RV Battery Monitor | RV Power Management | Victron BMV-712 Review
Vložit
- čas přidán 22. 02. 2020
- Take control of your RV batteries!
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Click Show More ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
For our first six months or so, when we boondocked, we played the guessing game with our battery levels.
Are we fully charged? What percentage are we at? How much time is left? Will our furnace be able to run all night?
These are things you just don't have to think about in a house. But, the struggle is real in an RV!
🅱 Full Blog Post: changinglanesrv.com/rv-batter...
✅✅ PRODUCTS IN VIDEO!
➡️ Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor: amzn.to/2T5CkMm
➡️ Blue Sea Systems 600A Bus Bar: amzn.to/37NSLCk
➡️ Inverter and Battery Gear: www.amazon.com/shop/changingl...
➡️ Inverter Gear (BLOG): changinglanesrv.com/inverter-...
➡️ Battle Born 100Ah Lithium Ion Battery: amzn.to/2ZTGU3l
➡️ 4 X TROJAN BATTERY T-105 PLUS 6V: amzn.to/39W6N67
✅✅ RELATED VIDEOS AND BLOG POSTS!
🎥 All About RVs - RV Batteries What You Need To Know: • RV Batteries What You ...
🎥 RV Hydraulic System 80A Breaker Upgrade: changinglanesrv.com/rv-hydrau...
🎥 Inverter Project: • RV Inverter Install fo...
✅✅ ALSO SEE
👀 Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): changinglanesrv.com/faq
👀 Check out our personally curated Amazon store: changinglanesrv.com/amazon
👀 Road Life Project: changinglanesrv.com/RLP
👀 Check out our other blog posts: changinglanesrv.com/category/...
👀 Reach out and contact us: changinglanesrv.com/contact-us
💙💙 Connect with us on Social Media 💙💙
➡️ Facebook: changinglanesrv.com/facebook
➡️ Instagram: changinglanesrv.com/instagram
➡️ Twitter: changinglanesrv.com/twitter
########## Notice ##########
Some of the links on this page are affiliate links. If you chose to make a purchase using our links, we will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you but helps us keep providing the content we love to share. We recommend these products because we have found them to be helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions we make. Every product we recommend, we use ourselves, so please use our links. 😊
![🛠 Tools for Full Time RV Living! [RV Tools] Changing Lanes!](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cjD8fhm4gJ0/mqdefault.jpg)
![🛠 Tools for Full Time RV Living! [RV Tools] Changing Lanes!](/img/tr.png)
![RV Living Travel Day Problems [RV Water Pump // RV Hydraulic Slides // RV Power]](/img/n.gif)
Your outtakes are hysterical
Consumer beware. This is why videos like this are so important. I as a rental agent will tell you the real deal. It’s up to you to decide what you want to do?
I rent motorcycles. Even after I advise people of the coverages and their liability…..
Too many don’t get the coverage then complain about their decision. Thanks for the info
Now no bullllllllllllllll, that was a good video, Chad great info, keep them coming and happy travel.
I really appreciate these technical videos! Thank you!
Another great video. With each and every one of your tech videos, my bucket list continues to grow. Thanks Chad & Tara. 👍
Chad & Tara love your videos, keep the bloopers, love Daisy 🐶. Chad you did a great job explaining technical material in simple words, not an easy task. Lithium battery is the way to go.
Fantastic explanation for me as I had no clue how this all worked until this video. Thanks Chad and Tara, you Rock! ♥️
Thank y'all for all the helpful info! Keep up the good work y'all! Daisy is so cute❤
Thanks Chad and Tara, always enjoy the information you give us... It's RV Life/ Now or Never😉
Just found y'all, Lol so I'm binge watching changing lanes,
SEETHER...Crank it up!!! 🤣
Welcome to our channel! 😊
Awesome video. My house is for sale as soon as it sold going to get a 5th wheel and hit the road full time. Thank you for putting out these videos. I have learned quite a bit. Safe travels.
Hi you two! Great job explaining the best solution for how to provide battery power especially when you really need it! Gave me some good ideas and will definitely set up our RV much better now! Thank You Always!!!!
Thank you two for another classy, informative video! I'm an author, not an electrician, so this is a huge learning curve for me. We are heading out on our sixth camping trip in our new RV and loving it!
I love watching your videos. Always so informative and well presented. My wife and I love you two! Hope to run into you both on the road one day!
Great and informative video regarding battery usage. Thank you guys for this great video, and I always enjoy your videos. I also appreciate your no nonsense videos.
I was riding through the middle of Wyoming, pulled off to catch a photo of the scenery with the bike mirror in the photo. Hadn't seen a car for two hours and of course, I get the pickup in the mirror right when I'm taking the photo. To the guy's credit, he did ask if I was OK since there usually was not a whole of traffic through the area. Thanks for the info about the batteries - I'll be upgrading when I get my rig and I'll definitely get the battery monitor!
