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I finally can monitor exactly what my motorhome battery system is doing - a must have for any RV owner
I purchased two of these bayite DC 6.5-100V 0-100A LCD Display Digital Current Voltage Power Energy Meter Multimeter Ammeter Voltmeter with 100A Current Shunt and installed them in my motorhome a month ago. I wired them so that one meter shows all current flowing out of the house batteries and the other shows all current flowing into the house batteries. I only needed to use one amp meter shunt at the negative terminal of my battery bank output to accomplish this. This arrangement has worked exceedingly well for me. Both meters show the identical voltage readings. With these meters I can keep easy tabs on what my electrical system is doing. I can tell what the current draw is for the various loads that I have (lights, water pump, standard dorm fridge, etc.) and the watt-hour meter lets me know how much my battery has been depleted (if you know the total capacity of your battery). It also lets me see what my battery charger is doing with regards to voltage and current delivery. The illuminated display uses hardly any current (3 milliamps) so I keep the light on all the time. It makes a great night light. So far both meters have worked great and were relatively easy to install. I can't believe I waited so long to install something like this. It's so inexpensive yet so helpful. A no-brainer.
EDIT 7/13/2018 - Meters are still working great and are very helpful. This should have been standard equipment. I added a photo showing how I cut out mounting holes for the two meters in a standard light switch plate and mounted this plate over a cutout on the interior cabinet wall.
September 2017 · Automotive · verified purchase