THEEE meter !
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:45 pm
Some of you have followed various of my "electrickery" threads over the years.
Through these threads we invariably start talking of :
Volts
Amps
Watts
Amp-hours ...
And to keep track of what is happening in the systems we have used various meters in various projects.
Some of you will remember this baby - which was used in this -
This allowed me to prove beyond doubt what happens with a dual charging system, and various other questions .... BUT, it could only "show" the volts and amps at that given moment !!
I had to use time lapse photography to record the data, then input it into spreadsheets to actually "See" what was happening with the system.
And our trusty 4x4Direct comes to the rescue
ONE meter !
One meter for ALL the data you can want to see, for any given circuit.
This can be any 12V circuit - Battery + meter + load
And look at all the data this little beauty delivers:
Volts + Amps + Watts. So now you actually KNOW what is happening in your system, all in a single glance !!
But wait there is more ... net soos in die tele-adds ....
This stunning meter shows a LOT of other data as well !!!
It also shows the Amp-hours used .... so you can actually SEE how much energy was charged into the battery, or used by the fridge or, or, or ....
But wait, there is still more !
It also records the peak current drawn - YES, thats NOT all !
It also records the maximum power draw - It even records the "Watt-hours" used. Certainly not a figure often used in the 4x4 electrickery game. But THIS is the closest comparison the "kW.h" used at home - VERY handy for those wanting to power laptops etc in the bush and who want to compare the 12V-power usage to the "kW.h" they may be used to at home -
And still there is more
It even tells you the average volts -
And now this meter is available at 4x4Direct
Pieter asked me to test the unit and to provide feedback. In SHORT:
- THIS is the meter I will be using in my next project !! I just LOVE all this data !!!!!!!!!
- I AM going to add this in line with my pv panels (in my 4x4) ... each day you see exactly what power it delivered, no more guessing
- As you know I have a 12V lighting system for my house. I am also adding a unit to this system to record the exact data of what is happening in this system
- only downside I have found in my testing - the "extra data" keeps on recording as long as the meter is powered. Personally I want to see stuff such as "A.h" on a daily basis. Easy enough to unplug the unit to reset it, if you really want this function. But now I am really splitting hairs ! This truly is a stunning meter !!!!!!!!!!!!
DANKIE Pieter
Through these threads we invariably start talking of :
Volts
Amps
Watts
Amp-hours ...
And to keep track of what is happening in the systems we have used various meters in various projects.
Some of you will remember this baby - which was used in this -
This allowed me to prove beyond doubt what happens with a dual charging system, and various other questions .... BUT, it could only "show" the volts and amps at that given moment !!
I had to use time lapse photography to record the data, then input it into spreadsheets to actually "See" what was happening with the system.
And our trusty 4x4Direct comes to the rescue
ONE meter !
One meter for ALL the data you can want to see, for any given circuit.
This can be any 12V circuit - Battery + meter + load
And look at all the data this little beauty delivers:
Volts + Amps + Watts. So now you actually KNOW what is happening in your system, all in a single glance !!
But wait there is more ... net soos in die tele-adds ....
This stunning meter shows a LOT of other data as well !!!
It also shows the Amp-hours used .... so you can actually SEE how much energy was charged into the battery, or used by the fridge or, or, or ....
But wait, there is still more !
It also records the peak current drawn - YES, thats NOT all !
It also records the maximum power draw - It even records the "Watt-hours" used. Certainly not a figure often used in the 4x4 electrickery game. But THIS is the closest comparison the "kW.h" used at home - VERY handy for those wanting to power laptops etc in the bush and who want to compare the 12V-power usage to the "kW.h" they may be used to at home -
And still there is more
It even tells you the average volts -
And now this meter is available at 4x4Direct
Pieter asked me to test the unit and to provide feedback. In SHORT:
- THIS is the meter I will be using in my next project !! I just LOVE all this data !!!!!!!!!
- I AM going to add this in line with my pv panels (in my 4x4) ... each day you see exactly what power it delivered, no more guessing
- As you know I have a 12V lighting system for my house. I am also adding a unit to this system to record the exact data of what is happening in this system
- only downside I have found in my testing - the "extra data" keeps on recording as long as the meter is powered. Personally I want to see stuff such as "A.h" on a daily basis. Easy enough to unplug the unit to reset it, if you really want this function. But now I am really splitting hairs ! This truly is a stunning meter !!!!!!!!!!!!
DANKIE Pieter