House Battery Led Volt Meter

Bangorbob · 09-30-2023, 09:46 PM

I have a 2005 Chevy Roadtrek 210. Is there an easy way to connect/install an Led voltmeter? I would like to install somewhere near the Monitor panel but can't seem to locate the hot and ground wires.
Thanks, Bob

SteveJ · 09-30-2023, 10:06 PM

It doesn't get much easier than this.

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Charg...e%2C188&sr=1-2

Bangorbob · 09-30-2023, 10:09 PM

I sure didn't explain myself very well. I want to monitor the house battery not the chassis battery. Thanks.

Deano · 10-01-2023, 12:46 AM

Used a hole saw for a round LED volt meter in the panel with the other indicators. Also for a momentary push button to activate the VM. Attached the + to one of the fuse terminals and the - to ground.

Bangorbob · 10-01-2023, 12:53 AM

That's what I was going to do but I can't seem to locate the hot and ground. I am used to red being hot and black being ground. ????

Deano · 10-01-2023, 01:03 AM

On the fuse panel, find a fuse that remains hot, connect the wire from the VM marked POS or +, attach it to the fuse holding clip. locate any point that is grounded and connect the NEG or - wire. I don't recall where I did.
Easier done than described.

Bangorbob · 10-01-2023, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Deano

On the fuse panel, find a fuse that remains hot, connect the wire from the VM marked POS or +, attach it to the fuse holding clip. locate any point that is grounded and connect the NEG or - wire. I don't recall where I did.
Easier done than described.

Thanks. Will be doing today.

SteveJ · 10-02-2023, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bangorbob

I sure didn't explain myself very well. I want to monitor the house battery not the chassis battery. Thanks.

You have no 12 volt outlets running off of the house battery?

Bangorbob · 10-02-2023, 03:14 PM

To all, Thanks for your inputs. It made me think a little. I dislike cables and devices I have to leave plugged into receptacles. That's just me. Anyway, I loosened the fuse panel and found a hot and ground. Drilled a hole and fit a usb/push button volt meter in.

When you click on the picture it rotates to normal view.

Doneworking · 10-05-2023, 04:19 PM

That's a very nice looking installation. Far superior to what I rigged up on our 210P. The important thing is you now have a convenient source to give you the voltage of your batteries.

Here is an easy to understand color chart that I printed out years ago and keep handing, although over the years I have pretty well memorized the voltage to percent charged depicted here.

https://www.rvtechlibrary.com/battery/bat_volts.php

Bangorbob · 10-05-2023, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doneworking

That's a very nice looking installation. Far superior to what I rigged up on our 210P. The important thing is you now have a convenient source to give you the voltage of your batteries.

Here is an easy to understand color chart that I printed out years ago and keep handing, although over the years I have pretty well memorized the voltage to percent charged depicted here.

https://www.rvtechlibrary.com/battery/bat_volts.php

Thanks for the compliment. I enjoy working on things and try to do the best I can to make what I do nice. That's just me. Thanks for the chart.

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