installing Bogart Trimetric Question
This is going into a Slide-in Truck camper. Two 27 series AGM batteries. 45 amp on board charger, solar will be between 200-280 watt (installed at a later date). I do have a Honda Generator as well...
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Will,
As you are dealing with a Truck Camper and have no plans for a big inverter, I would recommend the 100 amp shunt. If you read Bogart's papers, you will find that the 100 amp shunt is actually a 200 amp, 100mV shunt. This will make it safe for a lot of uses. The higher signal level is easier to manage. In my installation, I have to have the 500a shunt because it can cross connect to the main engine start battery. This has caused some minor inconvenience as I have been fighting a phantom load that indicates about 1 amp. You have to realize that this is a 1 MICRO VOLT offset signal and very difficult to locate.
Matt
As you are dealing with a Truck Camper and have no plans for a big inverter, I would recommend the 100 amp shunt. If you read Bogart's papers, you will find that the 100 amp shunt is actually a 200 amp, 100mV shunt. This will make it safe for a lot of uses. The higher signal level is easier to manage. In my installation, I have to have the 500a shunt because it can cross connect to the main engine start battery. This has caused some minor inconvenience as I have been fighting a phantom load that indicates about 1 amp. You have to realize that this is a 1 MICRO VOLT offset signal and very difficult to locate.
Matt
