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BMV 712 Amp-Hours reset to 0?

We are attempting to assess the ability of our solar panels to recharge (“refill”) our batteries and are confused by the Amp-Hours being reset to 0. Example: over last night the Amp-Hours consumed were 21.6 (-21.6 showing in the app). When sun hit the solar panels the current and power moved to positive values and the Amp-Hour reading started slowly moving back to 0- exactly what we were expecting to see. Later the Amp-Hours displays as 0 while the current and power are both still positive. No where near enough charging had happened to fully recharge the batteries. What is going on? It would seem the Amp-Hour display should show cumulative totals until fully charged again, but obviously not. Help please?

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klim8skeptic answered ·

Have you set up your BMV properly?

BMV Youtube tutorial.


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pgrogan5326 answered ·

After watching the suggested youtube video several times I’ve changed the Charged Voltage setting, the Tail Current setting and the Charge efficiency factor setting. I think (???) this should help. Thank you for your direction.


My batteries are 2 - 12v AGM in parallel with both outside power source charging and solar charging. If you have any other resources I should learn from to best set up our system, I would greatly appreciate your direction.

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Matthias Lange - DE avatar image Matthias Lange - DE ♦ commented ·
As always more information about your system would be great.

What components do you have exactly? Make make some screenshots of the settings of the BMV.

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We have 2- 12v AGM batteries in parallel in our camper. Normally the batteries are charged through our converter which is connected to an outside power source. We also have 2-90 watt solar panels. Per the YouTube BMV video we changed: Charge Efficiency Factor from 95% to 80%, Charged Voltage from 13.2v to 14v, Tail Current from 4.00% to 5.00%. Batteries have 80 amp hour capacity @ 20 hour rate, bulk charge 14.2v to 14.4v, float charge 13.2v to 13.4v. Do our BMV 712 settings look correct for our application?bmv-712-settings.jpeg


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klim8skeptic avatar image klim8skeptic ♦ commented ·

I would probably leave the charge efficiency at 95% for a few days to see if you can get the BMV to synchronize. Maybe tinker with the tail current?

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pgrogan5326 answered ·

Here are the battery details.

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