Aftermarket Battery Monitor
#1
Posted 08 October 2010 - 10:51 PM
What do you use?
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#2
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:33 PM
#3
Posted 09 October 2010 - 12:38 AM
What do you use?
Why not mount one of these voltmeters directly to the monitoring panel?
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#4
Posted 09 October 2010 - 01:31 AM
Why not mount one of these voltmeters directly to the monitoring panel?
Looks great, where'd you pick that up and how accurate is it?
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#5
Posted 09 October 2010 - 01:58 AM
Looks great, where'd you pick that up and how accurate is it?
Here is the original link by "b team" (half way down the page) that gave me the idea:
http://www.wanderthe...70/page__st__30
Here's a link for the meter. Note that this meter comes in two versions....one with a maximum of 24 volts and another with a maximum of 40 volts (same price). You may as well get the 40 volt version for a little protection against burning out during a voltage spike. That's the one I got and it works great. Very accurate...as it agrees exactly with my regular volt meter.
http://www.newark.co...eter/dp/28K2619
There is an issue with the monitoring panel when you view it from standing....the light bleeds through and gives a false reading unless you bend over and look directly at it. I came up with a fix. Small strips of velcro laced in between the lights to keep the glow directed at the correct window. Here is that link.
http://www.wanderthe...__fromsearch__1
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#6
Posted 09 October 2010 - 03:21 PM
i mounted mine on the wood panel near the battery facing rear so i could see it while standing outside the camper.
i can start the truck engine and watch as the battery separator finally kicks in (there is a delay) and allows the engine to charge the house batt. it confirms the plug is connected and that we are good to go.
you can see the solar charge controller as is progresses through its charging sequence....over and over, as long as there is adequate light. having a meter helps you to get a feel for how much light really is requred.
and you can see when the 12v converter is active - brute force 13.5 (with no smart chg adapter)
#7
Posted 09 October 2010 - 05:48 PM
Someone else of the forum uses this meter: http://www.powerwerx...-dc-inline.html and that looked interesting as well.
I just haven't bothered to buy/install anything else yet since I toasted the lascar since a multimeter is working fine for me currently.
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#8
Posted 10 October 2010 - 11:05 PM
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