Cheap ammeter for power hungry RV's
I am sure there is a post somewhere about installing an ammeter in a coach, but I haven't found one, so I thought I'd post about my first DIY project in our new Heartland Oakmont. This 5er is 42' l...
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I just purchased two similar units from AMAZON PRIME for less than $20... They were also DROK units... BAYILE is another brand to use... My surprise was the small size of the meter but they work great. Mine were the 100AMP size...
I love using the DONUT sampling of the Dc CURRENT. There is no HOT HIGH CURRENT WIRES running back to the meter panels... I will be running my DC Current meters in the POSITIVE side of the DC circuits here in my setup much like this original one did back in 2009...
I called these donut samplers but they are actually the HALL EFFECT DC Current Transformer sensors where you pass the cable through the sensor with no physical DC connection required..
Roy Ken
I love using the DONUT sampling of the Dc CURRENT. There is no HOT HIGH CURRENT WIRES running back to the meter panels... I will be running my DC Current meters in the POSITIVE side of the DC circuits here in my setup much like this original one did back in 2009...
I called these donut samplers but they are actually the HALL EFFECT DC Current Transformer sensors where you pass the cable through the sensor with no physical DC connection required..
Roy Ken
