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outwestbound
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Sep 03, 2017

question on interpreting MPPT controller display

Hi. This is intended to be general. If an answer can't be made without knowing the exact unit, then please let me know. My question may be poorly phrased. Does the amount of amps shown on the cont...
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outwestbound
Explorer
Sep 04, 2017
BFL13 wrote:


How does the wiring for your "battery meter" (Magnum monitor) get to show the amps to the battery from the solar controller? AFAIK you need a shunt somewhere there.



The ME-BMK has a shunt which measures current going into or out of the battery, as I understand it. Magnum offers these for about $165 and they just work with their inverter/chargers and give you the display through the panel you already get with the inverter.

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