Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A Battery Monitor cover (1 Viewer)

[RichardB]

Hi all. I am thinking of getting a Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A Battery Monitor
Where I need to install it, for safety, I would like to put it in a box or cover it - has anyone else fitted on and found a cover for it?

 

[cmcardle75]

Hi all. I am thinking of getting a Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A Battery Monitor
Where I need to install it, for safety, I would like to put it in a box or cover it - has anyone else fitted on and found a cover for it?

It runs off the negative terminal, so is not that much more dangerous than any other bit of exposed metal connected to the van earth.

 

[RichardB]

It runs off the negative terminal, so is not that much more dangerous than any other bit of exposed metal connected to the van earth.

I thought that but it is going in a locker so a cover would also protect it if anything was put on or near it

 

[Bobby-gg]

Yes, I 3d printed a cover for mine.

I'll find a picture of my design

 

[autorouter]

A metal box will cut down the Bluetooth radio signal too much, so you could use a plastic box. ABS. Such as one of these

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Tempo ABS enclosure. IP65 rated. Grey screw cover. Buy Tempo ABS Enclosures from 4Most Electronics.

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[Guigsy]

I'm just changing vans. I had a Victron BMV in the old van. I was going to buy one for the new van. Two considerations:

There are several shunt based battery monitors on Amazon. They don't have Bluetooth, but they are a fraction of the price.
Amazon product ASIN B07W7XXKVF
The other is that several good lithium batteries have a BMV that includes a Bluetooth battery app:

Lithium Batteries 12V Leisure Battery (5 Year Warranty)

AL series LiFePO4 - Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries. Spec list Charge Discharge Part No Ah Capacity Charge V Current (A) (max) Current (A) (max) Bluetooth Series limit Dimensions (cm) LWH Weight (Kg) Battery Terminal AL1220 20Ah <14.4V 20A 40A no 48V 19 x 7.7 x 18.7 2 M5 5mm AL1260 60Ah <14.4V...

sterling-power.com

 

[Lenny HB]

The cheap battery monitors don't have the facilities to input all your battery parameters so you can never get an accurate percentage reading. If you only want as rough a guide a cheap one is fine but if you do a lot of camping off grid and need to know the state of your batteries there is no substitute for the Victron.

 

[Raul]

Calibration, how you going to adjust settings to your needs?

 

[cmcardle75]

The cheap ones work, but aren't anywhere near as good, particularly when it comes to the phone apps.