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WillThrill
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Topic: Connecting a 100 watt solar panel to Zamp port Posted: 28 Jul 2014 at 4:04pm |
Originally posted by CharlieM
Originally posted by WillThrill
Not to be persnickety................... | You are correct if nothing else is plugged into the splitter. It's the higher current drawn from the splitter by other things like charges, fans, computers, etc. that cause voltage drop. These contribute to inaccuracy in the voltage reading. If you're going expend the effort why not do it right
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To get a truly accurate reading, you would need to be pulling no current at all from any source for at least a couple of hours. If anything is drawing from your batteries, you will get a falsely low reading. It just comes with the territory. And as stated by someone else, a slightly low reading isn't going to hurt anything.
But that's just my $.02!
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Posted: 23 Jun 2015 at 3:40pm |
sorry for replying to a 11 month old thread but so i search for on amazon to get that little display voltage meter and how does it plug in (got picts?)
thanks, Bill
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Posted: 23 Jun 2015 at 8:24pm |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2015 at 6:14pm |
Originally posted by schwartzw
sorry for replying to a 11 month old thread but so i search for on amazon to get that little display voltage meter and how does it plug in (got picts?)thanks, Bill |
I installed this 12 volt socket close to the fuse box in my 177.
http://smile.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Systems-Volt-Socket/dp/B001U4ZZPK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1435529536&sr=8-2&keywords=12+volt+socket
I can then plug in a 4 way extender to give me 4 sockets. I put an Innova battery monitor in one of them to monitor the batteries' voltage and use another one to power a 200 watt inverter for small AC items, like my laptop computer.
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Posted: 18 Jul 2015 at 1:50pm |
I thought that this thread needed bumping. Several people are asking questions directly answered here.
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Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 11:45pm |
following this thread...
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Posted: 25 May 2016 at 1:36pm |
Some new folks thinking about solar for their Pod might find this thread useful.
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Posted: 25 May 2016 at 2:01pm |
I bough a socket last fall and was going to install it but never found a good usable circuit in my fuse box. Could someone provide details on where to tap in?
thanks, Bill
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Posted: 25 May 2016 at 3:38pm |
There were 2 unused fuse slots in our 2016 179. I suspect most other pods are similar. It's straight forward and relatively easy to add another 12V circuit. I'd recommend using 12 ga wire, especially if you plan to use an inverter for small appliances.
Originally posted by schwartzw
I bough a socket last fall and was going to install it but never found a good usable circuit in my fuse box. Could someone provide details on where to tap in?
thanks, Bill
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