I installed my shunt between the negative battery terminal and a new negative bus bar under the quarter berth where the batteries are. For it to properly measure all the current loads, all circuits must go thru the shunt. By attaching all negative circuits to the negative bus bar that is accomplished since the electrons must go thru the bus bar, shunt then to the battery to close the circuit.
I used this excellent article when setting mine up: https://marinehowto.com/installing-a-battery-monitor/ Cheers, Jeremy SV Sacre Bleu! C&C34-1 #41 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Knecht <[email protected]> To: CnC CnC discussion list <[email protected]> Cc: Bcc: Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 09:28:00 -0400 Subject: Stus-List Power monitor meter I bought one of these Bayite energy monitors ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013PKYILS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) at someone on the list’s suggestion and am planning to install it this spring. I would like to mount it at the nav table. I am presuming I can connect the positive where the main power comes into the panel bus bar from the battery. However, I am unclear where to connect the negatives. The shunt is connected on one side to the negative side of power. The other side is to negative side of load. What does that mean in practice given standard boat wiring? Thanks- Dave
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