PV system monitoring ??

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4x4Direct has spoilt us with so many options to monitor our 12V systems. :thumbup:

Any idea of what I can use to monitor a 100V 10A pv system ??


Plain Volt and Amm meters are already a pretty penny for this, and the guys at ACDC dont carry much stock in this range ... :crazy:


HOPING to get something that can show the volts and ammps, and that can record high and low values, A.h, ....



anders moet ek maar hard smeek by Pieter om iets vir my in te bring ..... wonder of hier nog manne is wat sal belang stel in so iets ... (onthou dis nou vir heel ander volts as ons 4x4 stelsels)
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Check out Redarc, they have some awesome kit!

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any other ideas ?
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lukestoyzx wrote:Check out Redarc, they have some awesome kit!

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Thanks Luke.

Do you know if Redarc has local distributors ?
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https://www.victronenergy.com/battery-monitors" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ?
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Hi Chris, have you ever looked at http://powerforum.co.za/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Lots of useful info and some clever guys designing interesting monitoring software
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I know they fo in aus lol!

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lukestoyzx wrote:I know they fo in aus lol!

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Thanks Johan and Peter.
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Sorry mate! Google them. They have a unit called the BMS, it does Everything!!

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