ABR Dual Battery Monitor

[stevejau Banned Find all posts View Profile Close stevejau]

Hi Guys,

Has anyone got a detailed set of instructions of how to wire the ABR dual battery monitor into the prado 150 (Kakadu) ignition and accessory wires (not using a cigarette socket plug).

Also, does this monitor play well with the Redarc Sbi12?

I did contact Derek at ABR, but oddly got a set of instructions that may as well have been in Klingon.

Any constructive help would be appreciated.

Cheers
Steve

[sacred cow Member Find all posts View Profile Close sacred cow]

Steve,

I installed the ABR dual battery monitor but I found it really wasn't a good fit with how I wanted to use it. Firstly in an emergency when you want to parallel the batteries in order to start the vehicle, you need a relay to interface with the Redarc isolator. This is because the Redarc needs +12v to switch it on via the control lead and the ABR monitor puts out an earth. The ABR instructions did explain this aspect though.

Secondly, when you have a second battery you mainly want to monitor it so you would have the ABR monitor switched to look at it. Unfortunately when you switch off your vehicle, the monitor is still on and will ultimately flatten the second battery. Admittedly it only consumes about 2 Ah per week but it's annoying and unnecessary in my book. So to eliminate this problem, I had to install a second relay to switch off the monitor when the ignition is off.

I accessed the +12V of battery no. 1 at the cigarette socket.

Glenn

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Steve those are what I used. Where are you looking to mount the monitor?