BMV-700 Battery Management Meter Install!!

[Stoner99]

So after the great recomendation from Nolefan4ever I went ahead and ordered the Victron BMV-700 meter for my new Trojan 875 battery pack. What I really wanted was a foolproof meter that my wife and children could use so that my battery pack would not be damaged by not going to low before heading back and recharging. Getting my wife to read a digital voltmeter and determining what reading is what 50% etc would never happen. I also have heard that the bar meters were notoriously inaccurate. So Nolefan4ever sold me on the BMV-700.

At 1st the installation was daunting for me because I know nothing about electrical or battery circuits But with the help of Nolefan it really was simple...I just didn't wrap my head around it. but it really is super easy. The hardest part was running the line from the batter compartment to the dash cleanly!

What I really like about this meter is the detail it gives you. I will mostly leave it on % state of charge. You can program different alarms that will sound and the meter will flash when you set certain thresholds. So, I can set the alarm for 55% and they better be getting back to recharge.


It also counts the charge cycles, voltage, how much time is remaining at current rate of discharge, and much more.