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    Battery Monitor Question.

    What’s a good battery meter and how easy to set up? I’m very new to electricity and dc and wiring. I do everything thru YouTube. thanks for all your help
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    Battery Monitor Question.

    I just want to know “if and when” I’m using too many Amp Hours for my daily use “when I am there”. it doesn’t make sense to have a battery monitor that doesn’t tell you an accurate amount of battery left? Should I be doing something else???
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    Battery Monitor Question.

    So you’re saying I need to reset the monitor when the battery is at 100%? So weekly? what’s the absolute high V of a 12v SLA battery?
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    Battery Monitor Question.

    Hey All. I have created a new solar setup with a 100amp hour 12 SLA Battery. This is a shed that I only go to -once every 2 weeks so it has time to fully charge the battery. I added a battery monitor on the negative battery cable to monitor the battery and tell me how much is left. So...
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    What is a shunt used for...? When does one use it

    Also. This is only used on the weekends and has all week to get back to 100%. I’m trying to save up and get another battery.
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    What is a shunt used for...? When does one use it

    How do you calculate Watt Hours left?
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    What is a shunt used for...? When does one use it

    So. When is my battery getting too low. It’s a SLA 100amp hr battery and all I am running off it is-2 12v LED lights and charging my Dewalt 20v Drill recharger for the batter when needed. I have a 1000W pure sine inverter that is turned off unless I need it.
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    What is a shunt used for...? When does one use it

    Question. So I have a simple set up and have this monitor hooked up to the negative side and wondering what all this means. I mean. I understand that when there is no led DC light/power on , the Amp are 0. But what’s exactly telling me? This should mean what’s left in the battery?
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    Where to connect Battery Monitor/Shunt

    Following. I have the same monitor and I hooked mine up wrong. Heading up this weekend to fix
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    Shunt Location

    Following
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    Battery Monitor

    Can you explain this better or make a quick diagram on how or what I have to do to fix this? Please. Thanks for your help. I need to take a class on this. But it’s not like they have solar 101 a the community college. Thanks for your help
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    Battery Monitor

    I am new to solar and created a small system for a off grid Shed. I added a battery monitor to measure everything. I wired it in and everything seems correct per Wills Videos but my monitor must be incorrect since I am not getting all the reading. Wiring the battery monitor into the shunt...
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    New Beginner Setup

    Here is what I have to hook up. Also- I have included the fuse on the positive side connecting to the battery terminal.
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    New Beginner Setup

    This is based on one of Will P videos, here is the picture of what he created.
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    New Beginner Setup

    I am creating a off the grid set up for a small shed, 100 W solar panel, 100 amp hour 12 V battery, I have watched YouTube, but have a couple questions, on the picture attached, can you help me out?
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