Trimetric Meter
I've just completed the installation of a Trimetric 2020 meter to monitor the battery status when I am boondocking and running off solar. These are the current values for the interior lights and some of the 12v appliances:
load Amps
Phantom Load 0.12 gas detector, solar charge controller, and Trimetric
Porch 1.04 #912
Overhead one 1.48 1 x #1141
Overhead two 2.92 2 x #1141
Overhead three 4.35 3 x #1141
Overhead four 5.75 4 x #1141
Bathroom light 2.1
Fan speed 1 1.13
Fan speed 2 1.55
Fan speed 3 2.03
Refrigerator 10.62
Refrigerator fan 0.41
Bathroom fan 0.36
These were measured at a nominal 12.7 volts. I used the 100A 100 mv shunt. It's nice to see what's going on and keep track of AHs used. Now to wire up some extra 12v connectors and go camping.
Ray
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