OldAgeTravellers
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I have completely forgotten everything about setting the Victron Smart Shunt and app I fitted quite a few years ago but its readings never seem to make sense. Compared to the Schaud DT203 display in the Hymer.
For example at the moment with the solar producing 5amps the DT203 says 74% at 13.8volts which is probably about right.
But the Shunt App is saying 52% which is of course near danger level with lead acid although I believe GEL’s can go to 40%.
The Hymer display I understand shows usable % zero being roughly 50% actual.
The problem is that I am very rarely on hook-up so the batteries 3x78ah Sonneschein GEL’s never reach 100% so the shunt never, or rarely synchronises unless I am there to do it manually so presumably steadily drifts. The app is set for manual synchro and I can’t see how to set it to auto so that when I am driving and the correct parameters are reached it will automatically synchronise.
Sorry if this is a bit garbled.
Any suggestions?
Steve
For example at the moment with the solar producing 5amps the DT203 says 74% at 13.8volts which is probably about right.
But the Shunt App is saying 52% which is of course near danger level with lead acid although I believe GEL’s can go to 40%.
The Hymer display I understand shows usable % zero being roughly 50% actual.
The problem is that I am very rarely on hook-up so the batteries 3x78ah Sonneschein GEL’s never reach 100% so the shunt never, or rarely synchronises unless I am there to do it manually so presumably steadily drifts. The app is set for manual synchro and I can’t see how to set it to auto so that when I am driving and the correct parameters are reached it will automatically synchronise.
Sorry if this is a bit garbled.
Any suggestions?
Steve
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