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Upgrading Battery Switching and Charge Management with the ADD A BATTERY Dual Circuit System
The ADD A BATTERY Dual Circuit System from Blue Sea Systems is a two-battery management system that simplifies switching and automates charg...
July 14, 2009
Monitor Bilge Functions With the VSM 422
The ability to monitor bilge pump cycles is critical for safe boat operation. Although a simple bilge monitor will alert the boater to some...
March 20, 2009
Questions to Consider When Choosing a Tank Monitor
There are many options available for monitoring tank levels, from single-function meters to advanced multiple-function monitors. The demand...
February 11, 2009
Selecting a Battery Type When Setting up the VSM 422
The VSM 422 uses battery type information to accurately compute State of Charge. To obtain the greatest precision when measuring State of C...
January 20, 2009
Sizing a Shunt to a DC Ammeter
DC ammeters require shunts for their operation. Some meters have built-in shunts, some meters have external shunts. External shunts are plac...
June 26, 2007
Strategies for Monitoring DC Current
There are various reasons to monitor DC current in boats. The most common are to check charger output, whether battery banks are receiving a...
June 26, 2007
Blue Sea Systems’ Mini Clamp Multimeter with True RMS
Compact and feature-rich AC/DC multimeter simplifies diagnosis of marine electrical problems and features True RMS for accurate measurement ...
August 19, 2006
Switching Inputs to Digital Meters Part II
Using a single 8200 Series AC Digital Meter to monitor multiple AC voltages and currents Switching Inputs on AC MetersAC Digital Meters (Mod...
June 24, 2002
Switching Inputs to Digital Meters Part I
Using a Single 8200 Series Digital Meter to Monitor Multiple Voltages and Currents OverviewThis application note will be presented in two pa...
May 15, 2002
DC Digital Meter
Typical (Traditional) Two Battery System with Wiring for Digital Meter The typical marine system with two batteries and a battery switch, wh...
February 11, 2002