Fun / Projects / with my 1997 America Dream
Borrowed a trailer and getting ready for some fun in the sun (it's cold here now 30's again tonight) I went and bought a 8 inch drop hitch, the 6 inch had the deck at too much of an angle, and ...
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GlennLever wrote:
No, no meters. Only a high / low voltage indicator for shore power.
Another project to add to the list.
glad i can help spend your money & consume your free time ;)
the meter on the right (in my photo) is a simple 12vdc plug-in meter....
i have it connected to the battery side / dc input of my converter/charger....when the converter isn't powered it shows my (house) battery charge level / voltage.
when the converter/charger IS powered, it shows the dc output of the converter/charger.
its not perfect (since this picture i have changed to a dc volt panel meter) - but its simple & it show the battery charge level. I keep saying I'm gonna further improve this data point / meter but for the type of camping i do (not often completely dry), even at the tracks, it provides plenty of information - and is an indicator (for me) of when i need to start the generator and recover the house batteries.
