battery monitoring

Dakota98 .... I dont even trust it for the holding tanks. I was dry camping this past weekend and had to have my black tank pumped (me + 5 girls = full tank quick). Right after pumping the tank still read full and even my grey was reading full but that was dumped earlier. Only thing it measures right is my fresh water.

Yes, good volts equals good amps. I remember reading a post from someone that listed the volts and how they equated to amps on a battery. Was helpful for a high level view into the battery status.

I will check out the trimetric and volt minder. Thanks for the advice.

We added AC and DC meters from eBay for less than $6.00 and find them to be very useful.
Good Luck, Mike

Bumpyroad wrote:
I push the button on my monitoring panel. if all four lights light up, I'm good.
bumpy

Bumpy,

The monitor may be fine to check the holding tanks, but is absolutely worthless for the battery system. Been there, done that.

I push the button on my monitoring panel. if all four lights light up, I'm good.
bumpy

I think it depends on just how much information you want or need. I use a VOLT MINDER in my TT. As far as my use goes, I'm mostly concerned if my batteries have enough volts to make sure the furnace & refer don't shut down in the middle of the night. I believe good volts equate to good amps., IMHO

I use a Trimetric 2025 in our Chalet. It monitors 4-6vdc GC batteries.

There is a brief description of the install in our blog under "tutorials".