I bought two volt meters to install in my rig by my distribution panel. One is for AC 120V and the other for DC 12V. Got them off ebay from China. They actually got here pretty fast. About 14 days. DC MeterAC MeterUsed a Dremel to cut out two holes then ran the wires thru the back of the panel box. Then tapped them into the proper locations to get power. These meters DO NOT require an extra battery/power source to light up the LED display.

looks nice but the links don't work.bumpy

Nice. I need to do that. Are you going to leave the DC one on all the time, or do you have a switch?

Clicky's fixed.DC MeterAC MeterI bought a couple those myself, but have not gotten around to installing them.Nice work.

Snowman9000 wrote:Nice. I need to do that. Are you going to leave the DC one on all the time, or do you have a switch?Good quesiton I had not thought about.I think I would leave it on all the time while camping.WHen in storage, I assume the battery cutoff will turn the display off.

I added a switch to mine but it doesn't draw that much power. I unplugged the rig and then ran in 2 slides, two weeks later the voltage is at 13.61v with the meter and the radio memory being the only draws. Mine are mounted just inside the door at the stairs to the bed and bath in my 5er and the meter makes a nice night lite.

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Bumpyroad
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
looks nice but the links don't work.
bumpy
Snowman9000
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
Nice. I need to do that. Are you going to leave the DC one on all the time, or do you have a switch?
dan-nickie
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
Clicky's fixed.

DC Meter

AC Meter

I bought a couple those myself, but have not gotten around to installing them.
Nice work.
dan-nickie
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
Snowman9000 wrote:
Nice. I need to do that. Are you going to leave the DC one on all the time, or do you have a switch?

Good quesiton I had not thought about.
I think I would leave it on all the time while camping.
WHen in storage, I assume the battery cutoff will turn the display off.
Peg_Leg
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
I added a switch to mine but it doesn't draw that much power. I unplugged the rig and then ran in 2 slides, two weeks later the voltage is at 13.61v with the meter and the radio memory being the only draws. Mine are mounted just inside the door at the stairs to the bed and bath in my 5er and the meter makes a nice night lite.
tvman44
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
I bought a few of those but have yet to get around to installing them, also got a current meter. :)
ianmac23
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
That looks great....What did you wire it to?
Ginther
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
Bumpyroad wrote:
looks nice but the links don't work.
bumpy

Links fixed
tenbear
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
Good job, you will find them very useful, especially the battery voltage.
Robby9
Explorer
Aug 06, 2013
Are they inductive? Do you just wrap a wire around a hot line?

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