Excellent video, good information. You guys are a lot of fun. Safe travels.
Good info. Thanks for the review. Happy travels!
Another very informative video guys! Thank you this is perfect timing we are trying to figure out what the heck we are doing with batteries and solar ..thanks for posting
Yup, lithium is in our future. Great job explaining Chad. Thanks
Thank you for going thru all the differences in batteries between about the currents and amp hours. Last summer we had some batteries die several times while boondocking and that wasn't fun especially with no fan capability. Batteries are always a hot topic in the RV community and we have heard a lot of good things about the battle horns. Maybe when we upgrade our RV we will do that.
I watched All About RVs and you're right he has a great video on this subject. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your videos keep going and enjoy.
Another very helpful video. We just bought our Raptor toy hauler and you have been a lot of help and motivation. Thanks
OUTSTANDING SHIPMATE!! Very nicely done...
Ok I'm gonna start my battle born fund now lol as always excellent content, so much appreciated :)
Great video and excellent explanation!
Great video guys lots of great information and love the outtakes 👍
I love you 2 - don’t ever change. :)
Chad, you are da mannnn!!! Love your comprehensive yet simple explanations coupled with the analogies!!! That Navy training certainly laid a solid foundation 4 you. I’m a retired Navy guy as well and it greatly benefited me.👍😃
Thanks for the kind words and thank you for your service!
Hi! I love your videos. We just recently purchased our first Travel Trailer and will be vlogging our journey as well! I feel like I have learned so much from you guys! Thank you so much and keep up the good work with these great videos!
Thanks for the video very informative I really appreciate what you guys are doing my family and I plan on traveling full-time here within the next two to three years your videos and other videos of others make have educated us more about what we're going to need to have and do
Thanks guys. Duane has been talking about getting 2 6/ volt batteries since we are weekend warriors. This has helped him a great deal. Deana
Chad's battery, voltage, amperage and drawing of power information was beautiful. Now a note to my dealer/maintenance. " Can you just turn the battery kill switch to off so you don't drain my battery"
😂🤣 At least they can't kill the battle borns..
Life happens at the rv park, great video good job.
So in another words...
When I'm ready to install all this,
I get in touch with YOU GUYS!!!😂
You guys are great Very well done
Daisy is always my favorite part of your videos! 😁
Excellent content. I have a new Momentum 351-MS-R. you answered a lot of questions I had with regards to Solar.
Great info. Love the outtakes. They knew you were filming those dirty dogs.
Another great video thank you!
Thanks for ya video. Loved it. Eventually I would like to get that same as your rig. But would give with solar power right away. Eventually have a 24 volt batteries to 12 volt.. hope all is well. Safe travels
Another good video with lots of good information. Thanks for posting.
Appreciate the help and education! !!!!!
Daisy the killer watch dog! lol... For the wet type batteries, I think that the best way to explain to someone why they are still rated as they are is that they can give that AmpHour, but go beyond 50% and you're doing damage to the battery. So they'll do it, but only once. Great video. As always, well presented and explained. Thanks for helping us out so much. Much appreciated.
I love being an RVer, It lets me be a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineer too.
Yea lol that would be Professor Chad with the Whiteboard. Lol when that comes out you know class is on session lol no but seriously that's q to go get your note pad. :) love that daisy:)
Chad, I had recently bought a Vectron 712 and frankly, it was giving me fits understanding the proper install. I have a couple of Golf Cart batteries wired in series and for some reason, the monitor and my rig wiring were just not cooperating. Your explanation and presentation of your install finally straighten me out. I got the entire thing sorted out and running and monitoring properly. Thanks for the clear, lightly technical, which I needed video look at your install.
Glad you got it sorted! 👍🏼
I have ha my 4 bb gc2 batteries for 1 month now and does better than 8 lead acid 200 amp batteries. Time will tell. Thanks for your video, it is a Good basic video for this subject.
You are a great 3 some. All your videos are exciting , informative and has great personalities 😉 in it. Keep up the good work .😁
Great video guys, Daisy is a champ
Love the Daisy cameo. We have a wee one too that does the same "ferocious" 'tude. We call her "2 Lbs of Terror".
Starting a "Go Fund My Lithium Battery Page" looks like. Great info Chad and Tara.. Start charged up for us. Be safe
If only we could connect that shunt monitor to my brain to see how much current is flowing trying to understand all of this! :) Awesome video, thanks guys!
Great Video, Thanks for the Info 👍
I am installing my battery monitor in a few days before we take our next trip in March.
After investigating batteries and monitors on CZcams for a month I stumbled across this vid. Hands down, this is the clearest and most succinct discussion I have found. Moreover, Chad and Tara have it going on with their banter and physical interraction. A+ for this video! Thank you Chad and Tara!
