dual battery gauge

Post by **firestick** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:11 pm

Do these beast exist simlar to the small speco one u can get from jaycar...ive spent hours on google looking for the little bugger. I could just set a single one up to a switch but id love to be able to see both at the same time.

Thanks guys

Post by **+dj_hansen+** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:10 am

http://www.autron.com.au/newweb/index1280.htm

Post by **fool_injected** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:01 am

Install a normal gauge and a SPDT switch

Connect the common to the gauge positive and each battery to the each of the other terminals

Post by **+dj_hansen+** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:22 am

fool_injected wrote:Install a normal gauge and a SPDT switch

Connect the common to the gauge positive and each battery to the each of the other terminals

That would work too... but he wants to be able to see both at once.

On a side note... would you use a dpdt switch and switch the earth aswell, and run +/- from each respective terminal to get a truer indication of battery health? or am i being to picky.

Post by **Dooley** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:58 am

Can't you just have two gauges ?

Post by **+dj_hansen+** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:55 pm

Dooley wrote:Can't you just have two gauges ?

firestick wrote: I could just set a single one up to a switch but id love to be able to see both at the same time.

Post by **presto** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:18 pm

we sell them, shows both battery voltages on the same panel with LED lights. i'll get a part number and price for you tomoro

Post by **bucko** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:11 pm

This may not meet Firesticks requirements, its based on a switch as mentioned above.

I picked up a regulated voltmeter from ebay for about $20 and wired it via a SPDT toggle switch to the batteries. The roof console in the cruiser turned out to be a great location. I like having the precise voltage displayed as compared to an analogue meter but the same switch will work with an analogue display.

Note that with the motor running your batteries are in parallel so there is no difference in the readings, but this may vary depending on your dbs cut in / cut out settings.

Post by **Dooley** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:44 am

+dj_hansen+ wrote:
Dooley wrote:Can't you just have two gauges ?

firestick wrote: I could just set a single one up to a switch but id love to be able to see both at the same time.

Yeah... two gauges, you can see both at the same time... ?????

Post by **presto** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:17 pm

retail at$144
has built in seperate alarms for each battery

Post by **me3@neuralfibre.com** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:13 am

There was a guy on eBay selling tiny LCD jobs, I ought 2 of them.

Work well for me.

Smallest and lowest power I could find.

Thanx
Paul

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