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Old 25-02-2013, 17:00   #1 (permalink)
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Just how can they do this at this price ? No idea of quality but it seems worth sticking one across the batteries maybe with a simple Push-On switch.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1809558680...84.m1438.l2649
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Just how can they do this at this price ? No idea of quality but it seems worth sticking one across the batteries maybe with a simple Push-On switch.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1809558680...84.m1438.l2649
Saw these a couple of weeks ago and was really tempted.

I wonder if you could get a shunt and calibrate one of these meters to do amperage as well?
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found one...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm//160933764848

50Amp one here cheaper
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160573832428
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This is the type we have fitted to the rig. Volt meter via 3 way switch which shows volts from Chassis/Leisure/Leisure (spare)
Also fitted same design but amp meter via shunt, shows what we are using from leisure.
Again only a few quid each.
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How they can make them, ship them 8000 miles, then the maker, seller and eBay still make money, it beggars belief.
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I use one of these here
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How they can make them, ship them 8000 miles, then the maker, seller and eBay still make money, it beggars belief.
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We've got one of these wired into the solar gubbins... found it very useful in letting us know when to cut down on consumption...
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