I have installed a PI EMS-HW50C in my trailer (it is wired 50A) and am thinking about mounting the remote display next to the 12V switch and monitor panel. This is on a wood panel directly under the TV and faces into the "salon". For those of you who have lived with the display mounted inside and not in a cabinet, does the constantly changing display get annoying? I have powered the unit up for a test and it is pretty bright but I don't know if it would drive us nuts or not. Thoughts from the folks who have lived with these displays would be greatly appreciated. And I did try to search but couldn't come up with anything about the annoyance factor in the last year.Thanks in advance.Ken

Yes it would be annoying to me to be front and center.Mine is by the entry door facing away from the general living area.

Yes - annoying. We mounted ours inside a wardrobe. We can check it when we want.

I mounted mine on the street side wall behind the sofa so I can see it directly when looking into the camper from outside through the entry door but where it's not in direct view from inside - not annoying at all. :)

Yes it would be annoying. Mine is in a cabinet that I can open when we are setting up camp to check line quality. I would suggest that, if possible, you mount your display so you can see it as you plug in your shore power, then watch it go through it's line diagnostics. But it has shut down on me when line quality is bad so I don't see a need to watch it like a hawk. I just watch when I am curious but it can be pretty boring. :)

Put it down low, near the floor and not in "eye site" front and center. It will serve as a good night night. I don't have one, but I find it VERY annoying to have lights and numbers flashing at me all the time. Some LED lights are just impossible to turn off unless you unplug the device completely. But, positioned well, they do make great night lights!As my motto is for all "gadgets" used for camping, if the "gadget" serves multiple purposes, it's worth having around. Nightlight and EMS display, that's a good multi-task device.

Progressive Industries EMS display brightness - annoying?

time2roll
Nomad
Feb 07, 2017
Yes it would be annoying to me to be front and center.
Mine is by the entry door facing away from the general living area.
pasusan
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
Yes - annoying. We mounted ours inside a wardrobe. We can check it when we want.
SoundGuy
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
I mounted mine on the street side wall behind the sofa so I can see it directly when looking into the camper from outside through the entry door but where it's not in direct view from inside - not annoying at all. :)
TakingThe5th
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
Yes it would be annoying. Mine is in a cabinet that I can open when we are setting up camp to check line quality. I would suggest that, if possible, you mount your display so you can see it as you plug in your shore power, then watch it go through it's line diagnostics. But it has shut down on me when line quality is bad so I don't see a need to watch it like a hawk. I just watch when I am curious but it can be pretty boring. :)
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
Put it down low, near the floor and not in "eye site" front and center. It will serve as a good night night. I don't have one, but I find it VERY annoying to have lights and numbers flashing at me all the time. Some LED lights are just impossible to turn off unless you unplug the device completely. But, positioned well, they do make great night lights!

As my motto is for all "gadgets" used for camping, if the "gadget" serves multiple purposes, it's worth having around. Nightlight and EMS display, that's a good multi-task device.
STBRetired
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
Ours is mounted in the hallway between the bedroom and the bathroom. You can see it while sitting on the throne. Think it would be annoying if mounted where you would see it all the time during normal activities. Was going to mount it in the cabinet where all the other switches for water heater, etc. are but did nit have a long enough cable and did not feel like running out for one.
cmarq
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
mine is in the compartment with my shore power hook up works perfect i plug in wait 15 seconds till it kicks in there is voltage, hertz,amps and any previous or occuring faults. No more guessing
time2roll
Nomad
Feb 07, 2017
If someone could decode the thing and have an unlit LCD I would buy it.
SoundGuy
Explorer
Feb 08, 2017
Heck, the data cable running from the EMS to the remote monitor is 14 feet long so it should be pretty easy to find a spot for the monitor where the display isn't obtrusive. ;)
n7bsn
Explorer
Feb 08, 2017
I specifically mounted mine so it was out of line-of-sight