[ausev] Homemade battery meter?

[Steve Webb]

For complete instrumentation you should have a resistor network across each
cell, with switching to allow any or all voltages.
Good Durable Panel Mount Volt Meters can be purchesd starting near the  $50
range

SRW

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Roy Hughes <crashlode at hotmail.com> wrote:

> As im moving along in my car conversion i have been contemplating a battery
> meter gauge. the curtis one that people use is what i'd like, but how to
> make a homemade version? any suggestions?, leds, resistors etc it doesn't
> seem like it should be difficult to make a measurment of the battery pack
> and then tune an LED to come on at each point that i want to measure.
>
> I have a voltmeter to install which is going to tell me what i want to know
> but for someone who is going to just drive the vehicle (like my wife) i dont
> think she would relish an hour instructional on how to read whether theres
> enough 'fuel' to get her home,
>
> any help is as always much appreciated.
>
> Roy
>
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