What's a good battery level monitor?
What's a good monitor that I can install in my Casita to see the battery level throughout the day? Ideally a monitor that draws minimal power since we boondock frequently. When we're camping in an...
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The OP was asking about a “Good Monitor”....
Per FWC:
“It is not just theory. For many of us who don't plug in, you can get several partial charge cycles in a row (several days of non optimal solar for example) and as a result your SOC can be significantly off. Without plug ins, we also generally don't sit at float for hours upon hours to get your monitor back to 100%.
Yes you can make it work without these conveniences, but you have to remember when the last time you were on float for multiple hours, or try and check the battery voltage when you know things are at rest.
My point was that the good battery monitors deal with this, and you can be fairly sure when you glance at the display that the number is pretty close to reality. Cheaper monitors are a compromise.
I use lithium batteries, so the voltage doesn't tell me much about the SOC. However I have a good battery monitor that is correctly programmed for my batteries, and I can trust it. “
I can resoundingly second FWC’s off the grid experience, and the Victron 712 is also LiFePo4 compatible...It’s a matter of getting what you pay for...
3 tons
Per FWC:
“It is not just theory. For many of us who don't plug in, you can get several partial charge cycles in a row (several days of non optimal solar for example) and as a result your SOC can be significantly off. Without plug ins, we also generally don't sit at float for hours upon hours to get your monitor back to 100%.
Yes you can make it work without these conveniences, but you have to remember when the last time you were on float for multiple hours, or try and check the battery voltage when you know things are at rest.
My point was that the good battery monitors deal with this, and you can be fairly sure when you glance at the display that the number is pretty close to reality. Cheaper monitors are a compromise.
I use lithium batteries, so the voltage doesn't tell me much about the SOC. However I have a good battery monitor that is correctly programmed for my batteries, and I can trust it. “
I can resoundingly second FWC’s off the grid experience, and the Victron 712 is also LiFePo4 compatible...It’s a matter of getting what you pay for...
3 tons
