i hooked up the Volt Amp Combo Meter but i only get reading on the volts, here is how i hooked it up, cut the negative line that goes to the load and
1530041
Hi Joseph, what I found is that the 200A meter needs a few Amps before it starts registering, this is due to the high current range... This is assuming you have wired up correctly...
1530042
red wire goes to pos. black wire to neg. yellow goes right side of shunt white wire goes to left side, ok now the negative wire from the battery, goes to the left side of shunt . now the right side neg wire goes to the load green wire goes to out put side or left side of inver pass the shunt.that it .GOOD LUCK....
531835
I suggest reviewing the manual and contacting the manufacturer. Are you actually drawing any load? You have to have a load connected to see any amp draw. Thanks.
2052863
There are a couple of pins provided on the side which when connected (with a pushbutton switch, not included with the meter) would reset the amp-hour, watt-hour, peak watts and peak amps readout. Also, if you disconnect the unit from both (source and load) sides, the readouts would be reset.
504783
Look at the power supply, it should have a voltage shown on the label, then use a Volt Ohm Meter (VOM) to check the voltage. If it reads at or slightly higher than the rated voltage then it is probably OK and the problem is in the amplifier. It could be either unit causing the problem. If it is still in warranty you might be better off to get an RMA from the manufacturer and return it for repair or exchange.
700982
There is a voltage issue, sadly. You need a step-down transformer, which is what I use.
604135
You should be able to tell exactly what is going on with your voltmeter, either measuring voltage or resistance. Evidently you tried that, so it is not obvious what is wrong. I assume that you have applied a voltage properly to the unit. I doubt that the unit is at fault.
567128
Without seeing the schematic for the hook up, it is hard to advise you. There should be a charge input, that would go to the solar panel. There should be a load, that should be the device you are running, and there should be a battery connection, which is of course the battery. Make sure you observe the correct polarities on all of them. They should me marked + and -. If you are not sure, use a volt-ohm-meter to check.
685904
I just used a 12v adapter I had lying around. I cut the end off and used a multimeter to make sure the polarity was correct and hooked it to the board. Please, do be careful about the where you put the positive and negative. I remember reading on the net that this device won't protect itself from reverse polarity on the dc voltage. Meaning, the circuit board will be ruined.
1960530
With voltage going through the system take a digital volt tester and place the leads on each termanal. The meter will read the voltage and a minus if the collored coded leades are reversed showing you which is which.
792507
This didn't happen for me. It could either be a faulty meter, or it is getting 0.0 volts.
1260913
tough question sight un seen but sounds like your attaching the load wire to same termination bracket. also the outlet may be defective. If it is doing it on more than just one then it is the attachment location that is wrong.
1396865
In my first answer I was only looking at the voltage and current. The other issue will be the connector. Be sure that the connectors are the same.
677591
Mine did that too. Once 3rd wire hooked to what you want to check it should read right. If not its defective.
1782938
Put a good multimeter on the out put leads and spin it. you will read DC volts with NO ac COMPONENT. ww
1064911
Yes, I had the same problem. The two smaller wires are the supply voltage for the meter itself. Red is positive, black is negative. I used 5 Volts DC to power mine. The bigger wires are red, blue and black. Red is the voltage sense, blue and black are for the current sense. Black should be connected directly to ground. The blue then becomes the ground for whatever device you are sensing the current on. So, the ground side of the load goes into the blue wire (then through a shunt resistor) and then out of the black wire to ground. Hope this helps! :)
710300
I had the same problem, I went to the manufactures site I was only interested in voltage.They instructed hook together the two red wires for the positive and hook together the larger black with the yellow for the negative leaving the thin 20 gauge black loose. It will show the voltage only and illuminate both windows. Sorry can not help on amps.Richard
710299
I assume you know that the little red and black wires are plus 12vdc and minus. I strap the red large wire to red small wire and hook that to the plus 12vdc. The two black large and small go to the minus..Now the yellow is left and it hooks to one wire to the load and the other wire from the load to the plus 12vdc. A little knowledge goes a long way here. Volts are measured across the plus and minus and the amps are in series with one of the leads from the load.