Shore charger + battery monitor bundle

Description

Plug in at the dock or campsite and know your battery is full: Victron Blue Smart IP22 12V 30A charger, an ANL fuse holder for its battery cable, and a SmartShunt battery monitor.

Bring your own battery: this kit is everything around it.

Add all parts to cart. Already own a part? Set it to 0 below.

What’s in the box

Swaps on this page: Victron BMV-712 Smart battery monitor, black. Set the part you don’t need to 0 and the swap to 1.

Not in the box

• The battery
• The charger’s battery cable and the 40 to 70A ANL fuse
• Cable from the battery negative to the shunt, and from the shunt to your negative busbar

Who it’s for

Boat, RV and van owners with shore power who want a charger that handles lithium or lead-acid, and a real state-of-charge reading on their phone.

Good fit if: You plug in at the dock or campsite and want one 12V charger for lithium or lead-acid, plus state of charge on your phone.

Not the pick if: Your house bank is 24V, not 12V: get the Blue Smart IP22 24V 16A Lithium Charger instead.

How it goes together

You can do this. Here’s how.

1. Turn everything off and disconnect the battery, negative first.
2. Mount the charger somewhere dry and ventilated, near the battery.
3. Charger positive through the ANL fuse holder (40 to 70A fuse, close to the battery) to the battery positive or positive busbar.
4. Battery negative to BATTERY MINUS on the SmartShunt. Charger negative and every other negative go to the system side.
5. Connect the shunt’s fused red wire to battery positive, reconnect the battery (positive first, negative last), pick the charge mode that matches your battery, then switch on the 120V supply.

Read next: Blue Smart IP22 vs IP65 · SmartShunt setup for lithium

Fit rules

• The IP22 has a Li-ion mode (14.2V absorption, float off, 13.5V storage) and will not charge Li-ion below 0°C battery temperature. Check that matches your battery. (Victron Blue Smart IP22 manual)
• Its screw terminals take up to 6 AWG. Victron suggests 8 AWG under 1.5 m and a 40 to 70A fuse near the battery. (Victron Blue Smart IP22 manual)
• Charger negative goes to the system side of the shunt, never the battery post, so the shunt counts what it puts in. (Guide 2)
• Hard-wiring shore power into a boat or RV is a job for a licensed electrician.

Maker’s pages: Victron Blue Smart IP22 · Victron SmartShunt · Egis ANL holder

Questions

Is 30A enough?

For most single house banks, yes. Bigger banks just take longer.

Do I need the monitor?

It’s how you see what the charger is doing. If you already have one, set the SmartShunt to 0 before you add to cart.

Each part ships from the maker’s distributor, so a kit can arrive in more than one box.