So the positive for the starter is attached to the main terminal and routed under the floor ( another "just" job ). Then a eureka moment - the starter battery is in the cab - not in the engine bay (New van to us - not used to having the battery inboard!). But there's no spare +ve feed, and I didn't want to mangle any of the connectors to create a connection. I looked at taking the +ve feed from the Schaudt AD-01, which is under the seat by the batteries. Next step was to wire the second positive wire to the Starter battery. I then did the setup via Bluetooth, and alls well. Took the inline fuse out of the positive wire (dropped it - it's n the van somewhere, no idea where) and replaced it with the one from the other positive feed. Checked everything, and plugged the monitor in again. Plugged in the monitor, and it didn't power up. There's also not a lot of room to do anything! Just tidying up the installation gives more space in front of the batteries, and I think that the shunt and busbar could be screwed into the wood - though it would cover up a sticker that indicates the fuse connections on the side - see images below. The batteries are located at the side of the seat in the Exsis, and there's not a lot of room. 12vplanet will then make up leads for me in the correct length and with the right connectors. I'm decided to use the busbar when I discovered that the Victron shunt has M10 connections, and all the other battery connection are M6 - so rather than remaking them, which I don't have correct tools to do, it would be simpler to put a busbar in. I'm happy with the wiring, but it's locating the shunt, and probably a busbar (see ) for the negative connections that I'm struggling with. I've searched and read every thread in the last few years that mentions a BMV-xxx, but still have a few questions on how I actually install the physical device in the van - and Exsis 578.
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