Which Battery Monitor ?

[theonecalledtom]

I'm starting to look into how to track my electrical reserves. Original thought was to just install a set of old school volt and amp gauges but then I got interested in the various battery monitor systems and have pretty much changed my mind (probably aiming at something like the Link20 to go with my Xantrex inverter, pathfinder combo).

I was wondering what positive/negative experiences people had with different brands (I'm aiming at the lower part of the market but would also be interested in higher tech items too).

Thought it might be good to have a set of links to different posiblities in one place too - here's a start:

Link 10 - Xantrex Technology Inc. - Link 10 - Product Information
Link 20 - Xantrex Technology Inc. - Link 20 - Product Information
Link 1000 - Xantrex LINK 1000 Single Battery Bank Monitor
Link 2000 (and R)- Xantrex Technology Inc. - Boats - Link 2000 & 2000R - Product Information
Trimetric 2020 - TriMetric 2020 battery system monitor
DOC Wattson model R102 - DOC Wattson Mmodel R102 Digital Panel Meter R102-BK
Victron BMV 602 - BMV-600 and BMV-602 - Victron Energy
CruzPro VAH-35 - CruzPro VAH35 Three bank Volts/Amps/Amp-Hour Monitor
Clipper Battery Monitor BM-1 - Clipper Battery Monitor BM-1 marine battery monitor