pvstoy
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Thanks Thom, just wanted to confirm my thought process was on track.
pvstoy said:Yes 2015 Hawk flatbed both solar wires come together just above the battery box. Tied together with terminal blocks then access the battery box below.
If not going to use, does the extra solar wire run to the rear effect the line losses having that run live and connected with a terminal block? I know that voltage and current will flow the direction of use but any ill effect of it just letting it sit in the wire? One thought just popped into my head that could use that wire run to mount a backup camera.
Here is the info from Victron for the smart battery sense module:paddlesurf.net said:Hey could you give me more information on the temperature sensor you mentioned as an upgrade to the BMV-712? Since my controller is in a different cabinet than my batteries this is a feature I could really use.
Wonder if Hawk flatbed wiring is different than Fleet? Will be interesting to see - I thought layouts were similar.
Ah ok - I've seen this. I emailed Victron asking where to purchase - waiting for a reply.rando said:Here is the info from Victron for the smart battery sense module:
https://www.victronenergy.com/live/smart_battery_sense_manual
And explaining how the Smart networking works with other products:
https://www.victronenergy.com/live/victronconnect:ve-smart-networking
For those of us with Lithium batteries, this is a pretty cool addition as you can inhibit charging below a certain temperature.
Ok now THAT is cool. I had no idea it did that - I don't have an extra temperature "probe" plugged into the extra ports on the shunt - does that matter?rando said:If you have the BMV-712, I don't think you need the extra device. The BMV-712 will send the temperature and voltage to your MPPT controller.
Cool - thanks for the pics!pvstoy said: