Battery monitor: useful tool or toy?
Hello all. As we prepare for FT (mostly boondocking) I am working through the 12v upgrades. Got the 600 AH of Lifelines in place. Two banks of 6v pairs; 4 batts in all. Upgraded the converter to 80, p...
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jrnymn7 wrote:
Snowman, the shunt was my concern with that ebay meter you bought. I forget what the determining factor is, but I know I needed the 500 amper, with my 430Ah bank and 1000w inverter.
http://www.bestconverter.com/500-amp50mv-Shunt_p_96.html#.VFRODmewX1k
From Bogart:
- 500A/50 mV SH-500-50; Maximum recommended continuous current: 410 Amps. Meter current resolution is 0.1 amp. Size: 3-1/4 x 1-3/4 x 1-7/8 in.; 8.25 x 4.5 x 4.75 cm.
100A/100mV SH-100-100 Maximum recommended continuous current: 70 Amps. Meter current resolution is 0.01 amp. Size: 2 x 1-3/16 x 1-3/4 in.; 4.8 x 3 x 4.3 cm.
- 1000A/100mV SH-1000-100 Maximum recommended continuous current 650 Amps. Meter current resolution is 0.1 amp. Size: 7-3/4 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/8 in.; 19.7 x 6.3 x 2.8 cm.
More info:
http://bogartengineering.com/sites/default/files/docs/SHUNTInfo2.pdf
BFL13 wrote:
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It is true you can get by without a monitor, but once you have one, you would not like to go back :)
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