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To finish up the project

That's right in line with my experience also.  On the fridge, even though it (the propane) only runs 50% of the time wouldn't the electronics be running 100%?

Mitch

Finally stopped raining here in the northeast and I got a chance to install this monitor in my camper.  Here are the pictures.  The shots of the monitor are taken inside the camper in wireless mode, the first of those was with just a few lights on, the second was after I had hooked up my solar panel.  You can see that the monitor indicates discharge amps and charging amps.  That will be very handy.  I noticed also that something runs backwards when it's charging so I imagine if I am charging and running a load I can tell when my panel is providing as much energy as I'm using.  If the unit holds up over time I'll be very pleased with it.

Mitch

Addendum, the wires below the unit are just posts that go through the battery box and hook up to the battery, So I don't have to take the lid off to connect my solar panel.

Hi David,

According to the instructions yes it will retain the measured data if you click the okay button prior to powering it off.  As far as installation, yes you would install the shunt near the battery and if desired run a USB wire to wherever you want to mount the display.

Mitch

I went ahead and did what I thought (hoped) was correct and it seems to work. My voltmeter shows .05 volts less than the Drok does and for some reason the battery indicator shows empty even though it's not (upon restart that seemed to fix itself though)   All in all it looks like a very cheap solution to battery monitoring and the wireless aspect is sweet.

Mitch

Hi David (and all)

Robbie and I were going to go to the last meet-up at Acadia, actually got halfway, and then had to turn around due to a death in the family.  Sadly, because of something already on the schedule we can't go to this year's either.  Hope everyone has a great time and maybe next year we'll make it, if there is one.  See Ya.

Mitch

Quote from: tinkeringtechie on May 26, 2017, 04:17:41 PM
I'm in the middle of adding a new tongue box to the trailer and revamping my battery/monitoring/solar charging setup at the same time. I picked up this little gem for less than $30 off of Amazon:


Could you describe how you wired this into the battery box?  I have the same unit and I'm slightly confused (as I normally am).  It looks like all I need to do is insert the drok unit into the negative side of the battery circuit (ie everything that's currently on my negative battery post goes onto the right post of the drok unit and a new wire goes from the left post of the drok unit to my now empty negative battery post) and then add one small wire to from VIN+ on the drok unit to the positive battery terminal.  Is that all there is to it? Thanks


Mitch

Unless they've changed the fixture you could use this https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LL1K3OU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's bright enough and has a natural hue as opposed to the blue you sometimes get with LED.

Spectacular work, and you spin a good yarn too!

Mitch

Really late reply and you've probably already purchased one but this is what I use, It's not the cheapest but it works very well with Torque Pro and not all of them do.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B006NZTZLQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mitch

Thanks, good info from the other post too.  If I do pull the trigger I think dual fuel is the way to I'd go, I like options.

Mitch

Anyone have any experience with the Champion brand generators?  I'm thinking about a dual fuel 3500 watt but I have zero generator experience.  TIA

Mitch