Thanks for watching! 😊 Hope you check out the rest of our channel. 👍🏼
This was a clinic. Thanks so much.
Great video, keep up the good work.
Appreciate so much these types of video's (& Tara's questions) and how you break things down. Thank you thank you thank you! Loves to Miss Daisy too!
Sorry to be offtopic but does someone know a method to log back into an Instagram account??
I somehow lost my password. I would love any tricks you can offer me
@Christopher Franklin instablaster :)
@Phoenix Fox Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm in the hacking process now.
Takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Phoenix Fox It worked and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thanks so much, you saved my ass!
@Christopher Franklin No problem =)
We feel you on the outtakes! Why is it that it can be silent, the kids can be great, the weather can be perfect and the instant you get the camera out is all does a 180!? 🤣🙈🤷🏻♀️
Chad, you’re a good teacher but I’m not a good student. Tara, I’m right there with ya. I’ve paused several times to ask my husband to translate. 👍
Always learning. I have a generator but I'm thinking of buying a portable solar panel since mynunit is prewired.
Great job on the post! To bad you guys are not still in Florida, I'm a rider too, heading to Daytona next week for Bike Week. Hope to head to Lazy days too. Keep up the Great work!
Lotta information on battery power.
We just added Lithium to out toy hauler and I drive my wife nuts when I start talking to people about the advantages, that the leap in technology offers.
We also added 2, 200w panels on the roof just for the travel days, it's flippen amazing !!! do it you'll love it.
On another subject .. you initial intro on your batteries you said, you had them wired in series, sorry for nit pickin'
great video, keep them coming
I did.. but, we corrected it on the screen... 😉 👍🏼 And, yes to SOLAR! Hopefully this year!
Great job 👍
the only thing that made sense to me were the bloopers!!! I absolutely LMAO every single time. Electrical stuff flies right over my head. I need to get better at it though.
Nice, some good information
Really, really excellent explanation of current draw. For a while I was thinking, "100 amp draw for lights and fridge?" But it's 100 amps AT 12 VOLTS DC. We're used to thinking of 15 amp outlets on 120 VAC!
Indeed... and why it's simpler to use Watts when talking about power across an inverter.. 👍🏼
Thanks for sharing
Excellent and straight forward. Please let us know where you are and where you are going. I know it won’t be Hershey ( my home town). Be safe.
Great video on batteries
Another home run!
I’m sure I’ve seen this video before but it’s always good to come back by…
But I found it funny that you said that Solar was expensive.
Solar Panels are the least expensive thing of the solar system and you’re talking about batteries that you already have so you’re about 80% there. And by now you have Solar. I love my thousand watt.
See that family photo shoot is cause you guys have the coolest camper lol lol go figure eh. :)
Excellent job and explanation! Also thanks for the mention. Hope our paths cross some day and we get to meet in person!
Thanks! Would be great to meet up for sure! BTW, i was just watching your Inverter video... LOVE that the Victron monitors power on both legs.. A major shortcoming of the GoPower. Need to finish the video so I can figure out what the heck that SPS is doing! LOL
I suggest a follow-up video ( "Part II") is required, Chad. At least in GD trailers, the stock WFCO converter is not the best for a lithium like Battle Born. Then the wiring from the converter to the battery must be considered. OEM's put the smallest gauge wire (weight and cost consideration) that may not be able to handle what a lithium-capable converter is capable of supplying to a lithium battery bank. There's a lot of "gotchas!" with this topic! Separate note--wish I'd had my solar and DC-DC Charger setup installed at the National Rally last year so I could have showed you (we were about five trailers down--I had the Goldwing). I'm sure you and I would have enjoyed geeking out talking about our configs. That is if Daisy allowed it. :)
There are a lot of gotchas with the topics of batteries for sure.. Which is why we wanted to keep this video focused on monitoring. We will likely have some follow-up in the future to talk about batteries and charging, etc. For us, our stock converter is disconnected and we charge with our IC-3000 GoPower. We do also want to add solar at some point... and/or maybe take advantage of the second heavy duty alternator in our truck to charge while driving... 👍🏼
Great video, but you lost me when the pup started growling. Not really. LOL. I know some electrical, mostly residential. I do get confused on AC, but I get buy. You're video's help a lot to understand more about it, plus other U Tubers. Thanks to all.
Hi Chad, I am not sure what your technical background is (ie electrician, engineer etc.) However, I have watched many videos on batteries and monitors but I can say without hesitation that you nailed it. You broke it down in layman's terms really well. Congratulations and thanks on a job well done!!!!
Thanks! 😀
Daisy puts the fur in ferocious.
Lol, I'm late to the party but I'm loving it.
awesome video, love the detail and will be installing mine soon on my 2016 m348. Question for u is it necessary to have a fuse between your battery disconnect and your batteries ?
