Battery Monitors

Victron Battery Monitor Kits
Bogart Tri-Metric Battery Monitors
Magnum BMK (Battery Monitor Kit)
Temperature Sensors

Battery Monitor Components


Victron Battery Monitor Kits

Think of a battery monitor as a fuel gauge for your battery bank. If you want to know the charge level of your battery bank and how much current is entering or leaving your batteries, you need a battery monitor.  When energy conservation is critical, a battery monitor is very helpful in educating you on the electrical consumption of your various devices as well as the charging potential of your solar array.  On Victron systems we recommend a Lynx Shunt on lithium systems using a Color Control Monitor.  For everything else, we recommend the BMV-712 with Bluetooth.

Victron SmartShunt Battery Monitor
from $130.90

This battery monitor that measures voltage, current, capacity, and temperature.  It can work with any battery type.  Built-in Bluetooth.  It is compatible with the Color Control Monitor or Cerbo.

Monitor Dimensions:  H 1.3" x W 2.4" x D 2.4"
Shunt Dimensions:  H 1.4" x W 4.8" x D 1.6"

Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor Kit
from $207.00

Battery monitor kit with programmable relay. Measures voltage, current, capacity, and temperature. Can work with any battery type. Built-in Bluetooth. Compatible with the Color Control Monitor.

The BMV-712 is Victron's newest high precision battery monitor. The essential function of a battery monitor is to calculate ampere hours consumed and the state of charge of a battery. Compatible with all battery types. Built-in Bluetooth.

Monitor Dimensions: H 1.3" x W 2.4" x D 2.4"
Shunt Dimensions: H 1.4" x W 4.8" x D 1.6"
Cable Length: 10m

Victron IP65 SmartShunt Battery Monitor
$130.90

This battery monitor measures voltage, current, capacity, and temperature. It can work with any battery type. Built-in Bluetooth. It is compatible with the Color Control Monitor or Cerbo. This water resistant IP65 version of the Smart Shunt is great for non-weatherized applications such as step bays, tongue boxes, under chassis, and marine applications.

Shunt Dimensions: H 1.8" x W 4.8" x D 2.1"

Victron Cerbo GX and Touch 50/70 Monitor Kit
from $649.99

The Cerbo GX and Touch 50/70 provide intuitive control and monitoring for all products connected to it. The list of Victron products that can be connected is endless: Inverters, Multis, Quattros, SmartSolar Controllers, BMV-700 series, SmartShunt, Skylla-i, Lynx Ion and even more. This kit is not a battery monitor, but it does talk to battery monitors.

Victron GX Touch 50/70 Screen comes with USB and HDMI cables hardwired with a length of 79”.

Victron Color Control Monitor Kit
$599.00

The Color Control GX provides intuitive control and monitoring for all products connected to it. The list of Victron products that can be connected is endless: Inverters, Multis, Quattros, MPPT 150/70, BMV-600 series, BMV-700 series, Skylla-i, Lynx Ion and even more. This kit is not a battery monitor, but it does talk to battery monitors.

Victron Lynx Shunt Battery Monitor Kit
$375.00

This battery monitoring kit communicates with the Victron Color Control GX Monitor over the VE.CAN BUS system.  The system measures voltage, current, capacity, and temperature.  It attaches to the Lynx Distributor in the V4 Lithium system.

Bogart Tri-Metric Battery Monitors

The Bogart Engineering Tri-Metric battery monitors are some of the very first RV specific battery monitors on the market.  When purchasing be sure to include the Tri-Metric Wire Harness with Shunt.

Tri-Metric Wire Harness with Shunt
$75.00
 

Magnum BMK (Battery Monitor Kit)

The Magnum ME-BMK communicates battery charge level to the ME-RC50 or ME-ARC remotes.  Be sure to purchase the BMK Power Harness with the Magnum ME-BMK.

Magnum ME-BMK
$175.20

The BMK works in conjunction with a Magnum inverter to give a remote display battery monitoring capability.

BMK Power Harness
$25.00

The BMK needs this wire harness to supply its power from the house battery bank.

 
 

Temperature Sensors

Because battery chemistry changes with temperature, many charge controllers and inverters use temperature sensors to maintain an effective charging profile.

Blue Sky Temperature Compensation Sensor
$30.00

This is the temperature compensation sensor to use with Blue Sky controllers.

Victron Temp/Volt sensor for MPPT series
$39.00

Read the voltage and temperature of a battery via Bluetooth on a smart phone. This device can also communicate with Victron SmartSolar charge controllers to send temperature data when the charge controller cannot be installed near the battery bank.

Temperature Sensor for BMV-712
$29.75

Connects the BMV-712 to provide battery temperature monitoring capability.

Temperature Sensor for BlueSolar PWM-Pro Charge Controller
$12.00

Temperature Sensor for BlueSolar PWM-Pro charge controllers

Zamp Compensation Sensor
$39.00

This is the temperature compensation sensor to use with Zamp Solar controllers.

ME-BTS
Sale Price: $19.99 Original Price: $27.00

This temperature is for use with Magnum inverter/chargers in systems with Flooded or AGM battery banks.  These come standard with Magnum inverters are only purchased separately if lost or damaged.

Battery Monitor Components

Build your own battery monitor using raw components.

Shunt 50mV/500A
$30.00

50mV/500A shunt for monitoring battery current. The longer bolt on the load side is designed to accommodate multiple connections without having to use an additional junction post.

4/0 Lug 3/8"
$4.00

For use with 4/0 cable on 3/8" posts

Cable-4/0
$9.00

Typically used between the battery bank and a 2000W or larger inverter

Sold by the foot

Duplex-18/2
$0.60

Typically used as signal wire between a shunt and monitor.

Sold by the foot