Balmar SG-200 Battery Monitor

[ayates]

Originally Posted by witzgall

PS- Lots of interesting ideas we are mulling over as improvements.

Existing features I like:

• Bright very readable display.
• Secondary display capability. I have one display in the engine room, and plan to place a second display in the deck house.
• Nice simple main screen. One big number people that people can focus on is the key.
• Accuracy (I assume).
• State-of-health. This will be extremely interesting to see.

Features I wish it had:

• Logging capability. I have a requirement to log electrical system performance/usage over a two month period each year. I then review and make changes/enhancements for the next season. This could be the discussed NMEA gateway, as there are NMEA loggers available.
• Programmable relay outputs. Ideally I would like two outputs: one that says batteries need charging, and one that says charging is complete (i.e. the generator can be turned off). These would tie into simple LEDs that the crew can follow.

Allan.