Borrego60
Rendezvous Conspiracy
Here is a neat little idea. Ever wonder what your solar panel is putting out power wise and see what the voltage state of your battery is, that is if your controller is not digital meaning no meter. I installed a digital panel mount volt meter this weekend and it works great. I hook this up before the solar panel controller and then ran a wire to the + side of the fuse box from the battery. The switch is wired so that in the down position it will read the voltage that the solar panel is sending to the controller. In the up position it tells me the voltage of the battery. I got tired of breaking out a volt meter to check on both of the items so I thought this was a neat add on to the trailer. The meter can be seen from a good distance and is nice and bright.
I measured the meter about 100 times and then transfered the measurments to the trailer. I used masking tape to cover the work area and sealed off the inside of the nose box so metal filings and such would not fall inside and rust if I could not get them out. Drilled 4 holes 1 in each corner and used a good jig saw bit and cut out the rest of the material. Took my time about 40min to do the cutting. I cut and filed the metal down so the meter fit snug in the square hole I then painted the bare metal. Sealed up the front glass with marine sealant so water can not enter, before seating the meter I layed down a nice thick bead all the way around the meter to seal it. I pushed the meter home tight and wiped off the excess sealant, thank God for the masking tape which was removed after the sealant was wiped clean.
I wired up the meter and it works great. I am still waiting for my water proof switch in the mail, the one I installed is a temp to see how the set up would work and it works great. The switch I am waiting for has this configureration ON OFF ON this way you can turn the meter off if not needed.
I measured the meter about 100 times and then transfered the measurments to the trailer. I used masking tape to cover the work area and sealed off the inside of the nose box so metal filings and such would not fall inside and rust if I could not get them out. Drilled 4 holes 1 in each corner and used a good jig saw bit and cut out the rest of the material. Took my time about 40min to do the cutting. I cut and filed the metal down so the meter fit snug in the square hole I then painted the bare metal. Sealed up the front glass with marine sealant so water can not enter, before seating the meter I layed down a nice thick bead all the way around the meter to seal it. I pushed the meter home tight and wiped off the excess sealant, thank God for the masking tape which was removed after the sealant was wiped clean.
I wired up the meter and it works great. I am still waiting for my water proof switch in the mail, the one I installed is a temp to see how the set up would work and it works great. The switch I am waiting for has this configureration ON OFF ON this way you can turn the meter off if not needed.
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