Victron 712 Battery Cable

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  Sharon_is_SAM Administrator Posts: 9,527

  January 2020

  @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
  

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  Jbreunig Member Posts: 25

  January 2020

  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. 

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  ChanW Member Posts: 3,158

  January 2020 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
  2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 
  
   A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  

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  DeanP Member Posts: 14

  January 2020 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

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  DenisP Member Posts: 542

  January 2020

  I used the same cable as @DeanP. It worked well. 

  2018 T@b 400, 200ah Lithium with Solar
  2013 Tundra TRD 5.7L
  Massachusetts

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  pthomas745 Moderator Posts: 3,700

  January 2020

  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).

  https://www.amazon.com/Black-Marine-Battery-Copper-Tinned/dp/B01DRFRP5W?ref_=ast_bbp_dp&th=1&psc=1

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  2017 Outback

  Towed by 2014 Touareg TDi
  

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  BrianZ Member Posts: 1,763

  January 2020 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 

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  TNOutback Member Posts: 633

  January 2020

  I purchased a 1 foot, 1/0 AWG 0 gauge negative battery cable with 3/8 inch lugs.
  
  

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