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profdant139
Explorer II
Dec 14, 2021

Simplest battery monitor and shunt? Advice for non-expert

I have seen references in various threads to shunts and battery monitors. I have searched the archives for a very basic "how to" and have come up empty. Youtube has some instructional stuff, but it ...
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2112
Explorer II
Dec 17, 2021
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

If you are NOT using Li batteries the very best meter may be the smartgauge. It actually tracks the "real" capacity. It checks the voltage several thousand times per minute.

http://www.smartgauge.co.uk/
Balmar sells the Smartgauge in the US.

It appears to have been replaced with the SG200. Same features and includes LiFePO4 capability. Very impressive system. I couldn't prove this but it appears to communicate using a CAN network.

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