# Smart Shunt Wiring into this battery arrangement

**URL:** <https://community.victronenergy.com/t/smart-shunt-wiring-into-this-battery-arrangement/34494>\
**Category:** DIY\
**Tags:** marine, smartshunt, diy\
**Created:** [3 June 2025 06:19 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/smart-shunt-wiring-into-this-battery-arrangement/34494 "2025-06-03T06:19:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![mjcrum302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@mjcrum302](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/mjcrum302)\
**Post date:** [3 June 2025 06:19 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/smart-shunt-wiring-into-this-battery-arrangement/34494/1 "2025-06-03T06:19:13Z")

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Hi All,

I’m looking help on how I would wire in the Smart Shunt to this battery arrangement. I believe:

- the negative taped cable is wired to the engine
- the other negative to a bus bar for mains charger and domestics

I don’t see how I can wire in the Victron smart shunt in to this arrangement?

Thanks All  
Mark

 ![IMG_0528](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/6/9/691b3f6c086af42cfa506fe20556f014af34bf1a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![water\_rat](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/water_rat/32/45_2.png) [@water\_rat](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/water_rat)\
**Post date:** [3 June 2025 08:56 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/smart-shunt-wiring-into-this-battery-arrangement/34494/2 "2025-06-03T08:56:19Z")

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> [@mjcrum302](#):
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> I don’t see how I can wire in the Victron smart shunt in to this arrangement?

Sure can, if you add 1 extra cable, and move the charge/load negative cables to the system side of the shunt.

 ![batt shunt rewire](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/7/7/7732d0a35f1d2cce170ba4db878c50e23e71c0ac.jpeg)