obiwan_canoli Report post Posted December 9, 2020 I need some guidance in how to read the attached Victron 712 pic, and associated Solar... thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard5933 Report post Posted December 9, 2020 What specifically do you want to know? Looks like you were drawing 4.8 more amps than your solar could keep up with at that moment in time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dickandlois Report post Posted December 10, 2020 4 hours ago, richard5933 said: What specifically do you want to know? Looks like you were drawing 4.8 more amps than your solar could keep up with at that moment in time. Richard, It would be nice to know what was ON at the time the picture was taken, but I think you are correct regarding the fact that the load required 4.8 Amps more then the solar panels could supply. The difference was being made up by the batteries and the time the load could be maintained was about 2 Hrs. at the time the picture was taken ! Rich> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard5933 Report post Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) Two hrs? Looks like the battery monitor shows 2 days 18 hours remaining based on previous use. Of course, once the sun goes down and the calculations change the remaining time will suddenly be reduced considerably, at least till the next morning when the sun comes up. Those two images were taken at 10:17am, so likely the sun was just coming up to prime solar charging time. At least a few hours of good solar left... Edited December 10, 2020 by richard5933 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obiwan_canoli Report post Posted December 11, 2020 Not s much help as I'd hoped for... doesn't matter what was "on"... was just hoping to better understand what each measure was telling me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaypsmith Report post Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) There is not a lot more to learn about the readings if you understand what you are reading. Here is a PDF of the Victron manual, hope this will help. https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Manual-BMV-700-700H-702-712-EN-NL-FR-DE-ES-SE.pdf The top picture is showing the state of charge of your battery bank, that is where your batteries are right now. Voltage = 13.28, this is what the actual voltage is presently. Current = -4.80A, this means that you are receiving 4.80 less than you are putting into the batteries. Power = -64 watts, means that you are currently using 64 watts, 4.8X13.28 volts more than you are receiving. Consumed Ah - -106.3 Ah, means that since last full charge you have depleted 106.3 Amp hours from the storage, (batteries) Time remaining = 2d 18h, if you keep depleting and charging at the same rate as above. The bottom picture shows how much the solar panels are doing presently. Voltage = 48.74 volts, this what your solar is producing presently. Current 2.6 amps, remember the current above was -4.80 amps, so now the solar is producing 2.6 that added to 4.8 = 7.4 amps, this is what you would be pulling if there were no solar. Battery voltage = 13.29 with current 9.20 total being replaced State = Bulk, this means that your inverter/converter is in bulk mode to keep up with the load. Sure hope that this is helpful, good luck learning. Happy tales and trails. Edited December 12, 2020 by kaypsmith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obiwan_canoli Report post Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) Thanks, Kay, just what I was looking for Edited December 12, 2020 by obiwan_canoli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
