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_Colie wrote:
Gary,
...The Vectrin BMV 700 is from Victron and seems to be very complete and well thought out. It is too new for me to have worked with and now that the business is buried, I probably never will.
Be sure to put the time into reading both the install and the operation instruction. None of these are PHD (Push Here, Dummy) devices and it will require some set up time. The results will be rewarding.
Matt
I installed the BMV700 awhile ago and I can highly recommend it. Straight forward installation, a lot of parameters you can play with but it tells me what I need to know. Gives me a clear picture of how much current is being put into or taken out of my battery bank, directly at the batteries. Easy to use remote display too.
