In Cabin Voltmeters

Ivan,

Cheers Mate, I did have a go there first, I typed in Voltmeters and it came back zilch! I couldn't think of anything else to type, I'll try again with other options and see how I go.

Browny

Cheers Jimbo

Yep, that's the one I've got. I think mine has some dud parts, cos it doesn't work as well as it should, but it sort of does the job. I remember posting a response about this a few weeks ago; so here goes again:

I've lengthened the remote temp sensor (cut it and spliced in some fine cable) so I can have it dash-mounted and the sensor is in the fridge.

I cut off the cigi plug and hard wired it to some other gear on the dash that gets power from 2nd battery. It's supposed to have a blue backlight on whenever it has power (full-time in my case, even when motor is off), but that feature works only when it feels like it.

It has a buzzer that goes off when power goes below a certain level (I think it was 10.5v). But on mine it beeped and farted so much that i pulled the back off it and snipped the wires to the speaker.

The clock didn't keep very good time. It runs off 2 button-type batteries, so I chucked them (don't need clock anyway).

There are 2 read-outs available and 3 things to monitor (inside temp, outside temp, voltage). There is a few buttons you can push to choose various read-outs. I prefer to see the fridge temp and volts, but sometimes it just changes itself to whatever it likes!

Yesterday, the temp in the truck was BLOODY hot when I knocked off work. The whole screen had gone black due to the heat, but it came back ok once it cooled down.

Hope this long-winded response helps a bit.

Adrian,

Thanks mate sounds something like I'm after, the temp guage is a "bonus" to I guess.

Browny

Roachie,

Thanks mate, much appreciated info.

Browny

I've got the same, works fantastic! Goes a little funny when the interior temp get's over 60c but comes good again after the air con is on for a while.

Snap!
Me 2, Roachie.

Sensor location seems to be important. Mine read 55 degrees ambient , when located under bull bar, in Robe 2 winters ago. I re-located the sensor to inside the doorwell on RHS A pillar, up about top hinge level. Soon after, it started going spazzo. Any numeral could pop up, inside/outside, but close enough to make me wonder what was wot!

Battery volts never seemed to be dicky, even referenced against a hand held voltmeter

Hot days it crashed. Cool days, I was always thinking that it must be wrong. Eventually got sick of it & binned it. Blew $ 40 there- but who cares, it's only money.

Now I am happier.

I can tell if it's hot - I sweat.
I can tell if its fine - look out for rain or clouds
I can tell if the air temp is low - open the window

Moral of the story - like with most 'gadgets' - I have come to realise that less is more.

Cheers

Me too Roachie, before the trip away though the clock carked it which was a pity as it was easy to be seen from the navigators seat. Hope that it can be replaced by Jaycar, but the hour plus that it could take to get the wiring done I don't know it's best to keep the nav informed anyway - it may be me. Heather warned me the clock is on the CDMA anyway.

I set the outside temp sensor in the snorkel to check the important inlet temps - it would warn me of ice the info tells me......

I've got my sensor siliconed on the bottom of the snorkel Air Ram. Give's me the same readins my Multimeter's temp sensor gives me. Inside temp is a little screwy as it's glued to the dash above the stereo so when the music is cranked it gets heat rising from the stereo.
Volt = perfect.
Clock has never faulted.

We don't have that much COLD weather in Perth so maybe that's why mine has not faulted like you guys did. The screen does go Black when it's REALLY hot inside (parked at the beach on a 40+c day) but my Multimeter does the same thing if I leave it out in the sun so I don't think it's actually a fault as such.

Oh well, mine works so Nah nah na nah naaa! ;-) LOL

Plodder,

Thanks mate, more food for thought.

Browny