Does anyone have an opinion on which battery monitor is better? I’m going to be installing one before launching June 1 and am not certain what might be beat for my application.
I have a 2007 hunter 38 with 2 4D sportsman FLA batteries as my house bank and a group 27 west marine fla for my starter. I will be installing 4 x 50 watt flexible solar panels on my dodger connected to 2 Victron smart solar mppt controllers.
I’m tempted by the victron because it has built in Bluetooth and will communicate with my mppt controllers. Victron is known for firmware updates and a solid product line that works great together. Until recently I was planning on just getting the bmv-712.
After reading Maine Sails posts on the balmar i am tempted to go for it to take advantage of the additional features- especially the SOH since my house batteries are about 5 years old and may soon need to be replaced. The drawback here is that it needs an accessory for Bluetooth and does not communicate with my Victron solar controllers.
I’m really open to either one but would like to hear if anyone has an opinion that may sway me to pull the trigger on one over the other.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
I have a 2007 hunter 38 with 2 4D sportsman FLA batteries as my house bank and a group 27 west marine fla for my starter. I will be installing 4 x 50 watt flexible solar panels on my dodger connected to 2 Victron smart solar mppt controllers.
I’m tempted by the victron because it has built in Bluetooth and will communicate with my mppt controllers. Victron is known for firmware updates and a solid product line that works great together. Until recently I was planning on just getting the bmv-712.
After reading Maine Sails posts on the balmar i am tempted to go for it to take advantage of the additional features- especially the SOH since my house batteries are about 5 years old and may soon need to be replaced. The drawback here is that it needs an accessory for Bluetooth and does not communicate with my Victron solar controllers.
I’m really open to either one but would like to hear if anyone has an opinion that may sway me to pull the trigger on one over the other.
Thanks in advance for the advice.