Battery monitor upgrade: Out with the old, in with the new
I've been using a Link 10 battery monitor since the late 90s when I had one in a cargo trailer I used as my mini RV. When I upgraded to a 21SW Desert Fox toy hauler in 2003, I moved the Link 10 to it. When I downsized to my AF 811 truck camper in 2009 and sold the DF, I moved the Link 10 again.
The Link 10 has been flawless. It works fine. I decided to replace it with a Victron BMV-712 because it has Bluetooth capabilities with a smart phone / table app called Victron Connect. (an app from Victron)
I've been using a BMV-712 in my Nash 17k all of 2019 and really like it, so I decided my AF 811 needed one too.
In the Nash, I have a plethora of other Victron gadegtry: 2000 watt inverter and their CCGX control panel.
Here's my HOW TO video for installing it.
Installing the BMV-712 is a lot easier than the Link 10 because it uses a different style cable between the meter and the shunt.
The Link 10 has been flawless. It works fine. I decided to replace it with a Victron BMV-712 because it has Bluetooth capabilities with a smart phone / table app called Victron Connect. (an app from Victron)
I've been using a BMV-712 in my Nash 17k all of 2019 and really like it, so I decided my AF 811 needed one too.
In the Nash, I have a plethora of other Victron gadegtry: 2000 watt inverter and their CCGX control panel.
Here's my HOW TO video for installing it.
Installing the BMV-712 is a lot easier than the Link 10 because it uses a different style cable between the meter and the shunt.
