Can this read charging current, like from a windmill to a battery bank, would i need to wire it different?
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The device will read load current. However a 100A/200A DC shunt may not be what you need since changing currents are considerably much lower. Hence you will need to change the 100A/200A shunt to a lower scale/current rating to obtain a more accurate reading. There are shunts for this device on Amazon.
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Yes, I am busy using it to indicate the charge coming from a bank of solar panels. I am going up to a max of 42A (using the 200A shunt) - it does not seem to give a reading at low currents e.g. 1A but once it goes over this it is pretty accurate. I am using the battery that I am charging as the supply and it works fine.
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Dear Al Basha, I am not sure I can answer your question about the charging. Because I do not use it to charge a battery, instead I use a grid tie converter to change the DC current to AC current and send the generated electricity to my grid. I thought of using it a battery. But that would need me to get a charge controller and to get a battery. I am not sure how well the charge controller would work since the wind generator always produces variable voltage.If your charge controller is far from the wind generator, you may need to get extra wire to connect to the charge controller.
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I have 3 in service and I just tested one on the bench by reversing the source and load. They DO NOT read current in the reverse direction.There is info on the Amazon Site as how to hook up the amp meter. The yellow wire goes to the load negative
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You can do this but it will take a long time to fully charge. With only one generator, you will get about 0.1 amp into your 12V battery.
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I currently have a Morningstar TSMPPT60 to charge my battery bank. I previously had another charge controller that was also MPPT but it was not very efficient. I am using x2 gauge wiring on both the - and + input to the inverter.
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Yes it tells you what is going into the batteries from your source being either solar, wind, water, or any other generating DC only current. Also tells what the voltage is of the load battery when no current flow exists. If input voltage is lower than the voltage of the load the input voltage may be shown and not the output because there is no current flow. A very good instrument if you have any kind of generating DC source within its operating ranges.
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Joe; This statement is a brag by the manufacturer that it is capable of monitoring the voltage of a sun charged battery and very low current draw. Mine works great on my model steam engine/dynamo. I was looking for an analog meter and settled for this because of size, price and low current feature. You can view my usage at YouTube, just copy & paste in Google this address --> ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2fYZok1SBc ) ..........David Szromba
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No, I think the generator inside the unit is set to generate 12V. The controller that goes with this system is also 12V so unless there is a controller that can convert to 24V, then you may need to find another way to convert the charge. I 24V system is more expensive though? FYI.
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No, no polarity detector. You have to change the connection to measure charge or discharge currents.
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This unit does not convert current/voltage. It only adjusts for different international connectors. If the device will charge on local voltage this will effectively pass it thru.
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i think it is more up to local code, but i plug it. It only draws 8amps, so i don't see why it would not work.
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I am powering a dc fan in my roof vent using two of them. If you connect to battery you need a charging controller. dc motors dont care to much what the voltage , more on the load
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If the generator has an outlet that you can plug the battery charging station into, yes.
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Sure will! Note this though. When this is connected to the battery, and the charger is on, this will only read the voltage of the charger. You will have to disconnect the charger to read the battery voltage. Sorry! That's electronics in parallel. :)
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Don't think so. The negative connection for voltage and current is made at the same point in the meter. However the current from the solar panel is the same as to the battery except for the loss to power the meter which is about 15 to 20 milliampere with the display on. Just hook it across the battery and subtract the 20 milliamperes.
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The short answer is, "Yes." You could connect the output of the solar panel to a 12 volt battery bank. The battery bank will recharge. HOWEVER, if you don't either monitor or regulate this, you will damage the battery bank from overcharging it. Specifically, if you could manually check on the voltage very couple hours, you could disconnect the solar panel when the voltage reaches full charge. or you could get a charge controller that is wired in between the solar panel and the battery bank. This inexpensive device will both optimize the charging current to the battery and will stop the charging when the battery is full. The short answer is, "Yes." You could connect the output of the solar panel to a 12 volt battery bank. The battery bank will recharge. HOWEVER, if you don't either monitor or regulate this, you will damage the battery bank from overcharging it. Specifically, if you could manually check on the voltage very couple hours, you could disconnect the solar panel when the voltage reaches full charge. or you could get a charge controller that is wired in between the solar panel and the battery bank. This inexpensive device will both optimize the charging current to the battery and will... » Read More The short answer is, "Yes." You could connect the output of the solar panel to a 12 volt battery bank. The battery bank will recharge. HOWEVER, if you don't either monitor or regulate this, you will damage the battery bank from overcharging it. Specifically, if you could manually check on the voltage very couple hours, you could disconnect the solar panel when the voltage reaches full charge. or you could get a charge controller that is wired in between the solar panel and the battery bank. This inexpensive device will both optimize the charging current to the battery and will stop the charging when the battery is full. « Show Less
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Yes you can measuretrue power but you cant measure current and volts at the same time