Date:         Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:35:39 +0100
Reply-To:     Erik Peterson <motoerik@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Erik Peterson <motoerik@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
Comments: To: Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@gmail.com>
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On 2/17/07, Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Has anyone ever found a good source for a cheap LCD Digital Voltmeter
> > display to monitor the battery voltage? Something that can be permanently
> > mounted but not as complex as a full digital multimeter. Just something
> > small and cheap. You have to be able to see how much all these toys are
> > drawing down the battery!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > Blake Heinlein
> > http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/
> >
>


Blake,

You should shop around in motorcycle stores- battery health is a lot
tricjier on bikes, and there are a ton of options out there.  Here's a
couple links, I know there are a lot more out there though.

http://cyclegadgets.com/Products/product.asp?Item=BOVOLT

http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/LED-Battery-Gauge-p-17574.html

http://www.chromeworld.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.prodInfo&productID=1157&categoryID=58


--
Erik Peterson
'83.5 VW Vanagon Westy
'05 BMW R1150RT
Aviano, Italy
MotoErik@gmail.com
"True wisdom comes to one who has traveled far
and knows the ways of the world" Anon Viking poet