Found an ebay listing for  WRB4812S which has 36-72V input and 12V
output. Bought it. Then re-read and found that it's a 1W part and the
meter is listed at 2W. Oops. Guess I'll measure what it actually
draws; I assume that's for the relays that I don't even want to drive.
Maybe I can configure the setpoints so that it doesn't draw power for
the relays and it lives on 1W...

On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Michael K Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, my system floats from the frame, but lightobject responded:
>
> : The power of the JLD404 is isolated and the ground of the
> : power negative has no common to the Input ground. You do
> : NOT want to common ground the power and the INPUT ground.
> : Otherwise, the amp meter won't work and that is the pretty of the
> : JLD404 with isolated Ground
>
> So I guess it's off to ebay for an isolating power supply.  I haven't
> seen one yet that can handle 48V and output 12V, so it looks like
> I'll have to put it downstream from my buck converter.
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Rick Beebe <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Jack's concern was that the meter might make a connection between frame
>> ground and the high voltage pack so he put the DC-DC in for isolation. I
>> did have that problem on the analog volt meter I used to have in the
>> truck so I put one in as well. However I don't have any evidence to
>> suggest it's really necessary for this meter. I haven't found any
>> continuity between the 12v power and high voltage connections on the
>> meter. But the DC-DC was only a couple bucks so it was cheap insurance.
>>
>> --Rick
>>
>> On 05/14/2014 08:17 PM, Michael K Johnson wrote:
>>> Thank you! That's perfect! All you are really doing is programming
>>> mV/A with a max of 75mV, so that makes sense.
>>>
>>> The EVTV diagram says "Isolated 12v to 12v DC-DC Converter". I didn't
>>> see anywhere else that the negative power terminal on the JLD404AH
>>> cannot be tied to the COM terminal. And all my 12V regulated supplies
>>> are common negative. I don't have a separate 12V house battery in the
>>> lawn tractor. Are you using an isolated dc-dc converter in your truck?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Rick Beebe via EV <[email protected]> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> I have one in my truck and it works great. It wants a 75mV shunt but I
>>>> have a 50mV/500A. You just lie the meter--I.e. I said it was connected
>>>> to a 75mV/750A shunt.
>>>>
>>>> The manual is available here:
>>>> http://www.lightobject.info/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1074
>>>>
>>>> Jack Rickard of EVTV has written a plain english one here:
>>>> http://media3.evtv.me/JLD404AH.pdf.
>>>>
>>>> --Rick
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