Victron Battery Monitor Install

[Brav]

Originally Posted by golfarch

You are just using the iphone app instead of the monitor display?

Craig

Yes, for now. But I plan to mount it just as Papou did in his pics - in the cabinet above the kitchen, in my case (up top, out of the way). If I get brave, I will cut a hole in the outside of the cabinet near the door. But I just use the app to check on everything before going to bed or after waking up, as I am in bed. I really do love the app.

I can even check on the MPPT and batteries while on the road, and can see the amps change in real time as the road curves relative to the sun.. Nice to see everything topping off on long trips as you go to your next destination.

[Spinonedad]

I really don't want to cut a hole in my brand new 19 ft flying cloud
Can you order this unit with just the Bluetooth capability and not the display?

[NoResults]

I do not think you could do this as the blue tooth plugs into the monitor. You can do as Popou has done see pictures in earlier posts.

Also I did not want to cut hole and spent a long time searching and found the perfect location for mine and if you look hard I am sure there is a good location.

You would never know mine was not factory installed and looks very good, if I don't say so myself.

Dave

[Papou]

Originally Posted by Spinonedad

I really don't want to cut a hole in my brand new 19 ft flying cloud
Can you order this unit with just the Bluetooth capability and not the display?

Take a look on the post #37. I take an aluminium 2x2 box and put it in the upper cabinet and secure it with Velcro
Michel

[Spinonedad]

How did you route the cable thru and out the Trailer without having to cut a hole in her ?

[Papou]

Originally Posted by Spinonedad

How did you route the cable thru and out the Trailer without having to cut a hole in her ?

The first hole: Is aside the water heater in transition over the storage external access compartmnet on curb side of the trailer. Not visible because it is located in the small area (less than 1.5 inche wide) between the bed frame and the closet)
The second one: At the upper corner of the same external storage compartment adjacent to the place where the electrical wiring is located under the bed. Not visible either. I put in this space the Victron's shunt.
The Victron's control cable was routed in the empty space between the trailer roof and the closet cabinet.

If you need pictures I can post them…


Michel

[Brav]

Originally Posted by Papou

The first hole: Is aside the water heater in transition over the storage external access compartmnet on curb side of the trailer. Not visible because it is located in the small area (less than 1.5 inche wide) between the bed frame and the closet)
The second one: At the upper corner of the same external storage compartment adjacent to the place where the electrical wiring is located under the bed. Not visible either. I put in this space the Victron's shunt.
The Victron's control cable was routed in the empty space between the trailer roof and the closet cabinet.

If you need pictures I can post them…


Michel

I wouldn't mind pictures either.. Mine is all installed but still cant decide on the final mounting location of the 702

[golfarch]

Originally Posted by Brav

Yes, for now. But I plan to mount it just as Papou did in his pics - in the cabinet above the kitchen, in my case (up top, out of the way). If I get brave, I will cut a hole in the outside of the cabinet near the door. But I just use the app to check on everything before going to bed or after waking up, as I am in bed. I really do love the app.

I can even check on the MPPT and batteries while on the road, and can see the amps change in real time as the road curves relative to the sun.. Nice to see everything topping off on long trips as you go to your next destination.

I ordered the Bluetooth Smart Dongle today. Is it easy to install? Do you use the iPhone to download the app?

[Brav]

Originally Posted by golfarch

I ordered the Bluetooth Smart Dongle today. Is it easy to install? Do you use the iPhone to download the app?

Plug the dongle into the back of the 702. Easy. Download the app on your phone from AppStore then turn it on. Will automatically search for devices. Then select your device. It will probably ask you to update the firmware. Then you will be good to go.

Attached is the app but for my MPPT

[golfarch]

Originally Posted by lewster

Yep. Sure does.




Lew Farber

Lew:
Do you make house calls?
Craig

[Brav]

Pic of app attached.. sorry

[lewster]

Originally Posted by golfarch

Lew:
Do you make house calls?
Craig

Sorry....not any more!!! I have 2 installation locations instead, and they are in seasonally desirable locations: Hood River, OR in summer and Naples, FL in winter.

What's not to like???

[golfarch]

When will you be in Florida?

[lewster]

Nov 1 thru April 30


Lew Farber

[OTRA15]

New thread by OP FYI:

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f449...se-156894.html

[golfarch]

Brav:

Where did you find the 'CODE' for the VE Direct to finish the iphone app installation? I can't find the 'CODE' anywhere. It appears to be numbers only?

[Brav]

Originally Posted by golfarch

Brav:

Where did you find the 'CODE' for the VE Direct to finish the iphone app installation? I can't find the 'CODE' anywhere. It appears to be numbers only?

Should be 000000 by defualt? for bluetooth?

[lewster]

Right. When asked for a PIN, enter 000000, which is the default for all VE setting. You can change it later if you desire in the settings section.


Lew Farber

[golfarch]

Lew:

Yesterday I had a technician instal the following: Victron BVM-792, Victron VE.DirectSmart dongle, two new 12V 27 AGM Dual Marine Batteries (20 ah Capacity each), and a Progressive Dynamics PD4600 Series Converter.

Batteries were fully charged and turned on LED ceiling lights and the Monitor indicated that I had 4.6 AH remaining on batteries. After two hours with ceiling lights on, the battery monitor indicated 67 percent battery capacity left and about 1.34 hours left on battery life.

I shut everything off and this morning I checked the monitor and it indicated that the batteries had 39 percent charge left.

This is not right. I must have a short or some bad connection that is draining the batteries. Should the battery monitor at least start with 19 hours of charge remaining after just a few minutes using only 1.6a?

Something is not functioning properly.

I don't know how to resolve this.

Where do I start?

Thanks,

Originally Posted by lewster

Right. When asked for a PIN, enter 000000, which is the default for all VE setting. You can change it later if you desire in the settings section.


Lew Farber

[lsbrodsky]

Huh? I thought a Group 27 AGM was about 90 AH capacity. Did you set up your battery monitor with the right amp-hours?

Larry