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This has been sitting in my amazon cart for weeks, finally purchased. Incredibly better than my current one

Great stuff Will. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. They are breaking down the entry barriers to an otherwise impenetrable barrier of technobabble. More than that I admire your ethics. They set you apart as a truly fine young man.

Most solar youtubers are confusing. You have always been easy to understand and entertaining! THANKS!

I love how after all this time Will is still excited by stuff as simple as the shunt. "it shows me numbers! Wheee, numbers!" ... it reassures me that I'm not the only solar-watching weirdo in the world :)

Thanks Will. I just installed my RV solar system with Victron equipment. Calibrating the shunt is something I overlooked. Thanks for the demo of that process. I'll be calibrating it tomorrow!

For the longest time I’ve put off buying something like this as I figured they were nice to have but not really needed. But I’ve come to the realization it’s like driving a car with no fuel gauge, before you know it you’re out of juice. After seeing the full extent of what this thing does I ordered one today. Can’t wait to try it out. Great video as usual Will.

Thank you so much Will… I just got one of these shunts and could not figure out if you had to flip something or maneuver something to capture and hold the small red wire to the shunt . No where in the instructions or anyone else online actually showed the small wire hook up in detail.. YOU DID… just push it in and give it a twist… simple .. it’s my first system build and I’m afraid sometimes of apparently simple things as I tend to overthink them… That has bothered me for a week…now I know… your reviews and vids have been a big help in picking my gear for my system… you found your calling earlier in life than most…👍

Glad to see the golf cart battery capacity readout. I like your idea going with Victron shunt phone app. Quality. Great transparency; great videos.

I got my *Victron Shunt* in April and I do love it and this video was a help for the settings. I have 4 KiFePo4 batteries and it works so great, Your videos are such a help.

Check the fuses in the red power leads. There was a period of time where the Victron supplied fuse had enough resistance to yield a voltage drop across it causing a low voltage reading when checked against my calibrated Fluke DMM. The fuse issue was documented on the Victron community pages. IIRC, the fuse subject may have made it to your forum, too. A larger amp rating fuse reduced the voltage drop.

hehe its nice when you work with quality products - excited to see more victron reviews and value estimations, good video will

Thanks Will. I have the Victron Smart MPPT and Temp sensor...so my lifepo4 560ah pack are covered and safe. This addition will definitely make a difference in knowing how much is left in the batteries, which hasn't been crucial, but now that I have my son (who is addicted to xbox) moved in my rv with me (I rv full time) I'll be able to see how much we can pull before shutting things down...nice!

This is an awesome product . Ive had mine for a while now and love it.

We got the Victron BMV 712 recently and this video will help me get it all set up since they are so similar. Thank you Will

I have a victron bluetooth shunt and battery monitor. Absolutely love it. Its so worth the money. Hands down the best investment I've made for my solar setup.

I love mine! I use it to monitor my solar system and battery banks on my sailboat. Kind of addicting to watch!

I'M CONFUSED AS HELL BUT YOU ARE SUCH A SOLAR GOD, I JUST LOVE LISTENING AND LEARNING. SO I NOW KNOW WHAT A SHUNT IS AND WHAT IT DOES.

Just bought this shunt. Your video will be so helpful when I'm installing it and setting it up

I watch your link in hopes that some of what you say sinks into my thick skull. I must say it's like a foreign language to me. I value your knowledge and will continue to follow you and maybe just maybe a little will sink in. I do have an solar generator and panels. Thanks

Will, your reactions are like a little kid on Christmas morning 😉

Your channel is absolutely phenomenal. I just subscribed. I was hoping I was going to be the one to flip you to 400,000 subscribers. Good luck with everything. Keep doing what you’re doing. I’ve learned so much from you and looking forward to learning more. I’m going to start with just putting lights into a shed but eventually may consider looking into a big solution for vacation rentals. Once again thank you so much!!

I have a very heavy Hydraulic crimper and it was the best purchase of 2018. Its beast and it also does a perfect crimp every time.

Thanks Will for doing all these videos and your book this is very helpful. I purchased the shunt per your info so easy to use and install.

We put a Victron complete system in our adventure van and it is amazing. Works perfect with no hiccups. The shunt has to be zero current calibrated exactly or the battery percentage readings will drift away from accurate. Our LifeBlue batteries have Bluetooth built into them so I know the exact battery level at any time. The shunt doesn’t track battery percentage exactly but it is in the ballpark pretty well if calibrated correctly.

I have the 712. Great product. They put a lot of intellectual effort into their stuff

Damn...I remember when you were living in the small rv...nice house and workshop btw.

Just installed mine and it works great.

NEAT! Yeh, I need one of those for my 24v roll-around system with those four Battle Born batteries. Bluetooth! Great job on this video!

Bought this based on your review. I wanted to set it up and use it on my AGM batteries before I install the lithium ones in my RV. Worked great, except once I close the basement doors or move into RV the Bluetooth disconnected.

