For aesthetics, the meter was removed from the box and painted black. The meter case is a white plastic box and would stand out among the other black panels nearby. I selected the 500 amp-50 mV shunt that provided ampere read out as low as 0.1 amp. There were two shunts to choose from – the 500A/50mV or 100A/100mV size. The TriMetric TM-2030 system consists of two parts the meter and the shunt. This device taps into the camper’s electronics and checks all of the vital battery characteristics including voltage level, current draw, charging, etc. And all of this needed to be in a system that was easy to use and understand.Īfter considerable research, I chose the TriMetric TM-2030-RV system. I also wanted to be able to accurately gauge the battery percentage of charge, and see the total solar input current and amp hours. Specifically, I wanted to know what our energy use was during the day in amps and watts. As a FYI, the warranty is only one year, and they were just over one year old.īefore buying new batteries or adding additional solar panels, I wanted to improve my ability to monitor the status and charge of my house batteries. It was attributed to too much boondocking and repeated charging cycles. I took the batteries to Interstate for a load test and they confirmed that the batteries needed to be replaced. With an early morning voltage reading either in the high 11s or low 12-volts, our confidence in the system also dropped. However, once the sun went down, so did the voltage during the night. I started to notice that our two one-year old Group 27 Interstate batteries were not performing as they had when newly installed.ĭuring the day our 100-amp solar panel would energize the batteries to 12.8-volts. Click here for information about the 2020 Mod Contest, including how to enter.Ībove: The above video shows how and where the TriMetric TM-2030 was installed At the end of the month we’ll hold a reader vote to determine May’s winner. One Medium Mod will be published in every Email Alert in May. Welcome to the fourth entry in May’s Medium Mod Contest.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |