Whats a good battery monitor

[Michel]

Hi there,

Im intending to buy a battery monitor to monitor by solar input, hydro input and my inverter use. I cant find a lot of them on the internet, but maybe the pentametric is interesting.

you can see it on;

http://bogartengineering.com/pentametric.htm

Becouse I live in Portugal and there is no European distributer I want to have some input from the Pentametric or other battery monnitor users first before ordering it.

Michel.

[Volvo farmer]

Well, since nobody has replied...

It is my understanding that this chaps earlier product, the Trimetric, was basically standard fare for off-grid systems. I've been in about a half-dozen off-grid houses and they almost all had a Trimetric on the wall.

The Pentametric is his new-and-improved product and only became available as of about a year ago. Depending on your system, the Trimetric might be all you need, and it's cheaper.

[wpowokal]

For what its worth, amp gauges, you and a good hydromiter. Any fancy metering does not take into account losses IMHO.

allan down under

[electrak]

The best battery monitor is the one you use all the time.