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DrewE
Oct 20, 2015Explorer II
I have the same exact model of voltmeter (well, nearly the same--mine uses blue LEDs for the display, because that was a buck cheaper at the time) waiting to be installed. When I compared mine with my Fluke, the two agreed quite closely, with about a .03 V difference as I recall. Depending on where you're measuring the voltage at in the system, you could very easily get a larger difference and variation just from wiring losses, particularly if there's some nontrivial load on the particular 12V circuit. I'll be running a separate (properly fused) 12V sense line and a dedicated ground for the meter to avoid this.
(Obviously, with these cheap meters, the calibration may not be consistent between units. The advice to check individually is good.)
(Obviously, with these cheap meters, the calibration may not be consistent between units. The advice to check individually is good.)
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