Audioroot eSMART BG-DU Power Distributor

With eight switchable outputs and a fuel gauge that works with almost any battery, the Audioroot eSMART BG-DU is a compact power distributor for large sound bags and small location carts.

An internal coulomb counter measures the current flowing over time and learns a battery’s true capacity, even on a non-smart SLA, NiMH, or standard lithium-ion pack. The color OLED then shows remaining capacity, run time, voltage, current, and power in real time. The BG-DU is also fully compatible with Audioroot eSMART smart batteries.

To read a smart battery, connect it with the eHRS4-OUT-4W cable, sold separately, since the two-wire eHRS4-OUT carries no data. Hawk-Woods batteries tie the Hirose pins together in pairs, so with them you must leave pins 2 and 3 of the input plug unconnected or remove two internal solder jumpers. The maximum total current draw is 5 A, and the fuel gauge handles batteries up to 40 Ah.

Features

• 8 outputs on 3 locking switches
• 1 unfused output with SMBus pass-through
• 2.5 A resettable Polyswitch fuses on the other outputs
• Color OLED fuel gauge with coulomb counter
• Blinking low battery LED below 10 percent
• Runs on 10 to 24 V SLA, NiMH, or lithium-ion batteries
• 5 A maximum current draw
• Stainless steel clip mounts top or bottom
• 85 × 75 × 30 mm, 129 g