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landyacht318
Feb 25, 2018Explorer
I have been using the 130/ 150 amp wattmeters inline, on much of my loads and charging sources for a few years now. I have 45 amp anderson powerpoles on most every load or source in my rig, so I can put one of these wattemters inline and see WH, AH. Amp peak, watt peak, minimum voltage.
I have modified their 12AWg leads tp circuit board with 8awg leads so they can handle 40 amps continuous with minimal voltage drop.
I had bought one such similar product which came with 8awg Leads instead of 12, but found it, when including time for the KWH or Ah figures, to be wildly inaccurate, despite its readng on volts or amps to be closely inline with other meters/
More recently I say hat appeared to be another version, in a different casing with 8AWG leads, but when I pulled up my bookmark Amazon says it is not available and no idea whether it will be again.
https://www.amazon.com/HTRC-Precision-Analyzer-Measuring-Voltage/dp/B078LVT29K/ref=pd_sbs_469_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B078LVT29K&pd_rd_r=MCKDMX82PW1DRR0ETM80&pd_rd_w=vzFy1&pd_rd_wg=eqAf3&psc=1&refRID=MCKDMX82PW1DRR0ETM80
Other than the one Windynation version, I've found these wattmeters to be both fairly accurate and precise an dan incredible tool to see what my Meanwell powersupply is supplying and has supplied.
I did fry one of the meters when soldering 8wg leds to where the 12AWG leads once resided, but that was 2.5 plus years ago and I have gotten a lot better at soldering since, and much of this is about the heat reservior, and good contact between the soldering gun contacts and the mating surfaces under the hex allen bolts.
I am interested in testing this meter wuth the hall effect sneor instead of a shunt::
https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Multimeter-Charge-Discharge-Electricity-Overvoltage/dp/B01MZIAJI0/ref=pd_sim_328_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01M5CWR2P&pd_rd_r=3T9DYCQTGM8B89M2V3XP&pd_rd_w=RXljR&pd_rd_wg=QA6Yk&refRID=3T9DYCQTGM8B89M2V3XP&th=1
I have modified their 12AWg leads tp circuit board with 8awg leads so they can handle 40 amps continuous with minimal voltage drop.
I had bought one such similar product which came with 8awg Leads instead of 12, but found it, when including time for the KWH or Ah figures, to be wildly inaccurate, despite its readng on volts or amps to be closely inline with other meters/
More recently I say hat appeared to be another version, in a different casing with 8AWG leads, but when I pulled up my bookmark Amazon says it is not available and no idea whether it will be again.
https://www.amazon.com/HTRC-Precision-Analyzer-Measuring-Voltage/dp/B078LVT29K/ref=pd_sbs_469_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B078LVT29K&pd_rd_r=MCKDMX82PW1DRR0ETM80&pd_rd_w=vzFy1&pd_rd_wg=eqAf3&psc=1&refRID=MCKDMX82PW1DRR0ETM80
Other than the one Windynation version, I've found these wattmeters to be both fairly accurate and precise an dan incredible tool to see what my Meanwell powersupply is supplying and has supplied.
I did fry one of the meters when soldering 8wg leds to where the 12AWG leads once resided, but that was 2.5 plus years ago and I have gotten a lot better at soldering since, and much of this is about the heat reservior, and good contact between the soldering gun contacts and the mating surfaces under the hex allen bolts.
I am interested in testing this meter wuth the hall effect sneor instead of a shunt::
https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Multimeter-Charge-Discharge-Electricity-Overvoltage/dp/B01MZIAJI0/ref=pd_sim_328_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01M5CWR2P&pd_rd_r=3T9DYCQTGM8B89M2V3XP&pd_rd_w=RXljR&pd_rd_wg=QA6Yk&refRID=3T9DYCQTGM8B89M2V3XP&th=1
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