Victron 712 Battery Cable

Jbreunig
Jbreunig Member Posts: 25
in Battery/Electrical & Solar
What gauge and Lug size cable do I need to connect my Victron 712 Battery Monitor?

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  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,034
    @Jbreunig,

    You’ll love the monitor!

    The unit comes with everything you need.  The shunt connects directly to the negative cable as it comes off the negative terminal.  Victron supplies a small cable that connects to the battery positive terminal and then to the shunt.  Here is a video from AM Solar.

    https://youtu.be/tV055vmZgvY
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Jbreunig
    Jbreunig Member Posts: 25
    Mine did not come with the short cable that connects from the negative terminal to the shunt.  That is the cable I am looking for. 
  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,171
    edited January 2020
    I don't remember that mine came with that cable either, probably because its required length would vary, depending on shunt placement relative to the battery.
    The cable would need to be  #4 or #6 battery cable - check your existing battery cable, which I think is #6.
    The lug ....
    Edit: according to this page, it's M10 (or 7/16).

    Chan - near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx (ie: "320")
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah!
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    A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya

  • DeanP
    DeanP Member Posts: 14
    edited January 2020
    @Jbreunig here's the one I used:

    https://www.amazon.com/Spartan-Power-Negative-Inverter-Terminals/dp/B071692GLF?th=1

    Edit: changed the link to show the 3/8" terminals.
    2020 T@B 400 BDL
    TV 2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 3.5L 4WD with Firestone air bags.
    MODS: BMV-712 battery Monitor, MPPT 75/15 Charge Controller, Fantasic Fan PWM control
    Central Ohio
  • DenisP
    DenisP Member Posts: 542
    I used the same cable as @DeanP. It worked well. 
    2018 T@b 400, 200ah Lithium with Solar
    2013 Tundra TRD 5.7L
    Massachusetts
  • pthomas745
    pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,696
    I wanted my shunt to be just outside the battery box, inside a waterproof box.  I needed a flexible battery cable, because wrestling a "normal" cable through that maze was impossible for me.  This one is "ultra flexible" and easily made the big bends needed. Comes in different lengths. I used the 2 footer (I think).




    2017 Outback
    Towed by 2014 Touareg TDi
  • BrianZ
    BrianZ Member Posts: 1,770
    edited January 2020
    Mine did not come with the cable, but here's a link to the cable I used..
    https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/comment/114398#Comment_114398

    PS: I later added another similar black box to hold bus bars & all the wires that eventually had cluttered the battery terminals.
    -Brian in Chester, Virginia
    TV: 2005 Toyota Sienna LE (3.3L V6)
    RV: 2018 T@B 320S, >100 mods 
  • TNOutback
    TNOutback Member Posts: 633
    I purchased a 1 foot, 1/0 AWG 0 gauge negative battery cable with 3/8 inch lugs.

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