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Dave Rae asked

Do I need a Lynx shunt with Pylontech batteries?

Hi, I'm installing pylontech batteries and ccgx color control.

Multiplus 2. 48/5000...

I have a lynx shunt, is that still worth installing and interfacing with the ccgx ? Will that clash with the pylontech bms?

Or just stick with the pyramid bms....

Thanks for any advice.... Dave...


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mvader (Victron Energy) answered ·

Hi, I recommend to leave the Lynx shunt out.


it can indeed clash on the canbus when share with the Pylon, and there are more issues.

Lastly, you dont need it. Adding a shunt next to a managed battery like Pylon, even when on separate canbusses, is something we advise against.

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Dave Rae avatar image Dave Rae commented ·

Thanks for your quick response appreciated....

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Cansin Sari avatar image Cansin Sari commented ·

Hey short question,

Can I see the voltage current soc of the batteries without the shunt, only with pylontech BMS?

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mvader (Victron Energy) avatar image mvader (Victron Energy) ♦♦ Cansin Sari commented ·

Hi! Please read the victron / pylontech manual

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Cansin Sari avatar image Cansin Sari mvader (Victron Energy) ♦♦ commented ·

Thanks. I already have red it. But I want to know, if I can display a diagram of the SOC course/progress and not just only the current SOC (without using a smart shunt).

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si-mon avatar image si-mon mvader (Victron Energy) ♦♦ commented ·
Hi, the pylontech manual shows a diagram, but it doesn't show any DC breakers? I watched a you-tube video that suggested they were required??

Also should there be a DC breaker between the distribution unit and the MPPT and inverter?

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Alexandra avatar image Alexandra ♦ si-mon commented ·

That is subject to local regulations. So encounters want each battery to be individually disconnected. Some don't but the bank as a whole can be protected.

Everything should be fused at least.

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seb71 avatar image seb71 commented ·
Adding a shunt next to a managed battery like Pylon, even when on separate canbusses, is something we advise against.

Would that advice also apply for a SmartShunt/BMV (which uses VE.Direct to connect to the GX device)?

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Cansin Sari avatar image Cansin Sari seb71 commented ·

+1

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mvader (Victron Energy) avatar image mvader (Victron Energy) ♦♦ Cansin Sari commented ·

hi seb, yes same for that.


A Pylontech, and a BYD, and any of the other CAN-bus connected batteries all have internal shunts, and report voltage, current, SOC and more parameters. And those parameters are all visible in the UI of the GX Device as well as on the VRM portal.


history as well.


Adding a second shunt aka battery monitor to it in series, such as BMV, SmartShunt, Lynx Shunt or otherwise, will only serve to create confusion. "Why is my SOC not the same, why am I seeing 70% here and 90% there?" and so forth.

So, don't do it. If you have a managed battery, don't install a BMV or other battery monitor alongside.

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Cansin Sari avatar image Cansin Sari mvader (Victron Energy) ♦♦ commented ·

Thanks for the clear answer. You are great! I wish you a good day.

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