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| Landymatt Member Since: 31 Dec 2018 Location: York Posts: 195  
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Hi,
If you have a twin battery setup, where have you good folk installed your battery monitors, and has it worked for you? Any photos? I'm thinking we won't need to monitor while we're driving, but also wouldn't want to have to open seat box either. I read on here a suggestion of side of cubby and the dash, but not seen any photos. Cheers, Matt |
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8th Sep 2021 8:02pm |
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| BRUNEL1 Member Since: 22 Oct 2020 Location: North Somerset Posts: 54 
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 Click image to enlarge Rear load area? |
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8th Sep 2021 8:26pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I've got a simple volt meter on a push-to-make button in the rear of my 110 to check the state of the second battery. I don't see the point in monitoring whilst driving either.
Click image to enlarge More details here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/post723236.html#723236 Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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9th Sep 2021 7:14am |
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| macfrank Member Since: 05 Nov 2015 Location: somewhere in the north Posts: 1111  
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I have the NL battery controller mounted horizontally on the lower front side of the cubby box. Wire routes to the back and into the seat box where the relay is.
sorry no photo yet  |
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15th Sep 2021 6:22pm |
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| Landymatt Member Since: 31 Dec 2018 Location: York Posts: 195
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Cheers - dead interested to see what it looks like as I should have the same monitor going in in next couple of days!
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15th Sep 2021 6:44pm |
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| macfrank Member Since: 05 Nov 2015 Location: somewhere in the north Posts: 1111
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Here‘sa quick one (LHD driver‘s side). Forgot to say the cubby is raised due to a heater underneath. Not sure how it‘ll work without.
I found this position ideal because I don‘t like having too many dials etc in view (even if switched off) but if needed I can still look at it while driving. I found this is not a device you need to see or operate very often. It‘s also accessible while camping, either through the door or from the back. Click image to enlarge |
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15th Sep 2021 7:23pm |
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| Angus_Beef Member Since: 30 Apr 2015 Location: Oslo Posts: 434  
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I have the HBC BM2000 with a Cyrix-ct and chose not to mount it. The cable is quite long. It usually stays in the cubby out of site but when I am using accessories more intensively (like the fridge in summer) I leave it next to the seat where I can see it.
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Roaming around 🇳🇴🇨🇭 |
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16th Sep 2021 8:58am |
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| chris d3 Member Since: 06 Apr 2010 Location: sunderland Posts: 377  
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Brodit clip
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16th Sep 2021 9:50am |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1316 
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Side of cubby
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19th Sep 2021 1:30pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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I am thinking of a monitor myself, mostly because I work a lot out of my Defender and charge batteries and an inverter from my second battery. So I am thinking about a Victron Smart meter BMV-712; https://www.victronenergy.com/battery-monitors/bmv-712-smart The benefit would be being bale to check the batteries on my phone without having to mount the gauge somewhere really obvious. Best I have found that would be convenient and do the job well. |
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19th Sep 2021 2:00pm |
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