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Member Forums => Bavaria Yacht Help! => Topic started by: Twhitt on July 01 2022, 11:15

Title: Bavaria 38 Holiday battery shunt
Post by: Twhitt on July 01 2022, 11:15

Hi,

Does anybody know where the battery shunt would be located on a 38 Holiday year 2000.

Fitting solar controller, and needs to be on shunt to read correct voltage for charging.

Thanks

Trevor

Title: Re: Bavaria 38 Holiday battery shunt
Post by: sy_Anniina on July 01 2022, 11:37

There should be no factory-installed shunt an a Bavaria of this age.

But any previous owner may have installed something - you just need to follow both negative and positive leads from leisure battery until you either find the shunt or can confirm that there is none.

BR,

Tommi
s/y Anniina

Title: Re: Bavaria 38 Holiday battery shunt
Post by: tckearney on July 02 2022, 14:40

On My B42 2001 its on the bulkhead RH side behind the switch/fuse panel

Title: Re: Bavaria 38 Holiday battery shunt
Post by: marioxp on July 04 2022, 08:37

Battery shunt has to be on negative side of battery, close to battery, before any charging or load spot.

I put my direct on negative pole on battery, 

Title: Re: Bavaria 38 Holiday battery shunt
Post by: Twhitt on July 04 2022, 10:06

Could this be a shunt?

Title: Re: Bavaria 38 Holiday battery shunt
Post by: Yngmar on July 04 2022, 10:58

No, that's the windlass relay.

Title: Re: Bavaria 38 Holiday battery shunt
Post by: Twhitt on July 04 2022, 11:48

Thanks, not good with practical things lol.

Might not be a shunt, but having attached mppt controller to battery bank, it shows different voltage to panel gauge, which I have checked with hand held meter and is reading correctly.

Title: Re: Bavaria 38 Holiday battery shunt
Post by: symphony2 on July 04 2022, 12:41

A shunt would not be fitted as standard and is usually fitted immediately after the -ve terminal on the house battery bank. Most common reason for fitting one is when adding a battery monitor so all the current flows in and out of the bank are measured. Of you google battery shunts you will find an explanation as to how they work and products that are available.