Panel volt meter

I just found a really nice panel volt meter. It is
7/8' X 1-3/4' X 1/8'. Weighs nothing. It needs a
single 7/32' hole for mounting. The wires run through
the single hollow mounting stud to the rear of the
panel. Really slick! 2 wires (+V & ground). Reads
4V to 25V. It's from Lascar Electronics. Model #
EMV-1200. Cost is $25.00

They also have a hobbs (hour) meter. Same size & price.
Reads either total time or trip time. Could be useful
for keeping track of flight times.

www.lascarelectronics.com

Bob C.

I have that exact panel voltmeter on my panel in my Glider. It is great to
know how the battery is doing as the hours tick by, as well as part of the
preflight/pre-takeoff check. You can also see how deep the battery drops
when you transmit on the radio. Well worth putting one in.

Tom Rent
Minnesota Soaring Club

Had one in my panel for a few years now. Also available from Allied
Electronics at www.alliedelec.com. Just search for EMV 1200.

I have it a little placard to sort of indicate remaining capacity. 100% =
12.7V, 75% = 12.4V, 50% = 12.2V, 25% = 12.0V, 11.9V = 11.9V.

Jim Vincent
N483SZ
illspam

Wow that is a very nice item. Small, each mounting and wiring, and LCD
so very visible under bright light conditions. For those in the US,
the Lascar site is in the UK. There are several US companies that
stock the item such as http://www.alliedelec.com. Search for
"EMV1200". Note that there is also a "EMV1200-40" which is more
expensive and goes up to 40VDC. The EMV1200 only goes to 20VDC which
is fine by me. Thanks for puttting me onto this item.

Another comment. The EMV1200 goes to 25VDC. It also only draws 3ma
which means that it can safely be on all the time. My Cabridge 302 can
display battery voltage also but it is 1) a little difficult to get to
when flying and 2) I'd rather have a dedicated display. Thanks Again.

ContestID67 wrote:
Another comment. The EMV1200 goes to 25VDC. It also only draws 3ma
which means that it can safely be on all the time. My Cabridge 302 can
display battery voltage also but it is 1) a little difficult to get to
when flying and 2) I'd rather have a dedicated display. Thanks Again.

3 ma is 1 amphour after only two weeks, or 15% of the typical 7 amphour
battery. I suggest it be wired in after the master switch instead of
left on all the time. If you routinely remove your battery when you
aren't flying, then the drain isn't a probem.


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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA

I installed one of those EMV-1200 units a few years ago when I flew my
first GPS (that is, non-photo) contest. I'd read about it here on RAS
and ordered it from Allied.

It went in really easy (I just pegged the wires down under the
appropriate screws on the panel terminal strip), works good, and looks
good. I'll get another for my next glider.
Bob K.
http://www.hpaircraft.com

If you have a Colibri it will also give you the voltage readout .


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