# Smartshunt shows impossibly high negative current

**URL:** <https://community.victronenergy.com/t/smartshunt-shows-impossibly-high-negative-current/7947>\
**Category:** DIY\
**Tags:** smartshunt, rv, beginner\
**Created:** [16 October 2024 23:58 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/smartshunt-shows-impossibly-high-negative-current/7947 "2024-10-16T23:58:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [17 October 2024 06:36 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/smartshunt-shows-impossibly-high-negative-current/7947/3 "2024-10-17T06:36:05Z")

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Readings like this are often due to wrong wiring and on vehicles incorrect chassis ground. Have you got a connection from the batteries to the chassis. If you have then this should be on the load/system side of the SmartShunt, not on the battery. See the FAQ mentioned in the top sticky post of the DIY category.

[https://community.victronenergy.com/t/shunt-battery-monitor-not-reading-the-correct-soc-amps-missing-solar-decreasing-daily-or-other-misreading-problems/87](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/shunt-battery-monitor-not-reading-the-correct-soc-amps-missing-solar-decreasing-daily-or-other-misreading-problems/87)

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