Victron 500A SmartShunt Battery Monitor Install, Walkthrough & Review 

I watch too much RU-vid so i know a good video when I see it This has to be one of the best demonstration videos on here. You spoke clearly and with confidence. A lot of videos that show these type of products get themselves confused and just end up all over the place.

A comprehensive and very clear review. Brillantly done. 👍

Nice and easy upgrade! Great video, as always👌

I’ve been watching videos about this smart shunt and this one fixed my problem about how to remove the power cable from the unit, great video and well done mate

After watching this I decided to get one and installed it. It works a treat. Had been putting this off due to the need to install the panel, but with the complete wireless option, install was very easy. Great video

Fantastic video. Straight to the point and super helpful!

Great video. I’ve been using that shunt for a couple years. It is a big help to know state of charge and current load

So cool keeping an eye on everything

Excellent showing me this. I’ve included two of these shunts with my trolling kayak motor batteries to track their usage. So no more running out km’s from home. 😊

Great walkthrough and testing, fantastic video!

A very easy to understand explanation on how to install, set-up and use. This is a very nice piece of kit. Simple, yet functional. It also avoids drilling any new holes into your caravan/camper/motorhome furniture and unlike a TV or computer monitor, a battery monitor isn't something you stare at continuously and is only something you want to check periodically. I am glad you did a proximity test. Being Bluetooth, this is always going to be its downside and is the nature of the beast, but for those who have a relatively large caravan or leisure vehicle, knowing that you can check the battery at the most distant point in the vehicle or from your comfortable position sitting outside drinking beer, is useful to know. Good job on a thorough video.

Thank you for the walkthrough, excellent information

Fantastic video. A simple device but some gotchas. You saved me a lot of time!

Great video. Thank you for including how far the signal will transmit.

Thanks for the video. It is an excellent explanation of how to install this device. I hope you have a nice day.

Great video! My son is building a camper, and I'm bussy with the electrical stuff. Battery, solar panels, MPPT, DC-DC convertor DC-AC convertor, wall power etc, and the Shunt, to monitor the battery. Great explanation about te Shunt.

You absolute superstar; the first video I’ve seen that shows how to *disconnect* the little positive cable to the shunt! Haha cheers

Nice one. And so easy to fit. 👍

One of the best gadget to have in your system Good onya Daniel

Great video, thanks for sharing 😊

Excellent work brother man thanks for

Great purchase mate! I'm looking for one for a build im doing atm. Love it

Great video. Thanks, after you video decided to invest in one myself. Cheers.

Great Video! Thank you very much!

This was explained so well I don’t think I’m gonna pay an auto electrician to install it now 😂🙏

I have the same shunt and its been great

Thanks Mate great vid

Charged voltage should be higher than 13.2V for lithium, 14.2-14.4V is good, otherwise it’ll keep telling you the battery is back to 100% when it’s over 13.2V which is often the case for lithium

Awesome Video of the Smart Shunt and was very helpful how to install and where to Buy and Thankyou as I'm very Interested for my setup

Must order one now.

Awesome video. Those ryobi soldering irons were on the list next, looks like it did the job for your vid so think they are next on my youtube rabbit holes

I hope to see a video when you do the setup with the lightning in your canopy

good video darlinks !!! margarita from romania

Nice to see a review of the smart shunt. Any idea of how much power the smart shunt itself consumes?

just a heads up the "trends" tab only keeps data while the app is open. Brilliant bit of gear though! a must have for lithuim, Had mine for 3 years and stoked!!

Really well put together video mate. I'm a noob with this stuff, but your video is going to make things very easy for me.

Nice one mate. Is it suitable for use in the engine bay?

Good to see a detailed walkthrough. Do you run an earth cable from canopy battery to chassis?

They’re a great unit! A little more Bluetooth range would be nice though.

Hey Daniel, I got the smartshunt because of your channel! Cheers! I can see the shunt monitors the output on the app. Is there a way to monitor the input current? I’m connected to the alternator and just want to make sure it won’t drain my crank battery when the engine is off. Ta!

Cool man. I just put one of these in my camper trailer and had the same problem with the 8mm lugs. Ended up using a stud terminal as a make shift busbar. Our camper is also an MDC which is a "timber free zone" so it acts like a bloody faraday cage with the signal. It's not a huge issue when connecting to the shunt, but getting the shunt to speak with a smartsolar mppt charge controller over ve.networking was a nightmare. Was sure I'd done something wrong but moving the CC closer to the shunt sorted that out. Im unable to get a signal from either device when Im in the cab of my ute, which is disappointing. However, having access to the data around battery charging and consumption is great. thanks for the vid!

Its a nice unit. You need to do the connectivity tests with the canopy door closed. It'd be nice if Victron provided a remote BT transmitter (with a suitable cable) so you can mount it outside the canopy or other Faraday like shields. It will need to be waterproof for most applications.

I connected the starter battery input to the dc-dc charger (the power cable from the starter battery) I did use "eBay" cable to start with, and when the Dc-Dc charger started charging at full power Voltage drop was around 2 volts and the charger would turn off, Voltage would return to 14v rinse and repeat :) I bought better Cable and problem solved Great for checking Voltage drop between the starter battery and Charger

Fantastic! What's the thread size (i.e. ring crimp) size on the shunt? Ta.

Now you have the shunt can you do a capacity test of the battery and post the results?

Good video, good energy !! :)

🐨 Nice one m8👍 very 🆒 😎 💂

great video mate! Was wondering if it measures the Solar input when telling you how much input current is coming into the system?

