Check also victron BMV 700. I seem to recall reading that the xantrex unit is a buy for resale victron. It was the perfect fit for what I wanted and also in the 2" hole that once housed my analog voltmeter. Photos here:
http://cncwindstar.blogspot.ca/p/blog-page.html?m=1 Dave. (Launch booked April 10! Whitby, on.) Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 6, 2017, at 6:50 PM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > After spending some time on a friend's cruising boat that had a Xantrex > LinkPro battery monitor, I bought a LinkLite for Imzadi. > > Several on EBay for around $200 - and I see the price has gone up a lot > since I bought mine. > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xantrex-Linklite-Battery-Monitor-/311605137761?hash= > item488d1d1161:g:jmgAAOSwhRxXKO5R&vxp=mtr > > The device monitors voltage for two banks, and shows instantaneous current > in or out for the main bank, total AH used since the last charge for the > main bank, and % or total AH remaining. It adjusts for the total AH > available when you do a periodic "synchronize" after a full charge. It > doesn't show you the total AH capacity for the main bank, but knowing the AH > used and the & of total remaining you can do some arithmetic to calculate > the total AH available. > > As a matter of fact, I happen to have done that when I was on the boat on > Sunday. The house bank was at 93.2% of capacity, and based on the AH used I > figured my house bank is down to a bit over 400AH from the 460 it was when > the batteries were installed in 2010. > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > Mitchell's via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 2:24 PM > To: CNC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Mitchell's <themitche...@yahoo.ca> > Subject: Stus-List Battery test > > Here is one for you electrical guys, my batteries are over 5 years old. I > have all LED lights, a 240 watt solar panel and modern refrigeration. The > batteries are working fine but there is no way they are still performing as > new. I would like to monitor their amp hour capacity as they age. Is there a > simple way to do it or do I need to take them into a battery shop? > 90 days to launch! > Len Mitchell > 1989 37+ > Crazy Legs > Midland On. > > > Sent from my mobile device. > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > >
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