The Simarine Quadro Shunt - Next Level Monitoring for Van & RV Power Systems - Simarine Part 2

[@rosslukeman]

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[@robingee8195]

Wow Ross, I'm so glad to have discovered your channel. These videos are so helpful and clear. The visual aides are making the set up of my Pico so much easier. I have just been using it as a house battery monitor as I am mid-way though my van build. Now I'm ready to add tanks and shunt monitors. I do have a question not covered here. I want to monitor the current used by a DC undermount air conditioner which can draw up to 80-85 amps (continuous) on high. I purchased an SCQ50 so I can split that line into two shunt bays to stay under the Amp limits. Can you advise on how exactly I should split the positive cable coming from the bus bar so that it goes through the shunt (and then rejoins after being measured.) I'm using 2 AWG wire because my run to the compressor is long. I will also need to spit my solar input which is 10 ga. coming into the SCC and 2 AWG going out. All too large for a wago or similar. Thanks

[@damienpenza1656]

Great tutorial as per usual mate. My question is for the charger shunt channel do you add the solar charger and the 240v charger to the same channel? Thanks

[@rosslukeman]

Thank you Damien! On the channels, you would typically put each charger or load on their own channel to keep the calculations distinct from each other. Hope that helps, thanks for tuning in-

[@videocieldiffusion]

Hi Ross, I already have a victron shunt, mppt etc... Does this kind of pico products exist on Victron ?

[@rosslukeman]

Hey, thanks for watching, as far as Victron they don't really have something like this at the moment. I think they're working to increase the number of things that can be individually monitored with their systems though.

[@videocieldiffusion]

@@rosslukeman thank you

[@jerome27100]

I have been watching your videos multiple times. Very informative, thank you! What would be your thoughts on combining Victron and Simarine? I don't like the Victron displays and do think the Simarine are very classy. The new VIA also functions as digital switching & power distribution, which I really like. But having like a MultiPlus, MPPT and one or two Lynx', merging the Simarine into that feels cumbersome. Any chance you could give us a demo on combining them?

[@rosslukeman]

Hi Jerome, thanks for tuning in and great to hear you're getting value out of these videos! I will be doing a video on the VIA soon, with some Victron items. More soon...

[@jerome27100]

@@rosslukeman awesome, can't wait! Thanks!

[@robertstuckle6198]

Hello, this is a very missing part in the Victron world. Time will tell if sometimes com from Victron or is compatible with a cerbo. Thank you.

[@rosslukeman]

Yes I agree it would be pretty cool to see Victron create something like this. Thanks for tuning in-

[@brianbailey2422]

Hey Ross, I’m getting ready to build out an overland rig and working on the electrical plan now. I’m planning on using Renogy components, but found that their Control One monitoring system doesn’t accommodate non-Renogy batteries. It also has a 6500’ elevation limit. I spend most of my time above 7500’. Will the Pico fit the bill? I can’t find anything on their website.

[@rosslukeman]

Hi Brian, thanks for watching, good to hear the details on the Control One system. As far as Simarine, there isn't anything in their manual about elevation limits. I would reach out to them on this page: simarine.net/contact-us/ and they have an email/phone to reach them on this page: simarine.net/support-faq/ Feel free to report back if you get an answer on this! Thanks- Ross

[@brianbailey2422]

@@rosslukeman thank you for your reply! Here is what they answered back... "We are not limited to the elevation. But is that the barograph wise, or what is about the Renogy's limitation? Our barograph has a possibility of adjusting (calibrating) the altitude. But it is not being calibrated automatically, so for caravaning is not all that practical, unless you're on more or less the same altitude." So I'm not sure if this is the same reason the Control One is limited to 6500'/2000M, but it makes sense. So at this point, if Renogy doesn't make a shunt to read non-proprietary batteries, then they take themselves out of the game. I make my own batteries from EVE cells and will be constructing a 12v560Ah battery for the next vehicle. I know you use Victron, but how is the Renogy stuff? I'm looking at a 2000W inverter, 50A DCDC w/ MPPT charger, and 220W*2 bi-facial solar panels. Then I'm going to run them through the Egon DC hub. Any advice would be much appreciated!

[@brianbailey2422]

Also...is there a way to monitor the loads through the inverter? I'll be running an AC fridge in the camper with a DC freezer in the truck. I was thinking that maybe there is a way to run the inverter itself through a shunt to monitor the AC consumption as a whole? Or am I completely off base and over complicating things (common problem for me, LOL!)?

[@rosslukeman]

​@@brianbailey2422 This video on the Simarine Quadro Shunt is for doing that kind of thing, measuring individual consumers like an inverter through a shunt. You could also add something like their SC303 300-amp shunt to measure something like an inverter. An alternative would be a Victron inverter that connects to their Cerbo GX monitoring system, it would report power consumption running through the inverter. Great questions, thanks for stopping by my channel-

[@rosslukeman]

@@brianbailey2422 Hi Brian, thanks for the update from Simarine. Seems it doesn't have the altitude limitation then. On the shunt, I believe Renogy's battery monitor can read any battery brand. I feature a lot of Victron because I have it in my training program and a lot of my customers use it. But Renogy seems to have some solid products as well. The Egon hub looks interesting, I checked that out.