What is the correct way to install the smartshunt on my battery bank ?!
I have 2 battery (12v) in parallell, and 2 VE Blue Smart 75/15 charges (synchronize charging)
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Marcus
How do I install the Smartshunt with parallel batteries?
The shunt has to be connected in the negative wire that goes to your loads/chargers.
Hi Marcus,
It depends a bit on what you want. You can see your 2 parallel batteries as 1 battery. They cannot be monitored seperate from each other so don't stare blind on that. If you don't charge the batteries from an alternator you can use the diagram on page 9 of the manual. Make sure to set Setting 69 (Auxilary input) to Starter battery or Temperature even if you do not use it (it will give you an error regarding midpoint voltage error if you don't).
Hello Pieter, and what about the positive VBatt+ when using 2 parallel banks? Does it matter on which of both batteries it is? Same as where the shunt Battery minus is connected to or is it better to use the plus of the other battery for more accurate values? My problem is that the 2 batteries aren't near each other (there is a motor in between ;-) ) so when there's is not a huge difference, I prefer all connections to one battery.
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I'm interested in the answer to this question as well. I have two parallel lifefo4 batteries and the recommendation is to have equal length positive cables to the batteries and separate fuses for each battery. What does this mean for the Vbatt+ connection. Do I choose one of the batteries and connect to its positive terminal, or should I connect it to the busbar joining the batteries after the main fuses? I may start a different thread on this topic, but it seems related to this. Thanks!
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My Smartshunt is here.
A little bit confuse but, Which option should I use ?!
"Monitoring voltage of second battery" or
"Monitoring midpoint of a battery bank"
And best practice for maintenance is ?
Shut down charger with VC.
Disconnect the panels.
Install the shunt.
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please connect it like the picture from Matthias, That are the only right options. You have no midpoint in a parallel batterybank so you can set it to second battery.
You seem to be right on the order of disconnections, do connection visa versa.
What I thinking about is, if i connect both battery negative to the shunt ?!
Option 1 or 2 or is it totally wrong ?!
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