Thanks for the vid. I invested in the smart shunt based largely on this video. While I love it generally, I have to mention my particular disappointment with the Bluetooth performance. Specifically, I cannot connect to it once I close my canopy door. I was very keen to be able to monitor the system from inside the cabin while driving. Very very weak Bluetooth transmission!! I've tested other BT equipment from within the same enclosure and had full connection. Same poor performance with the IP65 smart charger from Victron. Very disappointed and feel victron missed a trick here.

Pricy, but it's a nice piece of kit. I'm still undecided if I really need one that good for my rv. I don't off grid enough to have to manage the batteries that much.

I still prefer the BMV 712 Smart, that way I get the Bluetooth plus a physical gauge for when I misplace my phone or it breaks.

Is it ok to run my vehicle chassis grounds (engine block, firewall, and fender) to system minus? I’ve had mine wired this way on my Jeep for several months now, and haven’t had any issues. Someone recently pointed out to me that it might be dangerous and now I’m doubting myself. I have a Jeep TJ with a non-smart alternator and 4.0L engine. Great looking truck BTW. 👍

Did you ever set your tail current to the proper value? It's typically about 2% for LiFePO4

Where can you buy the terminal cable with the 1amp fuse and ring terminal at the other end?

Hey mate if you're just using the battery through a battery box will that also work in regards to not connecting the negatives through the dcdc charger as I just want a portable battery with box and still monitor it

Great review, does anyone have info on a monitor that can extend the Distance of connectivity?

Great explanation

Like always. Good video. However, how would you install this to a dual battery system?

I've seen in various reviews people have complained the bluetooth range is very short. Wha has your experience been?

Can you run cable from aux battery to the shunt and then cable from shunt to a bus bar that all the earths are connected to or will that not work

Hey mate what’s your current opinion after 7 months? still a good option?

I have 2 banks of 6 eg4 batteries (not LL). Needing a wiring diagram to connect my 500A smart shunt to them. Banks are parallel to parallel. Pairing off on th😊e two negatives. Would I need two smart shunts? One for each battery bank? Thanks.

how would you hook this up If you have two 6 V batteries connected in parallel

HI MATE does you battery have a built in bms Just wondering if shunt would affect it.

Hello. How well does the alarm notification works ? I'm planning to buying this but I need to know that first . hope u can help me

Great video, I have the same itech battery and victron shunt, my range is only 2 metres. That’s with the canopy doors open, if I close the doors I can stand right next to them and barely get signal😢. Nothing is obstructing the signal from where I installed the shunt

Is it possible to install this thing under the hood or would that be too hot for this device? I have my auxiliary battery under the hood. Thanks in advance

If you have multiple batteries can you put a smart shunt on each battery?

It's a shame it doesn't come in a series model. I've got 2x 300ah batteries wired in series, but because it's not designed to do that, it only takes on either the inbound or outbound current. If I try to hook both negative terminals up from the batteries it just produces an error code which Victron is yet to get back to me about

Where is your negative to the frame connected?

Do you know how to reset the smart shunt back to factory default. Something has scrambled the brain of my shunt and it will not connect even though it is seen in the app.

Will it still work on a 24 volt battery?

Great vid mate! I am also in the market for a mart Shunt battery monitor. I think we have the same battery and it's not 120ah, it's actually 105ah (I know the model name is misleading....)

Hello and thanks for a great video. Have one question - my batteri (Pylontech) has an terminal were i not can connect the positv cable from the smart shunt. Can i connect it on the inverter side of the battericabel or is this necessary to the batteriterminal? Thanks in Advance

Ok so can you regulate the state of charge and keep the battery between 20% and 80% ??

2:38 So your battery isn't grounded to your chassis?

Why not use the obd2 live data

I've bought a kit just like this but the positive wire from the shunt to the battery was not included. Can someone give me the name of the prong-like connector that he's using in this video so I'll know what I need to buy/ask for? Just to clarify, it's the cable he's talking about at around the 6:00 mark.

"Bluetooth ONLY !" you do know you can connect it to the Cerbo GX or Venus OS on a Raspberry Pi... with Wires and, then upload and save all your data on Victron VRM ??

Show us how to connect it to the cerbo?

Screw hole size? M7? M8?

Do you have a link for the cloth tape?

Did you test the connection with canopy closed and in cabin of closed ute? To simulate driving?

Quick question, why do you set the charged voltage to 13.2v ? I just bought a 120ah lithium (not the same brand) and was wondering what or why that is set to 13.2v… I have seen other vids of people setting theirs to 14.4 or 14.6 -🧐

It’s not Bluetooth only, there is a CAN-bus interface.

How is the signal strength with the canopy all closed

Are the terminals on the shunt the same size? Both M10? Or, are the different size, M8 and M10?

I want to use the smart shunt with 2 /12 V Lifepo4 batteries in parallel how would I wire that?? is it possible to use one shunt for two batteries in parallel or should I just get a bigger battery and use only one shunt for one Battery?

Hello, if I connect four batteries with 12V in series the total voltage will be 48V, will the charged voltage be set to around 48V or will be set to around 12V as we do on single battery connection?

Same as using a shunt, voltmeter and simple math, save you some bucks. If one is integrating w other Victron components then its a different story

Hey mate, do you find you get the full 40amps out of your DCDC charger?

It’s should be online so you can monitor from home or what ever you are or app will send notifications

😮😮😮1:34 hold on. That cable is way toooo long to just Add in. 🤪🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🙏

As soon as I close my canopy door I loose connection.

What dc charger are you running?

Does the bluetooth work at all with the door closed?

Why didnt you just drill out the holes to correct size? Quicker and easier than the method you came up with.

Dont be afraid to use bus bars instead of putting m10 rings on everything.

Help me ! I have 2 battery (270 x 2 = 540AH ) Parallel Wiring Battery ! setup Victron Smart Shunt Battery. Capacity: total 2 battery ? 540 AH

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