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Old 07-04-2017, 04:46 PM   #1
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Setting up a Victron 700 help

I'm not schooled at all in the battery monitoring situation I am currently researching, I have read the manual and believe I have the Victron set right but not sure it's just seems to be very confusing if you don't fully understand the system but this is what I have. 2 Lifeline GPL-24T batts, each with a nominal volt of 12 v, amp hr capacity @ 20 hrs of 80, bulk charge of 14.2-14.4 volts @77* float charge 13.2-13.4 volts @77* now with that info does anyone know what I should have my Victron 700 set at regarding all the settings any help would be appreciated, I also may not have all the info you guys need but just ask, Thank You
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Old 07-04-2017, 05:53 PM   #2
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Hi

First question should be: "is the Victron wired up correctly?"

How do you have it hooked up?

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Old 07-05-2017, 05:54 AM   #3
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Dealer wired in behind the converter per this forum I ran a separate ground wire to the shunt so the reading are true.
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Old 07-05-2017, 08:50 AM   #4
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Hi

I'm guessing we're talking about:

https://www.victronenergy.com/upload...-series-EN.pdf

and the shunt on it.

The manufacturer is pretty clear here:

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2...ttery-monitor/

that the shunt must go directly to the battery post with nothing else going to that battery post. If it is not wired that way, it will "miss" some of what's going on. That will make it inaccurate. Yes, this gets messed up on a lot of installs.

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Old 07-05-2017, 10:47 AM   #5
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My understanding also is that the shunt needs to be out of the weather as well I have moved it to the front of the unit where the wires are coming into the trailer and have it wired as the video shows, luckily the readout cable was/is plenty long enough
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Old 07-05-2017, 10:58 AM   #6
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My understanding also is that the shunt needs to be out of the weather as well I have moved it to the front of the unit where the wires are coming into the trailer and have it wired as the video shows, luckily the readout cable was/is plenty long enough
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Did you get the temperature monitor probe?

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Old 07-05-2017, 11:14 AM   #7
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No temp probe
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Old 07-06-2017, 06:47 AM   #8
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No temp probe
Hi

Knowing the battery temperature is *very* helpful if you are trying to work out what you system's capacity actually is. The gotcha with the shunt based approach is that battery capacity goes up by ~20% between 70F and 120F. It drops 20% by the time you get to freezing. The monitor *assumes* capacity is constant. Throw in 20% errors and it gets out of whack pretty fast. The temperature probe does not completely eliminate the errors, it just lets you see *why* things are weird. The bigger issue with temperature is charging. If you are going to put in a monitor probe, you probably should put in a probe for the charger as well. It's a pain so it's worth just doing all the nonsense once.

So getting back to settings, without the probe, the voltage numbers aren't going to be something I'd worry about. Just program the 80 amp hours and the lead acid defaults into the device and move on.

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Old 07-06-2017, 01:32 PM   #9
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I want to make sure I'm getting the best bang from it so I'm following your advice Thank You
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