If I read the specs right, this product displays up to 50V.
A lead-acid nominal 48V system will need a monitor that can handle at least 56V.
I running a nominal 48V LiFePo4 bank like in the Alerion. My bank charges above 54V, wonder how those guys dealt with the 50V manufacturer's display spec?
Interesting product.
-Tom
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, David Goldsmith <suntreader@...> wrote:
>
> Any chance anyone has any experience with this device?
>
> http://www.maretron.com/products/dcm100.php
>
> They're about $400 retail. Its a NMEA battery monitor. Its supposed to do
> all the things of other monitors but it sends all the data as NMEA sentences
> which can be displayed by just about any chart plotter, instrument display
> or other compatible device. Seems like if there is already a NMEA plotter or
> instrument on-board it would be nice to have all the battery bank
> information in the same place.
>
> I reading about this project and this is what they're using for battery
> monitoring.
>
> http://www.panbo.com/archives/2010/10/electric_alerion_express_33_geek_green.html#more
>
> David
>
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Capt. Mike <biankablog@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Doug:
> >
> > It was exposed to the Weather the first season. By the start of the second
> > season the LCD display was cooked. I replaced the display and moved the unit
> > to the cockpit locker where I can still see it from the helm if I lift the
> > hatch. Paktrakr has worked fine and is in the main cabin. I did add an
> > external fuse holder to make changing it or shuting down the unit easier
> > when I need to.
> >
> > Capt. Mike
> > http://biankanblog.blogspot.com
> >
> > Sent from on board BIANKA
> > http://biankablog.blogspot.com
> > ------------------------------
> > *From: * "Doug" <dj2210@...>
> > *Sender: * electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> > *Date: *Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:04:20 +0000
> > *To: *<electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
> > *ReplyTo: * electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> > *Subject: *[Electric Boats] Re: Battery Monitor
> >
> >
> >
> > Capt. Mike
> > Is your meters expose to the weather or down below? Any issues with the
> > PakTrakr?
> >
> > --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com <electricboats%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Mike <biankablog@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've got both a Pak Trakker and a Xantrex XBM (now discontinued) on
> > board. Yes, TBS makes the units for Xantrex. I needed a new display for my
> > unit . Xantrex was no help. TBS had much better customer service. I would
> > buy a TBS unit if you can (I don't think they are sold in the states)
> > because they just have much better customer service for the product and they
> > make them in the first place.
> > > Â
> > > Capt. Mike
> > > http://biankablog.blogspot.com
> > >
> > > --- On Thu, 10/14/10, Matthew Geier <matthew@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Matthew Geier <matthew@>
> > > Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Battery Monitor
> > > To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com <electricboats%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 7:23 AM
> > >
> > >
> > > Â
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 14/10/10 07:25, Doug wrote:
> > > > That TBS is pretty nice and pretty expensive around $300. It looks just
> > like a Xantrek Link Pro...
> > > >
> > >
> > > Funny that - the Xantrek Link Pro is a re-badged TBS.
> > >
> > > I have a TBS Expert-Pro (I needed the pre-scaler for my 36v system)
> > > and the only difference between it's manual and the Xantrek one on
> > > Xantrek's web site is the substitution of Xantrek for TBS through the
> > > document. The layout and every thing else is the same!.
> > >
> > > I've been pretty happy with my system - although I have to cover it
> > > when not in use - at the 2nd of my 2nd season I noticed that the plastic
> > > 'window' is starting to cloud. I have to make sure it's not left exposed
> > > to the weather between uses, the UV is killing it.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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