Not a TriMetric, but for $20 might be worth trying out...

I meant for his settings question, MrWiz.

"forum technical support"
Is for FORUM problems, access posting etc...

This forum Tech Issues, is for everything electrical, batteries solar panels meters
Also plumbing, even mechanical like steps vents etc

If I needed to equalize I'd separate them out for that purpose once a month. Since AGM formats do not encourage equalization I don't do that very often. Peukert losses are much reduced by using both banks at once. Charging is slower because depth of discharge is 50%. Even with AGM tapering of charge does happen.

Having the switches does allow me to use one bank while charging the other. That's good for truly getting to 100% state of charge using my (by today's standards) tiny solar farm.

If I have 2 battery banks, do I need 2 of these chinese meters?

@ len poleshaj, i recommend you start a new thread in a different sub forum, the one called 'forum technical support'.

Yes, I know the forum names are very confusing :(.

I also picked up one of the cheap units, but I can not figure out how to program the thing. No programing instructions came with it. I played with it and about the only consistent action I get out of if it is the voltage and depowering it to rest anything that it might have registered. Help!

:: laughing ::

Sounds great!

Heh, no, the shunt is bolted right to the neg post of the battery bank.

But yes, the meter is mounted in a small, bright blue plastic toy box. We can't remember what came in it, but it has a label with one of the evil Star Wars characters on it (just looked it up: his name was Darth Maul). I left the label on.

Hey, it works!

he did not mount it in the open to be seen
or maybe he is talking about the shunt

A toy box???