I printed this chart off, and I keep it in the cabinet near the battery monitor. Now I know that I’ve got just under 60% of my battery left. I plugged them all in to a little graphic and made a little chart to help me translate. I did a little research, and found several charts that helped me figure out all those numbers. If you are like me, all those numbers look like a foreign language. Once you are all wired up, flip the switch, and you can see how much battery you have left. The wood screws were silver, so I just dabbed a little white nail polish on the heads to help conceal them. Then we popped the switch plate into place and used wood screws to secure it.
Then he connected the black wire from the voltmeter to the white (ground) wire, also from the porch light. TypeTwoFun used a wire nut to connect the red wire from the switch to the black wire from the porch light. Then, to mount the plate, we used the jigsaw to cut an opening wide enough to fit our electrical components. We had to cut an opening into the wall of the inside of the camper to access the wiring, but it is hidden inside the cabinetry. It seemed like the easiest way to go, and placing it next to the outlet by that door would make it easy to access. We decided to tap into the wiring from the porch light near the door.
#AILI BATTERY MONITOR WIRING DIAGRAM INSTALL#
Now, once you’ve got your switch and voltmeter all wired up, you want to install it. TypeTwoFun draw up a sketch to explain it.
This is the part that makes my brain hurt, so I had Mr. Then you are ready to solder your lengths of electrical wire into place. We just used a little bit of epoxy to do that. Once you have your openings large enough to accommodate your toggle switch and voltmeter, you can attach your switch and voltmeter to the switch plate. Again, be very cautious and keep checking for a proper fit. TypeTwoFun had to use the Dremel to widen the hole there, too. Our voltmeter didn’t fit in the cut out either, so Mr. Some of the switches don’t have very much overlap, and you can easily make your hole too big very quickly. Be very careful when enlarging the opening for the toggle switch. We looked high and low for a switch that we could use in the face plate without any modification, but we didn’t find anything. TypeTwoFun did was use a conical grinding bit on the drill so the toggle switch would fit in the plate. 🙂 But he isn’t an electrician by any means, and he says the project is really quite simple. For our project, we used this 7.5v-20v Blue LCD Digital Voltmeter Volt Panel Meter from Amazon, a toggle switch from Radio Shack, a nylon switch plate, and approximately two feet each of 16ga black and red electrical wire. All you really need is an LCD voltmeter and a toggle or momentary switch. The Pop Up Portal has all kinds of takes on this project. So when our summer fun was over, we tackled our first post-trip project: a battery monitor.
We also realized that the battery was located under the king bed side, and when popped up, the bunkend would make it difficult to access and check our power source. We weren’t sure about our usage, and we had forgotten to bring a good voltmeter to check the battery. While the battery never left us without power, there were several times where we were unsure just how much juice we had left. Our battery did a great job powering the Santa Fe–sometimes for five days at a time. While we enjoy being off the grid, we still need a power source for a few things like lights and water. In fact, many of the best places to camp don’t have a place to plug in. Popular Categories ✼ar & Truck »Motorcycle »Marine »Jet Ski »Ride On Mower ✺ircraft Photo & Video »Primary & Lithium Photo ✽igital Camera »Video Camera Toys, Hobbies, Games ✺lkaline Batteries »Portable Electronic Game ✾neloop For Battery Hungry Toys »Remote Control Hobby Sports »Remote Control Hobby Power »Remote Control Hobby Transmitter-Receiver (TX/RX) Packs Communications & Accessories ✼ordless Phone »GPS & Navigation »Mobile/Smart Phone »NBN Batteries »Pager »Satellite Phone »Two Way Radio »W/less Headset/Bluetooth »Wireless Microphone Health, Medical & Safety ✻aby Monitor »Personal Alert & Safety »Hearing Aid »Medical and Rescue »Shaver & Personal Grooming »Smart-Fitness Watch »Watch »Wheelchair/Mobility Scooter Computing & Data ✻arcode Scan - Payment Term.On our big road trip, we discovered that our favorite campgrounds didn’t have hookups.
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