windviewer
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I was looking for a battery monitoring system and found both the Xantrex and Victron units. Also found a discussion of connecting these monitors at
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/battery_monitor&page=1 (he leans towards the Victron unit, but the principles are the same).
Found the Victron BMV-700 on sale at (canadian) http://ca.binnacle.com/Battery-Accessories/c193/index.html?filter_id=359 as well as the fuse blocks mentioned in the article.
The connection and wiring for the Victron appear to be much simpler so I ordered the one on sale. The Xantrex (Lite) lowest price I could find was $329 (CDN) on amazon.ca, but the wiring requirements would have added at least $100.
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/battery_monitor&page=1 (he leans towards the Victron unit, but the principles are the same).
Found the Victron BMV-700 on sale at (canadian) http://ca.binnacle.com/Battery-Accessories/c193/index.html?filter_id=359 as well as the fuse blocks mentioned in the article.
The connection and wiring for the Victron appear to be much simpler so I ordered the one on sale. The Xantrex (Lite) lowest price I could find was $329 (CDN) on amazon.ca, but the wiring requirements would have added at least $100.