Energy Monitoring Meter Link To Meter And Link To Manual

Yes, we were talking about meters reading high in another thread recently. The ($175) Trimetric's voltage can be adjusted. (There is shipping cost on that little one BTW)

Those thirty one dollar decision are a killer :)

103 amperes would be fine BFL13. I wouldn't like that kind of continuous amperage on a 50C day however.

I've blown more money on a bad dinner. I'm going to spring for this thingee. If it doesn't work out then too bad.

I love the fact that the designers figured out they could not ensure precision readouts so they made the unit ADJUSTABLE so that a good DMM can be used to calibrate it. Stability is another issue, but what the heck, that's why they make 100 watt light bulbs. 8.3 amperes is close enough for me.

Are the 400 dollar amp hour meters calibratable in the field?

Battery bank A (four 6s) sees draws all under 50a but is recharged at 103a or so (but under 110a) So would the meter keep track of the accumulated AH when charging is 103a?

Battery bank B (two 12s) sees inverter draws sometimes over 110a but is only ever recharged at under 100a.

I want to monitor each bank with its own meter but can't figure whether to move the Trimetric over to Bank B and use the other for Bank A or just put the new meter on Bank B.

110 amps probably nothing

300 amps probably a lot.

Thanks Mex, good candidate for my separate bank. I have the Trimetric on the main bank, but it is too expensive to get a second one.

I see the meter pegs out at 100a. I wonder what would happen if you ran more than 100a through the shunt--would it hurt anything?