Thanks Martin , checked with the dip switch settings you posted , but still not working , sent a email to the company i bought it from and they have replied back that it's faulty and are going to send me another one . Will weigh the gas before i go and when i get back . Amp meter works fine .
Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 14/7/2008
Wizard
Can you link the meters to the battery to save having two sets of AA cells as well?
Martin
It's on my to do list , also tempted to get a shallower box , bought a deep one to house the batterys .
atb
Wizard
Ps feel free to email me , save posting on here so much .
Btw , checked the caravan battery today , and it's beginning to loose charge , so think it's on the way out ( it's 4 years old ) , haven't got spare dosh to buy one before the weekend so will have to see how it lasts .
Hi Martin , I think i've found the reason for the seperate power supply , i tested my amp meter in the week powering it with 8 AAA batterys , when i went away friday i had removed the batterys and powered it from the source being tested ie my caravan battery , as soon as i connected it, the display unit went pop and smoke pured from the box , woops .
Well the weekend non electric test lasted 3 hours and 15 minutes till a flat battery ended it , i did think the battery was i need of replacement but was hoping for a little longer . We were running TV and sat box drawing 4.2amps from the battery , some of it via the inverter . Gas used thro the weekend was 1kg . We've now bought a new 110amp battery so are going to have another go in mid August where we're away for a week .
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Topic: Going non electric
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