Rick: I have a Link Lite installed on my boat and I'm not impressed--I have been thinking about changing it to something better.
Bob Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD (presently in Baltimore) 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > On Feb 15, 2016, at 6:52 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I replaced the original voltmeter on my 38 with a Blue Sea Systems 3 bank > digital meter. It was a bit pricey, I thought (I did find one on EBay for > quite a bit less than it would have been at WM or any other chandlery), but > since I’ve had it I have become a fan and think the expense justified. > > But after taking a trip on a friend’s cruising boat I became sold on the > advantages of the Link battery monitor, and installed a Link Lite on Imzadi. > If I were to start over, I would forgo the Blue Seas monitor or any other > voltmeter and go right to the Link Lite. > > Battery voltage doesn’t really tell you a heck of a lot about the batteries. > The Link monitor shows voltage, instantaneous current in or out, Amp-hours > taken out of the batteries, and percentage of total capacity remaining. The > Link Lite I have shows that information for one (my house) bank, and shows > voltage information for the start battery. There is also a Link Pro that > shows everything for both banks. > > I bought the Link Lite on Ebay at a reasonable price. I only see two on there > right now, but my search was kind of cursory. Here is a link to one of the > monitors on EBay; > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xantrex-Link-LITE-Battery-Monitor-84-2030-00-BRAND-NEW-FREE-SHIP-/322007589666?hash=item4af925e322:g:3yoAAOSwezVWv1bv&vxp=mtr > > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jake > Brodersen via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 1:30 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Jake Brodersen <captain_j...@cox.net> > Subject: Stus-List Nav Station Panel and Volt Meter Recommendations > > Greeting all, > > One of my winter projects is to replace the black panel at the top of my nav > station. The current panel was the home to my old B&G speed, depth, and wind > computers. Their removal last spring left several gaping holes. I’d like to > start with a fresh panel and install a volt meter and eventually some other > items. The panel is 1/8” thick with a matte black finish. It appears to be > some sort of fiberboard product. > > I have been looking at plastic panel materials at McMaster-Carr, but I’m not > really sure which kind to get. Plastic sheeting comes in so many different > materials. I’m sure someone here has replaced theirs at some point. This is > the same type of material used for the circuit breaker panel. What works and > looks like the original stuff? > > The first instrument to go into the new panel will be a volt meter. My B&G > instruments had one built-in, but they’re gone now. It seems there are only > two options for digital volt meters; the high dollar Blue Seas meters > (pricey) and the cheap Chinese meters that run $15-25. I’m looking to > install a single meter with a toggle switch to test both batteries > separately. Does anyone have a source for a reasonably priced digital volt > meter? > > Right now I’m looking at something like this: > http://www.sears.com/niceeshop-tm-mini-2-wire-dc-4.5-30v/p-SPM7958467523 > > Thanks, > > Jake > > Jake Brodersen > C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress” > Hampton VA > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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