Xantrex battery monitor installation guide

Dec 25, 1, catalina Elk River. How can these units measure the true SOC when first connected? Witzend said:. Ed Schenck. If a complete discharge is This is the reason I asked the question. Installers need to understand that these units don't know this and it is up to you to provide a fully charges battery. Jan 22, Beneteau 46 Georgetown YB. Excellent post Maine Sail. I have found that the BVM should be manually synced occasionally to ensure that the Amp-hrs consumed, Time to Go and State of Charge readings remain accurate.

I usually perform a manual sync when I know the battery is fully charged and the charger is in float stage. Also, the Victron manual discusses the importance of calibration constants and the accuracy of the information provided by the monitor.

Do you have any experience with battery manufacturers and their ability to provide either the Peukert exponent or the ability to calculate the value? Or is it your experience that the changing the Peukert value has little impact on the readings?

Mike B. Apr 15, 1, Beneteau 43 Baltimore, MD. MaineSail where did you get the buss on the POS side of the battery? I've been looking for something like it but no luck as of yet. Thanks Mike. Sep 29, 1, Catalina Quantico.

Thanks for a timely post MS. I actually started to order Friday, but could not find the computer interface on the Jamestown site so I sent them a message asking about it.

The Victron looks like a nice unit. Nice post MS Ed Schenck said:. Jan 7, 7 Bristol Monitor Distance from Battery Banks How far can I place my battery monitor from the batteries and what size wiring is needed if the monitor is a more than three feet from the batteries?

Nov 8, 11, Beneteau First Quality post. I'm a huge fan of battery monitoring. I have the BM-1 installed on my , and will be installed the BM-1 compact on our I like the large screen with lots of data displayed, it eliminates the need to press buttons to roll thru screens of info.

Although is not listed in most product listings, it also has the ability to monitor a starter battery as well. Jan 22, 8, Beneteau Annapolis MD.

Ron said:. I have the V on order at Jamestown. How far can I place my battery monitor from the batteries and what size wiring is needed if the monitor is a more than three feet from the batteries? You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Email Link. Top Bottom. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.

By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Accept Learn more…. This can be accomplished by pressing. After these three seconds,. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and product names are the property of. All rights reserved. Unless specifically agreed to in writing, Xantrex Technology Inc. The use of any such information will be entirely at the user's risk; and c reminds you that if this manual is in any language other than English, although steps have been.

Approved Xantrex content is contained with the English language version which is posted at www. Using the Setup menu, your battery monitor can be adjusted to fit into your. A number of parameters, called Functions, can be set according to your. This menu can be accessed by the following sequence :. From any menu. SETUP key for 3 seconds. This will also save any Function value changes to. When no keys are pressed for 90 seconds while operating in the.

Setup menu, the battery monitor will automatically return to the Normal. Operating Mode again without saving any Function value changes. The factory settings are based on a 12V battery system with a capacity of Ah. For 12V systems, generally only Function F01 has to be checked for correct. When your battery capacity is other than. All other Functions can be left unchanged if you are uncertain about. When your battery system is 24V, besides checking battery capacity Function. F01 for the correct value, you should also change the values of F02 and F Default 24V system values for F02 and F05 are respectively Battery capacity.

Your Main battery's capacity in Amphours Ah. Charger's float voltage Auto-sync parameter. This value must be equal to.

In this stage the battery is considered full. Charger's float current Auto-sync parameter. When the charge current is. Make sure this Function value. When the State-of-charge percentage has. Low battery alarm On Volts.

When the battery voltage has fallen below. When "FULL" is selected, the alarm relay is. Peukert's exponent. The Peukert's exponent represents the effect of. When the Peukert. A value of 1. Shunt Amp Rating. This Function represents the Amp rating of your shunt. Backlight mode. Represents the duration of backlight activation in seconds.