I have a Trimetric meter setup for my batteries, is this adequate for monitoring this kit?
1094079
The controller is a negative ground unit, so it should work with any metering system that is shunt-based. You can also use the MT-5 remote meter that connects to the RJ45 terminal.
51076
Yes, I am busy using it to indicate the charge coming from a bank of solar panels. I am going up to a max of 42A (using the 200A shunt) - it does not seem to give a reading at low currents e.g. 1A but once it goes over this it is pretty accurate. I am using the battery that I am charging as the supply and it works fine.
1302027
Yes. Rechargeables are slightly lower voltage. Hence you need a true "battery tester". This is a batter tester. Not a voltage meter.
1416041
You can try it, worse case just send it back, but I don't think it will work. Maybe you could see if you can mount it on your meter. It's a very helpful tool.
2104976
Ebay sells it. But make sure it's the 1 ppm, if that's what is recommended for the meter. That's the one I use.
2091610
A Multimeter would work just fine to check the voltage left in a suspect battery.
1379009
Yes, this would be an excellent use for this tool. Be sure to check a known power source such as a receptacle to ensure the tester is working properly.
239958
I have not had any problems with the meter, I am not sure what you are wanting to check the frequency of, but I use it on HVAC equipment and check frequency once in a while and it works for checking that.
1250771
Sorry, haven't a clue. I've not even tried mine, just wanted something to test batteries before purchasing them unnecessarily.
2077615
Check your paper work that came with meter. Other than that, I have had no problem with mine. I set it for what I want to check and it works just fine. Your meter and mine are the same.
2068468
Idk. I think you might be asking to much of a voltage detector. Shouldn't rely on this for safety or for electronic motherboard applications. Best bet would be to get a multimeter to suit your application. Fluke always makes a great meter. Could go cheap but you get what you pay for
1898635
In my opinion this tester give an accurate gauge of the condition of the battery, I have rechargeable batteries that have shown up as good on another tester but under load were no use, this one weeds them out
948997
Absolutely! Matter of fact this multi-tester is so powerful, handy and easy to use, and with auto range feature; for instant, if you want to test your battery, just slide the switch to volt and read voltage instantly. This one is always in my pocket, every time when I want to test something quick, am always grab this one instead of my other big and expensive ones. My son always wants to borrow this little one for his robot project. Trust me, you will love it.
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the meter will measure only a point in time and at that measurement everything may be fine. Problem is an hour later the voltage may have degraded due to all the other campers loading down the system. You could leave the meter connected continuously but then you would have to be looking at it all the time for a voltage drop - some so fast you may miss. You could purchase a line voltage monitor with an adjustable trip point / alarm. So if the normal voltage is 120 volts and your alarm trip point is say 110 then you would get an auidable alarm so you could shut down any devices that could be damaged by low voltage. This type of monitor would be a better investment than the meter since it monitors the line voltage 24X7. Something like this would be a better idea in my opinion - Technology Research AECM20020 Digital Monitor - I did a quick amazon search on Line voltage Monitor Alarm
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I've used the MS2108 to measure 12vdc parasitic current on my RV. Not sure of the overall accuracy (don't have another meter to compare with), but it did seem to be reasonably stable down to 100ma (only used the clamp-on function). I didn't make any measurements less than 100ma, so I can't comment on measurements less than this.
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No. The battery wouldn't last that long AND you would not get an accurate reading. I do not use this meter anymore because of the inaccuracies in the levels and pulse readings. I hope I helped you with your question.
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This measures AC power usage in watts, kilowatts and watt hours. To monitor your batteries you probably want something like a Zantrex Link Lite or Link Pro which shows battery voltage, Amp Hours used and can be programmed for the capacity of your battery bank to show your particular systems- "Percent of charge used" and hours till empty as well as alarm outputs for when you your batteries are running low (which can trigger a generator to start up or just an audible alarm).