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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
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.
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.
The BMK works in conjunction with a Magnum inverter to give a remote display battery monitoring capability.
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.
This is the temperature compensation sensor to use with Blue Sky controllers.
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.
Connects the BMV-702 to provide battery temperature monitoring capability.
Temperature Sensor for BlueSolar PWM-Pro charge controllers
This is the temperature compensation sensor to use with Bogart controllers.
This is the temperature compensation sensor to use with Morningstar controllers.
Battery Monitor Components
Build your own battery monitor using raw components.
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"
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.
Used to clean up and mark 2/0 or 4/0 negative cable ends
Typically used between the battery bank and a 2000W or larger inverter
Sold by the foot
Typically used a signal wire between a shunt and monitor.
Sold by the foot