3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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tvman44 wrote:
professor95 does that meter require cutting a hole in the panel to mount or is it a surface mount?
To answer your question - yes, you will need to cut a 25mm x 45mm hole.
I bought two of the meters this past summer with the plan to put one each into my CPE 2000i units. From the photo below you can see how far I have gotten accomplishing this since late August (this is December and it is still waiting on my workbench).
Since you will not have the correct electrical connector for the meter you must break off the white plastic thingie and solder on two wires that run to a 120VAC point. You then reinsulate the solder points at the meter with RTV, duct seal or Liquid Tape.
As for cutting the hole it is nice if you have a chassis punch like the one shown in the photo below. It makes a perfect 25mm x 25mm square hole - shift to the side another 20mm and finish. Another useful item is a sheet metal nibbing tool (shown in the photo). To use the nibbing tool you drill a 3/8" hole in the center of an outline of the opening and nib away a little chunk at a time. The nibbing tool cuts square corners. Of course, the old fashioned way of drilling multiple smaller holes and then using a file to square things up is also acceptable.
FRONT AND BACK VIEW OF METERS
GREENLEE SQUARE CHASSIS PUNCH AND NIBBING TOOL SHOWN TO RIGHT OF METER
THE GENNY HAS BEEN SITTING IN THIS CONDITION SINCE AUGUST (4 months?) WAITING FOR ME TO INSTALL THE METER - I'LL GET TO IT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS NOW THAT THE CAMPER IS PARKED AND THE LEAVES CLEANED UP ;)
