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| Re: battery monitor [message #195606 is a reply to message #195560] |
Tue, 15 January 2013 11:14   |
Carl S.
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I have a Trimetric 2025 and Like it a lot. There is no more guessing at battery condition or trying to read the voltage with a volt meter, a virtual impossibility due to such things as 'surface charge' etc. This is a must for anyone who dry camps and should be one of the first steps in a solar system. Like Dan says, "You will like it". It is like a gas gauge for your batteries. It not only tells you the current draw or charge in real time, it will tell you how many amp hours down your batteries are, and what the percentage of charge is in them. Very helpful.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| solar and battery monitor [message #195615 is a reply to message #195614] |
Tue, 15 January 2013 13:52 |
bukzin
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Is the set-up (configuration) any different
if you have a solar system?
In other words, is the wiring of this monitor
done differently if/when you add solar panels?
Is there additional hardware required?
Which other brands do you guys like?
Bukzin
1977 Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] solar and battery monitor [message #195617 is a reply to message #195615] |
Tue, 15 January 2013 14:07 |
Ray Erspamer
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Location: Milwaukee Wisconsin
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No difference if you have a solar system or not, it is independent of that
system. It gets hooked up to a shunt that is hooked to the battery(s)
Ray
Ray & Lisa
78 Royale "Great Lakes Eagle"
Center Kitchen TZE368V101144
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
414-745-3188
Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
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From: Richard <bukzin@gmail.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Tue, January 15, 2013 1:54:22 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] solar and battery monitor
Is the set-up (configuration) any different
if you have a solar system?
In other words, is the wiring of this monitor
done differently if/when you add solar panels?
Is there additional hardware required?
Which other brands do you guys like?
--
Bukzin
1977 Palm Beach
2006 Monaco Diplomat pusher
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403, 3.70 Final Drive
Holley Sniper Quadrajet EFI System,
Holley Hyperspark Ignition System
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| Re: [GMCnet] solar and battery monitor [message #195632 is a reply to message #195617] |
Tue, 15 January 2013 20:05 |
Carl S.
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| Ray Erspamer wrote on Tue, 15 January 2013 13:07 |
No difference if you have a solar system or not, it is independent of that
system. It gets hooked up to a shunt that is hooked to the battery(s)
Ray
Ray & Lisa
78 Royale "Great Lakes Eagle"
Center Kitchen TZE368V101144
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
414-745-3188
Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
________________________________
From: Richard <bukzin@gmail.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Tue, January 15, 2013 1:54:22 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] solar and battery monitor
Is the set-up (configuration) any different
if you have a solar system?
In other words, is the wiring of this monitor
done differently if/when you add solar panels?
Is there additional hardware required?
Which other brands do you guys like?
--
Bukzin
1977 Palm Beach
2006 Monaco Diplomat pusher
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To add to what Ray said, you just need to connect the cable from the solar charge controller to the shunt resistor for the meter. That way the meter reads the solar charge going into the batteries.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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