More battery/converter/inverter questions
As many of you know I have been asking many questions and greatly appreciate all of your inputs. It seems the more I read the more questions I have. I have ordered a Mega Watt PS to Top Charge and EQ ...
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smkettner wrote:
See page 1 of the Victron 600 manual
The monitor is still powered up if the switch is after the shunt.
Yep, the Victron does not really use a shunt but rather a shunt and signal conditioner all in one and it connects directly to the battery in that configuration.
A real shunt is nothing more than a very low ohm resistor (a passive device) that supplies a voltage proportional to current back to a display or control board.
If he has that Victron, then he would need to put the shunt on the other side of the disconnect to turn off the active devices.
I guess it depends on what he is using.
