The ONLY wire that should connect to the battery is a single negative jumper wire from the -BATTERY side of the shunt.
--Maine Sail
My question is where to place the Victron shunt in my particular case.
My ship's ground is a heavy cable from the negative battery post to a bolt on the starter motor ear on the engine block.
Also attached to that bolt is a bus bar that holds the several grounds formerly attached to the engine block, plus the wire connecting to the negative bus on the instrument panel.
Can I simply place the shunt between the negative battery post and the starter motor ear?
That is, can I ignore the bus bar also attached to that ear, and just leave it where it is?
Also, one of my shoes is untied. Should I untie the other one before I re-tie that one? I am worried that the tension may be different. I can't find that answer on Google, either.
--Maine Sail
My question is where to place the Victron shunt in my particular case.
My ship's ground is a heavy cable from the negative battery post to a bolt on the starter motor ear on the engine block.
Also attached to that bolt is a bus bar that holds the several grounds formerly attached to the engine block, plus the wire connecting to the negative bus on the instrument panel.
Can I simply place the shunt between the negative battery post and the starter motor ear?
That is, can I ignore the bus bar also attached to that ear, and just leave it where it is?
Also, one of my shoes is untied. Should I untie the other one before I re-tie that one? I am worried that the tension may be different. I can't find that answer on Google, either.