User Manual

9
DC SHUNT FOR DIGITAL AMMETERS AND MULTIMETER
Install shunt for digital DC current measurement:
Caution: The shunt must be installed in the negative line to avoid damage
to the meter. Positive voltage applied to digital meter terminals #4 and #5
will cause damage to the meter.
Anexternalshuntissuppliedwith360panelsthatincludeaDCDigital
Ammeter or Multimeter. Install the shunt at any point in the DC negative
feed line to the panel. Mount it close to the panel to keep the sense wires
that run from the shunt to the meter short. Short sense wires minimize
voltage loss and interference, and result in the most accurate metering.
Mounting it close to the battery bank may make it easier to include more
circuits,suchas24-hourcircuits,inthemetering.Wirerunsgreaterthan50
feetusing#16AWGwiremayproduceerrorsupto1%.Use16AWGwire
for sense connections.
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TO BATTERY
SWITCH
TO BATTERY
SWITCH
DO NOT
INSTALL SHUNT
IN POSITIVE
FROM NEGATIVE
DC DISTRIBUTION
(ALL LOADS AND
SOURCES)