I have a Link 10 and think its a great meter. Real handy for determining
how many amps your battery charger or alternator are putting out not to
mention current draw and voltage measurement.
I have heard they are on sale at Steveston Marine for $279 Cdn.
You might want to call them Phone (604) 733-7031
'Course you have to buy the hookup cable which is a bit pricey.........

"Steve" wrote in message
...
I want to replace my anolog voltage meter with a LED meter that I can
easily
read accurately at a glance.

I see them in the catalogs but don't notice any spec on the amount of
current they draw if I leave it on all or most of the time.

The way my power panel is set up (OEM), you have to push a momentary
switch
to activate the anolog meter.. I never considered that this meter would
draw
enough current to be of concern.

Presently, for accurate digital volt readings, I use my Fluke muli-meter
but
if I leave that hooked up the 9 volt battery will run down.

Any thoughts??

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

On Wed, 05 May 2004 17:23:20 GMT, "Gordon Wedman"
wrote:

I have a Link 10 and think its a great meter. Real handy for determining
how many amps your battery charger or alternator are putting out not to
mention current draw and voltage measurement.
I have heard they are on sale at Steveston Marine for $279 Cdn.
You might want to call them Phone (604) 733-7031
'Course you have to buy the hookup cable which is a bit pricey.........

Nonsense - all you need is some generic four pair #22 or 24 cable -
actually, three pair, or three separate twisted pair cables, will do,
if you don't need the optional temperature sensor. I used some scrap
cable I found at work (but I do realise some people won't have access
to piles of scrap cable :-) )

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"Peter Bennett" wrote in message

(but I do realise some people won't have access
to piles of scrap cable :-) )

And some of us don't like to fill our boats up with scrap.

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On Wed, 05 May 2004 17:23:20 GMT, "Gordon Wedman"
wrote:

I have a Link 10 and think its a great meter. Real handy for determining
how many amps your battery charger or alternator are putting out not to
mention current draw and voltage measurement.
I have heard they are on sale at Steveston Marine for $279 Cdn.
You might want to call them Phone (604) 733-7031
'Course you have to buy the hookup cable which is a bit pricey.........

Nonsense - all you need is some generic four pair #22 or 24 cable -
actually, three pair, or three separate twisted pair cables, will do,
if you don't need the optional temperature sensor. I used some scrap
cable I found at work (but I do realise some people won't have access
to piles of scrap cable :-) )

--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
new newsgroup users info : http://vancouver-webpages.com/nnq
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

On Thu, 06 May 2004 21:01:03 GMT, "Gordon Wedman"
wrote:


"Peter Bennett" wrote in message

(but I do realise some people won't have access
to piles of scrap cable :-) )

And some of us don't like to fill our boats up with scrap.


I believe the "scrap" in question was new, unused, cable left over
from a job (I have access to similar "scrap" stainless steel too - now
if I could only convince the physicists that teak would make wonderful
experimental chambers....)



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Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
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