Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Spruce on October 08, 2018, 09:20:58 pm
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You must have had your Victron battery monitor over a year now.
Now the novelity has worn off, ;) do you regularly use the battery monitoring software and charging/draw history much? Or is your MPPT controller indicating float mode sufficient for you to know your battery is fully charged?
I'm thinking of upgrading my current voltage/amps combo gauge which just gives basic at the moment information. This has been fine to date but I am trying to justify spending £190 for what could end up to be a forgotten toy in the back of the cupboard.
I would also have to instal the gauge in the back of the van. I have my drivers cabin separated from the cargo area by a solid steel bulkhead.
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Hi Spruce , Its all going very well , I have not had to remove the battery since the 15th January 2018 , this was when I got the Numax MF to replace my starter battery and run the system too .
The novelty has worn off with the software as such but i would not be without it now , it is very handy .
My battery voltage never seems to go down at all ! , dont forget that my alternator is not smart so i get a lot of juice from that , Im hardly ever out of float to be honest .
I have the Victron bluesolar 75/10 MPPT controller - £63 + vat .
Victron Bluetooth smart dongle - £32 + vat .
This then connects to an App on my iphone so no need for any seperate gauges or meters , every bit of info you could want is in yer pocket !
It also does a rolling 30 day history that you can send to PC to print should you want .
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Hi Spruce , Its all going very well , I have not had to remove the battery since the 15th January 2018 , this was when I got the Numax MF to replace my starter battery and run the system too .
The novelty has worn off with the software as such but i would not be without it now , it is very handy .
My battery voltage never seems to go down at all ! , dont forget that my alternator is not smart so i get a lot of juice from that , Im hardly ever out of float to be honest .
I have the Victron bluesolar 75/10 MPPT controller - £63 + vat .
Victron Bluetooth smart dongle - £32 + vat .
This then connects to an App on my iphone so no need for any seperate gauges or meters , every bit of info you could want is in yer pocket !
It also does a rolling 30 day history that you can send to PC to print should you want .
Thanks. Its always good to hear a good long term review.
I guess that once winter grips and your solar isn't bringing in much, you will more attentive to your battery's state of charge.
I thought you also had a Victron BMV712 battery monitor. I don't know where I got that from.
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I thought you also had a Victron BMV712 battery monitor. I don't know where I got that from.
Alzeimers mate. You havn't got one. ;D
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To be honest i dont think the BMV thing will enlighten me any more than the dongle and app , I cant think of anything else which would require me to worry , as you know I run panels in series so if the day is dull then I have the overvoltage to convert , it makes a fair difference on yield per day !
Also I have a 10 mile motorway drive to work and then 10 back again when im done , I park up in float every day !
Dongle/App gives you......
Panel volt/amp/watt in .
Battery charge voltage and amps going into it in realtime .
Load being drawn as it happens in amps .
Maximum and minimum battery voltages each day .
Yield and consumption in Wh each day.
Max wattage in .
Max voltage in .
Percentage breakdown of Bulk , Float and Absorbtion per day .
Total power collected since first set up in kWh.
Now ask me again if I need any more data to mull over ;D ;D ;D
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I thought you also had a Victron BMV712 battery monitor. I don't know where I got that from.
Alzeimers mate. You havn't got one. ;D
;D ;D ;D I enjoyed that one