from all my devices in one app, turn the inverter on/off etc.. If you've not got other devices that isn't a factor
 
Chockswahay said:
That’s where I am a bit confused. The Nasa app as I understand it will retain history for 3 months and the unit is headless and Bluetooth so apart from the 5 yr warranty I am struggling to come terms with the price of the Victron. What do I really get for an extra £100? :eek:
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I think I had NASA BM2. I’m not sure what the NASA ‘app’ that you refer to is but things may have moved on since I had mine. The NASA has a more impressive display, if that’s what you want, but I don’t recall any ability for it to retain history. Victron produce good kit and I prefer to stick to one manufacturer rather than mix ‘n match.
 
All done, thanks everyone :giggle:

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