Volt Meters

Good suggestion. I just ordered a couple.

is there any way to order those without Pay Pal, I refuse to use them unless I go to the trouble of getting a separate prepaid credit card with limited funds on it.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:
is there any way to order those without Pay Pal, I refuse to use them unless I go to the trouble of getting a separate prepaid credit card with limited funds on it.
bumpy

For online purchases I am unsure of the vendor, I can setup a temporary (or burner) credit card number for one of my existing cards. For this burner number I can specify the expiration date and the credit limit. These charges just appear on my regular card bill.

The vendor has no knowledge of the connection between the burner number and my "real" account information.. So even if they go crazy with my number, the exposure is limited and short-lived.

Keep in mind that "exposure" to fraud is generally (legally) limited to $50... And over the years, I have never had a credit card NOT reverse the entire fraudulent charge when it was reported. Maybe 2 fraudulent incidents in the last 20-25 years??

The burner number is a great idea when you're buying a service that has some renewal that is automatic - unless you remember to call and cancel it yourself. Which I am sure I would forget to do.

SolidAxleDurango wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:
is there any way to order those without Pay Pal, I refuse to use them unless I go to the trouble of getting a separate prepaid credit card with limited funds on it.
bumpy

For online purchases I am unsure of the vendor, I can setup a temporary (or burner) credit card number for one of my existing cards. For this burner number I can specify the expiration date and the credit limit. These charges just appear on my regular card bill.

The vendor has no knowledge of the connection between the burner number and my "real" account information.. So even if they go crazy with my number, the exposure is limited and short-lived.

Keep in mind that "exposure" to fraud is generally (legally) limited to $50... And over the years, I have never had a credit card NOT reverse the entire fraudulent charge when it was reported. Maybe 2 fraudulent incidents in the last 20-25 years??

The burner number is a great idea when you're buying a service that has some renewal that is automatic - unless you remember to call and cancel it yourself. Which I am sure I would forget to do.

could you please expand on this "burner" number? can I do that with any visa/MC? and how?
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:


could you please expand on this "burner" number? can I do that with any visa/MC? and how?
bumpy

Some banks allow you to setup a "sub" account on your Visa/MC that you can limit the dollar amount.

Similarly some banks allow you to setup a "sub" account on your bank account that you can limit the dollar amount.

I have a sub checking account, this is the only account that PayPal knows about and it never has more then $100 in it. Although sometimes my actual Paypal has more (I sell off surplus "stuff" on eBay)

I had to add a ON/OFF swith to my three meters i installed. They were too bright to leave on. I first thought they would make a good night lite but turned out to be WAY TOO BRIGHT hehe...

Good job on your layout.

I use my homemade meter setup all the time especially when camping off the power grid. It is very important to me to know when I am approaching the 50% state of charge point which is approximately 12.0VDC. I am hoping this is going to occur around 8AM in the morning when I can usually be allowed to run my generator to re-charge my battery banks so I can do the battery run again the next day/night battery run...

My panel only includes two 7-30V DC VOLTMETERS and one 0-75A +/- DC CURRENT meter. looks like this using meters from Sure Electronics Ebay China...



My monitor case is a Lowes specialty three gang switch Wall plate mounted vertical and I was able to use RTV to glue the meters to the openings. All of this is mounted inside a standard three bay PVC electrical switch box (LOWES) and fed with flexible 3/4-inch PVC conduit from the battery bank main Blue Sea switches. My on/off switches are Radio Shack toggle switches mounted on the rear of the panel which I have easy access from a cabinet door. They was going to be mounted on the front panel but I ran out of patience hehe... Turned out pretty good for me...

All of cabling from the battery switch area is secure, out of sight, and fused feeding the power monitor panel. The power monitor is also enclosed in secure PVC panel.

My cables coming from the battery switch are fused at 1AMP using in-line fuses. The current monitor is a hall effect donut current tap and is also fused with 1AMP in-line fuses.

This is where I tapped into my battery bank to get my Dc voltages an DC current monitor.


My Battery monitor is mounted directly below the Jenson AM/Fm Radio on this cabinet side panel so I can view from both inside and outside the OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer.


Roy Ken

These meters look good.
However, I won't use E-bay or Pay-Pal for any purchases.
Is there another source?

SUre look up SURE ELECTRONICS brand meters on google..

must be a local place here in the states to get them. Probably on AMAZON use these number to search

This is the Sure Electronics (China) LED Digital meters I got
From ebay. 7-30VDC Voltmeter and +/-75Amps DC Current Meter…
Model ME-SP230
Model ME-SP038

Well maybe not seems like every I look puts me back to ebay china...

Ive been using PAYPAL for years - never one problem - It always taps my bank debit card...

Sorry...

Roy Ken

I'm going to put the ac meter in the bathroom. For some reason there's an ac outlet above the john I can tap into. That way I'll be sure to see the meter several times a day and it will serve double duty as a night light for those late night calls to nature.

Thanks.
I'll look at Sure.