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hivanhaecker(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 11:12 am Post subject: Voltmeter

Is there a best place to wire a voltmeter to my electrical system? Should I be most interested in the voltage at the main bus? And if so, can I piggy back the voltmeter to an existing breaker (such as other electric engine gauges) or does the voltmeter need it's own separate protection. Hope my question isn't too naive.



Ivan Haecker   (rewiring my ancient rv-4)

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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:04 pm Post subject: Voltmeter

At 02:05 PM 4/10/2017, you wrote:

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		  Is there a best place to wire a voltmeter to my electrical system? Should I be most interested in the voltage at the main bus? 	




   generally, yes



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		   And if so, can I piggy back the voltmeter to an existing breaker (such as other electric engine gauges) or does the voltmeter need it's own separate protection. Hope my question isn't too naive. 	


   Not at all. Tie it to any handy 5A breaker

   on the main bus and wire it with 22AWG.

   Alternatively you could simply drive the

   voltmeter through its own 3A fuse in an

   in-line fuseholder . . . easy to tuck behind

   the panel.



   Here's a guy who will sell you 5 holders with

   small wire (18awg) more appropriate to this

   task and 3A fuses to go with them for $10.



   You'll have some holders/fuses left over but

   you can't go down to Smiley Jack's Parts

   Emporium and buy one holder and fuse after

   you figure in time and mileage.



 



 

 

   Bob . . .

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