3. Installation
3.1. What's in the box?
SmartShunt
VE.Direct
- Aux
Error
- Vbatt +
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SmartShunt
Quick installation guide
Spare serial number sticker
3.2. Mounting
The SmartShunt is rated IP21, it is not waterproof and has to be mounted in a dry location.
The SmartShunt has two 5.5 mm holes for mounting purposes located in the base of the SmartShunt. The holes can be used to
screw or bolt the SmartShunt onto a hard surface (screws are not included).
For the exact location of the mounting holes see the dimension drawing in the appendix of this manual.
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Top view SmartShunt indicating mounting holes and side view SmartShunt indicating mounting method
3.3. Basic electrical connections
Connection procedure:
1. Connect the negative battery terminal to the M10 bolt on the BATTEY MINUS side of the shunt.
Note that there should be no other connections on this side of the shunt or on the negative battery terminal. Any loads or
chargers connected here will be excluded from the battery state of charge calculation.
2. Connect the negative of the electrical system to the M10 bolt on the SYSTEM MINUS side of the shunt. Make sure that the
negative of all DC loads, inverters, battery chargers, solar chargers and other charge sources are connected “after” the shunt.
Note that up until 2020, the SYSTEM MINUS connection was labelled LOAD MINUS.
3. Connect the ferrule pin of the red cable with fuse to the shunt by pushing the pin into to the “Vbatt +” terminal.
4. Connect the M10 terminal of the red cable with fuse to the positive terminal of the battery.
The battery monitor is now powered up. . The Bluetooth LED will start blinking and Bluetooth is active.
Manual - SmartShunt
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