Lorraine was also very happy that she did not have to hear the noise of the generator as she sat outside enjoying the sun and sipping her wine. In the end that one day of solar bliss allowed me to only run my generator once and that was first thing in the morning. If I expand my solar array I may decide to swap out the solar controller and go to an MPPT controller which they say is better for higher wattage, but for my 200 watt system the PWM worked just fine, and it was cheaper. Over all the Dokio solar panels exceeded my expectations, and the Bogart PWM solar controller and battery monitor worked as expected and advertised.
Bogart battery monitor full#
I think if the day had been full sun and no clouds I would have charged the battery bank to a full 100%. This was above my expectation for a 200 watt solar array. so using the solar array for 6 hrs at 10 amps gave me a full 13% charge. You may also like Wiring harness - 4 Conductors- 35 ft 25.00 Shunt - 500A/50mV 30.00 Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-A Battery monitor 150.00 165.00 Sale Shunt - 100A/100mV 27. I selected a spot on the inside wall just inside of my coach door next to my inverter control panelĪt the end of 6 hrs the battery monitor showed that my batteries were at 98% of full charge. This shunt is for systems where the highest sustained (more than 3 mins) current draw (discharge) is 75 Amps or less. First off I needed to find a mounting spot for my battery Monitor. Also, I needed to pick up locally a 25-foot length of standard telephone extension wire and 20 inches of 2/0. 25 feet of 6-Wire (3-pair) Tray Cable 16. Deltec 500 amp Shunt to work with the TM2030-RV. Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery System Monitor. Once all of my materials arrived I was able to start the project. Battery Temperature Sensor for the SC2030. 6’ of 0 gauge battery cables x 2 - Black.Bogart Trimetric 2030RV Battery Monitor.The materials I required for this project are as follows: This made cabling the shunt more efficient and tidy. The Bogart Engineering TriMetric Battery Monitor uses accurate current and voltage measurements to calculate and display the current state of battery charge. I also required a 500 amp Bus Bar in which to attach all of my negative cables to so that I could just run one 0 gauge cable from the bus bar to the shunt. I also had to order some 10 gauge wire to do the wiring of the solar controller. tandem with the new Bogart Engineering SC-2030 PWM solar charge controller.
This meant I had to order up some 0 gauge battery cables to connect the 500 amp shunt to my Battery and my negative cables to the Shunt. We are the number one destination for buying Battery Monitor System Sets in. First thing to accomplish was to identify and measure all of my cabling requirements.
Bogart battery monitor install#
Over all, the install was not complicated, but more time consuming than anything else. Bogart Engineering TM-2025-A Trimetric 12/24/48V Battery System Monitor Parts Do not know if unit is complete, see photos. This past week I finally got around to installing my Bogart Trimetric Battery Monitor and Solar Controller.