Thanks for the additional information, Denis.

I admit that I took a quick glance and thought the unit was much simpler than 
it actually is.

But a 2" display? For eyes over 40? :-) I guess they figure the availability of 
the Android app makes up for the dinky display. But I'd REALLY prefer digits of 
2 cm or bigger, in a 4" display.

Also, it appears to have a limit of 10,000 watt-hours. I have a 26 kWH pack, 
and it's not clear if this device will be useful for the top 62% of pack 
capacity, at least in kWH. (The "% of charge" and histogram may still be 
useful.)

I'll certainly consider it, but I need to focus on getting the conversion done 
before I worry about instrumentation. The "default trip" for this vehicle will 
be about 20 km, so I can probably get by without instrumentation for a while.

Jan

On 2014-05-14, at 09:53, Denis Boutet wrote:

> Hi Jan, 
> 
> I see a phone number on the web page for the 2nd link you provide, in Toronto 
> (http://www.accuenergy.com/?discography=acudc-240-series).  
> 
> For the simplicity of the EV Display I agree but you can add a module that 
> transmits via WiFi the signal for an very decent App that runs on any Android 
> phone or Tablet.  Keep in mind that each line can display 9 infos, from Pack 
> voltage, Wh, Amps (consumed or regen'd or charging), SOC, etc.  So you can 
> choose 2 that meets the need of the moment like when you drive or charge or 
> ?.  I include the manuals for both units where you can see how it looks and 
> what it does.  It is plenty realy even if it does not look that way, even on 
> their website I find the info not complete, look at the manual.
> 
> Denis
> 
> <EMW_EV_Android_DashBoard-Base_Edition_V1.2-User_Guide.pdf>
> <EV Display V2 User Guide.pdf><IMG_1996.JPG>
> 
> Le 2014-05-14 à 00:21, John Lussmyer via EV <[email protected]> a écrit :
> 
>> On Tue May 13 21:11:33 PDT 2014 [email protected] said:
>>> Thanks, Denis.
>>> 
>>> It looks like a pretty simple display. I'm sorta hoping for something with 
>>> more numbers on it. There seem to be a number of units on eBay that only go 
>>> to 100 V and 30 A:
>>> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/5-in-1-Digital-Combo-Panel-Meter-DC100V30A-Volt-Amp-kWh-Watt-Working-Time-/181403417248?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2a3c7c7aa0&_uhb=1
>>> 
>>> but I'm hoping for something more like this that will do 196V and up to 500 
>>> A:
>>> http://www.accuenergy.com/?discography=acudc-240-series
>>> 
>>> This unit could display volts, amps, and kWH simultaneously, but I haven't 
>>> found a supplier nor even a price!
>> 
>> I'm going to try one of these:
>> http://www.lightobject.com/Programmable-Digital-AH-meter-Ideal-for-battery-monitoring-P278.aspx
>> 
>> I have it on my desk, but haven't hooked it up to anything yet.
>> 
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