YEH METALLICA!...Thats the only thing missing. 😆 🤘😎
Just noticed the Rod & Reel Pier and Skyway bridge in your intro. I’m from Virginia but Anna Maria Island is my favorite place in the world.
I (chad) grew up in Bradenton.
Changing Lanes I just saw that in another video! Such a beautiful place. You guys are so much fun to watch.
You do amazing videos- thanks! I had read/heard that the battery bank should be fused close to the bank with an ANL or Class T (many prefer Class T). I see that your Class T fuse is after the battery switch and + busbar. I am very interested in your opinion on how one selects the order of those 3 things as I would have thought the order would be battery bank then 400 amp fuse, the switch, then busbar. Thanks!
Morning great answers the charge controller I purchased came with the MT 50 is it anything like this one
I agree with Jeff Hudson that I am hiring Chad for all my motorhome service
Great info! I was wondering how long you’d have those golf cart batteries.
Laughing at the out takes!
Great vid and information.
Sure wish the Battle Born's were less expensive - especially in Canada. :(
They are definitely a value over time investment for sure!
Last July I got Lion Energy batteries (lithium). At the time I compared it to the BB’s, & I saved several hundred $. Got the Lion straight from the manufacturer in the states, I live in canada too.
WE want to see more of Tara, the heck with all this electrons crap! Love you guys, miss you.
😂🤣 Hi, Donna!!! 😊
Yea!
First Comment! 🎉🎊🥳
As always love your videos and you make explanations simple and understandable. Wondering, How you like your 300Amp Go power inverter? It heard a some kind of trouble with them but I am excited about the 50 amp in and out. I have a different setup. But still like what you have done.
Our 3000Wat GoPower has been great! However, I think our next one will be a Victron that does power share on both legs. 👍🏼
Love the informative videos.
Just my $.02 here... I see a lot of people saying they want lithium now. As a word of caution, I would not cheap out on the lithium batteries without a BMS. The BMS on lithium batteries is absolutely essential, in my opinion. Improper battery management on a lithium battery for charging and discharging rates is a sure fire way (pun intended) to have a battery catch fire and/or explode. Do you remember all of those hoverboards and cell phones a few years ago that were burning up? Improper battery management was the culprit. Usually the fires/explosions are due to overheating and then thermal runaway, which results from charging or discharging too quickly. This will cause the battery to get hot. Without some type of BMS, there is no way to catch the overheating in time.
Very good point! One of the reasons we picked battle born. 👍🏼
can Tara do a cooking haul video inside the RV kitchen one time?, I want to know what's her favorite recipe that she usually makes.
You are cool, it's a pity that Russia does not develop the direction of large campsites. Looking at you I thought about the development of tourism infrastructure in my huge homeland, we have something to see and show tell us and show more how the communication system of campsites for vacationing tourists on trellers is arranged! Thank You!!!👋🏻
loved Tara's expressions, she was so lost during your explanation on batteries. LOL
Nice video, Chad. Curious what gauge wire you ran from batteries to the bus bars? Also, for the shunt....is the negative running direct to the shunt, then to bus bar? At what point are you connected to the chassis? (bus bar to chassis or negative terminal to chassis)? Thanks again!
Great video. One clarification. Your Battleborn (BB) batteries are controlled by its internal bms that only allows 100ah out of the fully charged battery before cutting current. My understanding is that if you removed the bms and drew all the power from the batteries, it would ruin them. Kudos to battleborn for labeling their batteries for usable capacity unlike most other manufacturers. Keep making these wonderfully informative videos.
Can you make a video on trash while boondocking? Especially for longer periods and in areas with preditors (bears)? Who doesn't like some goodhearted trash talk!
As I understand it, the *true* rating under the covers is more like 110Ah. the BMS, like you said, limits it to 100Ah....
On the trash question..Most places we've been have a dumpster in driving / walking distance. If no threat from critters, we can stage in the back of the truck...
Making my plans to go full time and your videos are so helpful. I’ll be a pro before my first day on the road. ☺️
U look amazing tara love ur makeup
thanks! great information. we are selling our house now, and have on order a Fuzion toyhauler to live in for at least a couple years.
The Fuzion is coming with a Onan 5500 watt gen, a 265 watt solar panel, a MPPT charge controller, and a magnum 2000 inverter. As you are aware the trailer ships to the dealer sans batteries. I cant decide if in 2 years, heck give it 3 the added cost of lithium batteries would outweigh the cost of fuel for the generator ( and or propane usage to operate the fridge ) i have been told the solar (assuming most everything else is off) will keep up with the fridge. its still a bit of a puzzle.
Will most likely bite the bullet and get the Lithium after watching this.
Maybe we can go for a ride somewhere sometime.
Ed Rust, ADCS Ret.
Proud member Patriot Guard Riders