Thanks for spending you time on this video. Video 2 may be a way do drive relays based on voltage triggers so we can eliminate our voltage monitor Victron 7xx type devices. Also the use of multiple shunts when we have different batteries.

The shunt is the pretty much the same as the one that comes in the BMV-712 battery monitor. For your golfcart, you could use the BMV-712's display to monitor SOC while you're driving, instead of using the smartphone app. The BMV also has BT, so you still get the same functionality as the smartshunt anyway.

It’s a lovely unit. I use it to test capacity (along with a ex 2kW lighthouse bulb which at 53V gives me a perfect 5Amp load) and make BMS adjustments when making lithium battery packs. The Bluetooth range is not so good, compared to the Daly Bluetooth for example.

Well done! Love the safety glasses seriously and verbal sound effect when you first open the app, lol. Also the golf cart information is very interesting. Might coerce me into getting a golf cart, hmmm.... Rock on dude!

Looking like great career success! Happy for you!

Great explanation sir, you answered all the questions I had, just purchased one of those, getting it tomorrow, I’m having issues monitoring my State Of Charge on my 48 volts battery bank, I think this will help me a bunch.

Can't belive you haven't used victron shunts yet! Glad to see you are seeing how cool they are

Thanks again for another great video...just added that shunt to my shopping list.

Excellent product ! Victron is indeed expensive as mentioned already, but guess what... it's one of the best manufacturars on this planet. Together with MasterVolt of course.

Another great and helpful video Will, thanks.

Super helpful video. Have been thinking about adding a smart shunt for our little rv.

Thanks a lot. You make our Life easy.🎉

It also connects to PC with the proper cable and store the data using the BMV reader program. Nice.

I've been comparing it with the Aili and Juntek shunts for a couple months and the Victron SmartShunt is 100% worth the money.

This is an awesome review.. typically for DYI Victron is a bit $$ for my budget but this is definitely an awesome shunt. great review per the usual

Just purchased one. Great review ! 👍

Verry educational,nicely to letting people know about the solar system.

I know this is such a long shot, but would you be willing to speak to my virtual fourth grade class about solar energy? You are such a great teacher and I think you could really inspire and inform the younger generation about the importance of renewable energy. It could be as long or short as possible. We are learning about Technology for a Green Future right now and alternative forms of energy. My husband and I have followed your videos from the beginning. You're an inspiration to so many!!

I purchased this shunt over the Chinese one you had. I'm very pleased with it.

This and those batteries will be perfect for my house bank on my sailboat can't wait to get them

Love his explanation!

Thank you soi much for the gr8 review i have a victron setup myself and now buying the smartshunt wow Def.a must but ill need the 2000 amp which is pretty EXpensive

Very interesting video you have made, also novice users can benefit from this information.... thanks Will...

I've had a linked pair of Victron Multiplus(s), BMV-702 Gauge with shunt and bluetooth dongle for 5 or 6 years. We get a very low feed-in-tariff here, so my 24v 1000ah LiFePo4 batteries are charged daily from grid connected solar and at night a timer disconnects the grid power and the inverter takes over using it's UPS function, although I don't tax it with the demands of the oven or a/c. It works flawlessly....you get what you pay for.

Thank you for that I love that shunt I can watch my solar power system

Another great video, im just about to upgrade my rv system

I have one of these. No regrets. It does exactly what it claims to do all the time, every time. No way I would bother with all the random copy cats out there.

Excellent video. Thank you!

Looks almost Exactly like my VictronConnect mppt 100/5o screen.. Great products.

Excellent intro!!

What a nice piece of kit, I can think of many applications for it. Though I would prefer something that's open source on the software side. That way you could do some really cool automated tasks with these in a closed home network.

Thanks for showing the app. Been debating with myself about monitoring my system. This just makes sense with a dedicated cheap android tablet through bluetooth. Rather than spending the gazillion dollars on the color gx.

Got one of these in my caravan.. the graph lets you see what each piece ( light, fridge, fan, etc) will draw, solar charge, etc, etc... $210 bucks Australian, easy to fit... only annoyance is small range bluetooth..

Right on Will...Very Cool Thanks!

I was thinking of getting one but there so few reviews on the victron stuff that is just an unboxing, grate vjo love to see one on the battery balancer and your thoughts along siflde using it with the shunt. Grate review and love the channel

I bough one and installed it on my LiFePo Router backup batter. It really works well, so far, but I only I called it yesterday.

Ooft! Those voltage drops on the golf buggy! Would love to watch that graph if you installed a super capacitor bank in parallel. Would be very cool to watch in comparison

Not gonna lie, i needed to watch this video to understand that I need to connect my shunt to the negative terminal of my battery bank, and to the negative terminal of my shore charger - and NOT just connect my shunt in-line to my terminal and to the negative bus of my whole system. Thank you!

