Do I really need a $200 Battery Monitor??
Been reading and looking at battery monitors. Seems like they come in all sizes shapes and prices, some with a shunt and some without. Do the roughly $200 monitors like Trimetric, Bluesky, Magnum, X...
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Matt
this one reads the amps both ways in/out
and tracks useage, it counts down from your set capacity AH
displaying Ah remaining, SOC% , voltage, even watts
NOT kwh used, but detuct AH remaing from set AH capacity, for AH used
i do that automatically in my Head
set capacity 675, remaining is 540 ah, overnight use 135ah,
press % button to see 80% SOC
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-120V-250A-Volt-Amp-Combo-Meter-Battery-Charge-Discharge-Remaining-Capacity-/171052067910?hash=item27d37f6c46
I have a video of mine in operation, on this forum someplace, not sure if its in my battery thread or in the Poor Mans Trimetric thread
had mine for almost a year
and have been real happy with it
current price is $31 each
No affiliation with seller, just a happy customer
here is the video link on Photo Bucket, its only 40 seconds play time video of power meter in operation
i step through the AH remaining 608
the SOC % 90.2
the amps load discharge 21+
if charging the 'Charge LED' is lit and the amps are whats going in not out, in this case this was after dark with NO genset/no solar/no charging
this one reads the amps both ways in/out
and tracks useage, it counts down from your set capacity AH
displaying Ah remaining, SOC% , voltage, even watts
NOT kwh used, but detuct AH remaing from set AH capacity, for AH used
i do that automatically in my Head
set capacity 675, remaining is 540 ah, overnight use 135ah,
press % button to see 80% SOC
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-120V-250A-Volt-Amp-Combo-Meter-Battery-Charge-Discharge-Remaining-Capacity-/171052067910?hash=item27d37f6c46
I have a video of mine in operation, on this forum someplace, not sure if its in my battery thread or in the Poor Mans Trimetric thread
had mine for almost a year
and have been real happy with it
current price is $31 each
No affiliation with seller, just a happy customer
here is the video link on Photo Bucket, its only 40 seconds play time video of power meter in operation
i step through the AH remaining 608
the SOC % 90.2
the amps load discharge 21+
if charging the 'Charge LED' is lit and the amps are whats going in not out, in this case this was after dark with NO genset/no solar/no charging
