#Trimetric monitor install

I ordered a 50′ cable and just barely had enough. This required a run from the battery bank in the very front of Shaneeda, to the rear axle, up thru the floor, and then forward to my “electric panel” location. I wanted to follow the existing electrical wiring and not punch a new hole anywhere. The cable from the shunt to the Trimetric monitor is a not so easy – at least in my case. For this, I had to make one very short length of cable. You simply need a place to mount the shunt and the correct cables to connect it to the battery.

#Trimetric monitor install

In my case, I needed to install a 500 amp shunt at the battery bank and then run the cables. Installing the Trimetric Battery Monitor is pretty simple but that doesn’t mean that some effort is not required. I decided that knowing exactly what was going on with my 12 volt electrical system would be very beneficial, provide a great deal of peace of mind, and would be well worth the two-hundred dollars that the Trimetric battery monitor costs. However one does run the risk of damaging the batteries (over-depleting) and is constantly wondering what state things are in. As a result of that experiment, I began to understand how nice/convenient it would be to know what is happening with your battery bank. Why? Well, that is the question I had prior to spending ten days boondocking with solar only. So, I followed their lead and purchased one too.

While researching solar power on the Internet, one cannot miss the many references to the Trimetric Battery Monitor.