{"id":563,"date":"2024-01-22T13:44:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T13:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babe80e34512396407.temporary.link\/?post_type=product&#038;p=563"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:42:34","slug":"victron-bmv-battery-monitor","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/?product=victron-bmv-battery-monitor","title":{"rendered":"Victron Energy BMV Battery Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prod-info-inner\">\n<p>Please Note: The Victron Devices in this listing are not stock items and are bought in for specific customer orders and as such are not returnable.\u00a0 Please ensure the product you select is suitable for your needs.\u00a0 We are happy to discuss product features if you require more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have three options for Battery Monitoring from Victron<\/p>\n<p>The most advanced option is the BMV-712 with Bluetooth and the ability to monitor the voltage on a second battery eg the Starter Battery.<br \/>\nThe basic monitor is the BMV-700, which has all the same key monitoring but without Bluetooth and just a single battery connection and the third is the Smart Shunt, which is similar to the 712 but is &#8216;headless&#8217; (so no display and relies on the Bluetooth App to show the information). We have the 500A model in our listing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The BMV Family provides information such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Battery voltage (V)<\/li>\n<li>Battery charge\/discharge current(A)<\/li>\n<li>Ampere-hours consumed (Ah)<\/li>\n<li>State of charge (%)<\/li>\n<li>Power consumption in watts<\/li>\n<li>Time to go at the current rate of discharge<\/li>\n<li>Voltage on second battery<\/li>\n<li>BMV-712 and SmartShunt only\n<ul>\n<li>Temperature or midpoint voltage measuring (Temp sensor required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"prod-info-inner\">\n<p>Please note that also required is a short (approx 200mm) -ve Battery to Shunt cable of a minimum gauge of 16mm or same as existing battery cables, which is the larger.\u00a0 The standard monitor as supplied by Victron does not include this.<\/p>\n<p>We can supply a shunt cable kit which will a 250mm cable of requested size (16mm\u00b2, 25mm\u00b2, 35mm\u00b2 or 50mm\u00b2), fitted with an 8mm terminal for the battery end and a ring terminal to suit the shunt (8mm or 10mm) and a loose 10mm ring terminal of the same cable size to adapt an existing battery cable (not with 300A Smartshunt)<\/p>\n<p>Summary of the individual options (specifications can be found in the Product Specification tab):<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"prod-info-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>BMV 712 Smart battery monitor<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis is the latest addition to the &#8216;battery fuel gauge&#8217; range. With built-in Bluetooth, the battery status can be displayed and setting altered using Victron Energy&#8217;s smartphone App.<br \/>\nThe BMV 712 is supplied with a 500A shunt, 10 metre RJ 12 UTP cable and 2\u00a0 x +ve battery cable with fuses for powering shunt.\u00a0 It can be face fixed or panel mounted and is supplied with a square &amp; round face options.\u00a0 This unit can also be connected directly to the Color Control GX, Venus GX and Cerbo GX using a VE Direct lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Victron SmartShunt 500A,\u00a0 a battery monitor with built in Bluetooth, but without the display<\/span>. <\/strong><br \/>\nWith built-in Bluetooth, the battery status can be displayed and setting altered using Victron Energy&#8217;s smartphone App. The Victron Smart Shunt can also be connected directly to the Color Control GX, Venus GX and Cerbo GX using a VE Direct lead.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Victron SmartShunt 300A,\u00a0 a battery monitor with built in Bluetooth, but without the display<\/span>. <\/strong><br \/>\nSimilar to the 500A model but at a lower cost.\u00a0 \u00a0It has the same key features, except a lower current capability and M8 Bolts instead of M10 for easier installation<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Victron BMV-700 Monitor<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>The &#8216;starter&#8217; Monitor with Display but no Bluetooth.\u00a0\u00a0 It can however be conneced to a bluetooth dongle, or be connected directly to the Color Control GX, Venus GX and Cerbo GX using a VE Direct lead.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Please Note: The Victron Devices in this listing are not stock items and are bought in for specific customer orders and as such are not returnable.\u00a0 Please ensure the product you select is suitable for your needs.\u00a0 We are happy to discuss product features if you require more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please Note: The Victron Devices in this listing are not stock items and are bought in for specific customer orders and as such are not returnable.\u00a0 Please ensure the product you select is suitable for your needs.\u00a0 We are happy to discuss product features if you require more information. &nbsp; We have three options for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":52},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[48,33],"product_tag":[49,50,51,37],"class_list":["post-563","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-system-monitoring","product_cat-victron","product_tag-bmv","product_tag-meter","product_tag-monitor","product_tag-victron","first","onbackorder","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-default-attributes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1961.org.uk\/testit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}