![]() ![]() Haven’t been able to take it on a trip yet, but Spring is coming and it should be awesome. I used a 3M product called Dual Lock on the bottom of the battery to prevent it from sliding on the floor – it’s similar to velcro, but not the same at all. There’s also a range of complementary accessories. The essential function of a battery monitor is to calculate ampere-hours. These are a must when fitting Lithium Batteries as you can not tell how much capacity is left in a Lithium Battery just looking at voltage. Victron Energy have a comprehensive range of Battery Monitors, Battery Balancers, BMS and Shunt options, plus a wide variety of panel and system monitoring solutions (local & remote) such as the Victron GX product range for example. Shout out to my son the aircraft mechanic for providing the fancy Elcon bulkhead connector for the battery cables – makes for fast and easy battery removal. The BMV-700 and BMV-702 are high precision battery monitors from Victron Energy. Here’s a couple of pictures of my setup – one view from the storage compartment and the other of the backside of the bulkhead where the cables are routed and the Victron is mounted. Victron Energy warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of: Batteries: 2 year limited warranty Li-ion batteries. I’m just learning about lithium and battery monitors so I had several questions for the guys at Dakota and they helped me get this project completed and working perfectly. ![]() ![]() Was able to relocate the battery from the trailer tongue to my front storage compartment and keep all the wiring neatly tucked away – as well as clean up the factory wiring mess I found during the conversion – typical camper crap. Converted my RV from lead acid to lithium with a Dakota 280 Ah battery and a Victron Smart Shunt. Bluetooth Battery Monitor with Shunt Battery Monitor BMV-712 Smart Victron Smartshunt 500A Victron Cerbo GX + GX Touch 70 Bundle Victron Smart Battery. ![]()
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