12V lights flicker on generator
I know there is another thread here called "Voltage fluctuation" and I suspect I'm getting some of the same effects. However, this is an Onan 5500 built-in that didn't used to do this. Is there som...
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Well, lessee, I resolved the problem with my WFCO with a 5K 25WVDC electrolytic cap.
But this needs to have the source of the problem corrected not a band aid.
Does Radio Shack still sell stuff in stores? An AC and a DC analog meter should be easy to find. I love digital for resolution. I love analog for oscillation up to the point of the capacity of the meter to respond. I use the hell out of analog. Why? I pry off the lens, and make a red mark at the target value.
With analog a person does not need to INTERPRET what he sees. You have to READ a digital gauge. Your brain has to PROCESS abstract numbers. With analog it's a matter of physical relationships - needle versus mark. Deviation is a signal to define the warning with digital if you wish. Compare the two for a day. Input thirty glances at each type of meter. Then decide which is faster, easier, and least demanding. I am not going to monitor a meter that needs interpolation in order to be useful when monitoring.
Digital has it's place and is not substitutable. Analog has it's place and is not substitutable. Many expensive meters combine BOTH functions in a single gauge. Very common in process environments where a misread gauge can kill you.
But this needs to have the source of the problem corrected not a band aid.
Does Radio Shack still sell stuff in stores? An AC and a DC analog meter should be easy to find. I love digital for resolution. I love analog for oscillation up to the point of the capacity of the meter to respond. I use the hell out of analog. Why? I pry off the lens, and make a red mark at the target value.
With analog a person does not need to INTERPRET what he sees. You have to READ a digital gauge. Your brain has to PROCESS abstract numbers. With analog it's a matter of physical relationships - needle versus mark. Deviation is a signal to define the warning with digital if you wish. Compare the two for a day. Input thirty glances at each type of meter. Then decide which is faster, easier, and least demanding. I am not going to monitor a meter that needs interpolation in order to be useful when monitoring.
Digital has it's place and is not substitutable. Analog has it's place and is not substitutable. Many expensive meters combine BOTH functions in a single gauge. Very common in process environments where a misread gauge can kill you.