Very cool! Just need solar on top of the golf cart, and backup batteries in place of the unused seating. :)

Very cool... I'm a big fan of Victron products, they are top notch! :)

Hi Will I love all the stuff you do for us all to show us the correct way to do solar. What should the settings be for the smart shunt for gel battery’s? Many thanks

"How cool is that?" Very cool, my friend; very cool indeed.

G'day from Australia. Love watching your videos. Ordering my Victron 500amp shunt today to put into my tourer 4WD. Great advice and how good is that solar golf cart of yours. That has me thinking. Cheers champion. Mick

I gave ya a 'like' for wearing safety glasses and an organized work space. Very good content and presentation too. Subscribed. Thanks. - N Idaho -

If you were going to invent something so radical and innovative, what would it be.? All funding aside.! Thanks for the update.!

Shunt is very important device it works like doctor ear tester (monitor power flow) I like it

nice.. i would love to have that battery and shunt in my Caravan ;) should be about enough for a weekend with free camping in the wildernes ;)

very sophisticated with many features, and cheaper than a trimetric battery monitor controller!

Please explain with one of your recommended all in one 24volts (MPP or Growatt) proper setup for wiring of Step down 24-12v converter to WFCO and in from shore power to WFCO 30 amp AC/DC panel. The extension cord deal in other videos not helping us RV’ers in this aspect. Greatly appreciate all your information you give.

Love my victron gear

i installed this on my travel trailer to monitor the two lead acid batteries when i take a few trips off the grid. its works wonerfully.

Hi Will, have you ever reviewed a 12-24V battery to battery charger (such as those made by Victron). I'm thinking of creating a 24V system in an RV but would like to retain charging ability from the alternator. Living in the UK we can't rely just on solar!

If you think the Victron app is neat, you should see what you can do with an all-Victron system with all the integrations and the CCGX or Venus GX sending data to their VRM site. All kinds of long-term graphs and trends. I can watch my fridge toggle on and off to see if it's keeping up well when the outside temperatures are high.

Hey brother, you're a super hero in the solar world. So honest, raw, and knowledgeable. ****A new article came out today saying capsaicin increases solar panels efficiency, a chemical in chili. If you make a video on that you'll become an Ultra Elite Super Hero 🤣

Perhaps you could wade through the entire Victron range? Not the cheapest of kit but generally seems to work well. My PV/Backup system is all Victron except for PV's and batteries. I love the BT connectivity that much of their kit provides!

I have one of these Will, and I am using the free code that Victron provide on their site with a raspberry pi to get that Cerbo GX setup cheaper. Its something you should look into if you haven't already. I need to do a rebuild of it with a better pi but it is an awesome little setup.

Great video as always. Use a bunch of small short strokes on that big "squeaky duck" crimper, then, tug test your crimped lug.

Its really important to note that the smartshunt does NOT have programmable relays like the bmv 712. Thanks for the great review.

Great video! Thanks again Will. What would the settings be if you had a 24v system comprised of 4 Rolls S6's (6v 460AGM's) wired in series pairs and then in parallel?

There is only one Aux connector so you have to choose between temp, second battery or mid-point.

thanks for the video

Hi Will! Will you do a video on diodes in solar power systems (both blocking and bypass)? Maybe another video on lightning arresters? I am adding solar to my Skoolie and want to know if/how to use these.

Thanks Dexter! I do have one question... in my Outback Flexmax 80 manual, it says to always remove the positive lead first and always connect it last. This is supposed to prevent any communication chips/lines becoming the DC return path to the battery, damaging them. Have you heard of this before, as it is the opposite of car battery connection order?

So nice to see what surrounds your studio, I thought you were in some basement in NY but nooooo, You live in a place with sun, I on the other hand live in Scotland, any ideas on how to get the best out of solar in places like Scotland? Thanks for the upload 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

2:27. Pizza timer must of went off. Haha great video and thanks for review.

Great Video as always Will! Apologies for the newbie question. With shunts, will they measure any battery discharge from sitting in storage or will I need to reset the shunt with a full discharge if it's been sitting around a while? My intended application is for a DIY solar generator for home backup use.

I have a Daly BMS and the SOC monitor is questionable. I bought the victron shunt and it's my main interface with the battery. It's great.

Would like you to check the quality of the millertech 12v 100ah lithium marine batteries. Thank you so much for your insight. It really helped me in choosing quality batteries. BMS IS SO IMPORTANT thanks to your content I learned that

Hi will ,I love your videos ,I’m planning to install solar on my boat so your stuff is really helpful.I have some questions though...I want to install such a shunt,but victory is making also a 1000A one ,how do I choose and with 2 batteries bank (engine & services ) if I want to monitor both which this smart shunt allows can i still mesure the mid point voltage as my batteries are series/ parallèles achieve 24V ? Does the BMV 712 becomes redundant with this shunt of do you recommend to have it ? Thanks and keep up the good work. Nick

Another great video keep up the good content 👍 have you ever thought about building a ebike from scratch think it would brilliant addition to your.