DrJ
Senior Member
I've seen several requests on the Trimetric 2030 installation and wanted to post a few pictures.
Here is some information about the battery monitor in case you don't know much about it:
http://www.bogartengineering.com/products/trimetric
http://www.bogartengineering.com/sites/default/files/images/high-res/QuickReference%20TM2030%20finalwithimages031814Reference-2.pdf
In a nutshell, it's a battery monitor that uses a shunt to monitor the amp hours of your battery. As electricity passes through the shunt, the monitor keeps track of whether it is going into or out of your battery. It monitors real time voltage, amperage, percentage of charge and a ton of other things I don't even really pay that much attention too.
I installed it near the sink because I didn't have the room on the right side of the cabinets. This is where I would have preferred to place it.
The setup is a little confusing even after reading the manual. You essentially have to hook up a shunt, which is the gold/black hardware with two bolts at the top of the picture. This senses power by running it through the negative side of the battery system. You also hook up the monitors 4 wires. The white wire goes to one side of the shunt and the two black wires go to the far side of the shunt.
There is also a red wire from the monitor that goes to the positive side of the terminal.
Another view of it:
Here is how mine is hooked up:
Shunt Left Side
Negative from battery bank
White Trimetric wire to Top Screw
Shunt Right Side
Negative from solar controller
Negative from main truck camper (FWC negative)
Two black wires from trimetric to top screw
Positive Battery Terminal
Red trimetric with 1 amp fuse
Hope this helps a few of you who were looking for more explanation.
Here is some information about the battery monitor in case you don't know much about it:
http://www.bogartengineering.com/products/trimetric
http://www.bogartengineering.com/sites/default/files/images/high-res/QuickReference%20TM2030%20finalwithimages031814Reference-2.pdf
In a nutshell, it's a battery monitor that uses a shunt to monitor the amp hours of your battery. As electricity passes through the shunt, the monitor keeps track of whether it is going into or out of your battery. It monitors real time voltage, amperage, percentage of charge and a ton of other things I don't even really pay that much attention too.
I installed it near the sink because I didn't have the room on the right side of the cabinets. This is where I would have preferred to place it.
The setup is a little confusing even after reading the manual. You essentially have to hook up a shunt, which is the gold/black hardware with two bolts at the top of the picture. This senses power by running it through the negative side of the battery system. You also hook up the monitors 4 wires. The white wire goes to one side of the shunt and the two black wires go to the far side of the shunt.
There is also a red wire from the monitor that goes to the positive side of the terminal.
Another view of it:
Here is how mine is hooked up:
Shunt Left Side
Negative from battery bank
White Trimetric wire to Top Screw
Shunt Right Side
Negative from solar controller
Negative from main truck camper (FWC negative)
Two black wires from trimetric to top screw
Positive Battery Terminal
Red trimetric with 1 amp fuse
Hope this helps a few of you who were looking for more explanation.