Where to put shunt
I need to install the shunt for my battery monitor. Batteries are wired to the inverter already. Is it necessary to put the shunt directly next to the battery bank or can I put it inline between the...
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I have good ventilation in the front cargo bay of the 5er, so I break all the rules about putting things near batteries. Got away with it so far (a few years or so)
On the "load side" of the shunt, I have a length of copper pipe which takes any clamps I might use from portable chargers. Also for the neg wires from any solar controller(s) I am using in the 5er. (I now have clamps on my controller output wires, which I mount in a portable sort of way to swap between 5er and TC.)
I recently flattened part of that copper pipe and drilled a hole in it to bolt more neg wire lugs that don't go on the inverter neg terminal "buss."
Here is a photo of my set-up a couple of years ago, which has since changed somewhat, but you get the idea.
On the "load side" of the shunt, I have a length of copper pipe which takes any clamps I might use from portable chargers. Also for the neg wires from any solar controller(s) I am using in the 5er. (I now have clamps on my controller output wires, which I mount in a portable sort of way to swap between 5er and TC.)
I recently flattened part of that copper pipe and drilled a hole in it to bolt more neg wire lugs that don't go on the inverter neg terminal "buss."
Here is a photo of my set-up a couple of years ago, which has since changed somewhat, but you get the idea.
