Interesting SOLAR meter

[Tonks]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281259576...84.m1423.l2649
Looks like an interesting gadget to have to monitor whats going on with your panels,
I'm going to get one

Just got one myself,
Can any one tell me what the readings on the Meter are,
Plugged it in to the solar panel yesterday for a test run and i had readings of 5.25A, 7.0Wh, 0.55Ah they were on the source side & on the load side i had 13.38V, 57.2W,
Does it mean the solar panel is producing 5.25A & the battery has 13.38 volts, what do the other readings mean,
Cheers.

[threedogs]

Was it just a panel hooked up to a battery, was it sunny??
Hope you didnt buy the one in the link as pricing is about $15 without plugs
see if I'm right you have a 100watt plus panel that was charging at 5.25ah
one is Energy as in watts per hr[ 7] then your Voltage 13.38
one is power in watts.
Click on the link below then and look at the PDF users guide
http://www.australiandirect.com.au/a...0manualPDF.pdf

[Tonks]

Was it just a panel hooked up to a battery, was it sunny??
Hope you didnt buy the one in the link as pricing is about $15 without plugs
see if I'm right you have a 100watt plus panel that was charging at 5.25ah
one is Energy as in watts per hr[ 7] then your Voltage 13.38
one is power in watts.
Click on the link below then and look at the PDF users guide
http://www.australiandirect.com.au/a...0manualPDF.pdf

Thx 3D, i bought the one without plugs, heaps cheaper,
It was overcast & i have a 160watt panel.

[threedogs]

Your panel was returning 5.25 AH not bad for a cloudy day,
then again a panel works all the time % except when its raining

[BigRAWesty]

Just got one myself,
Can any one tell me what the readings on the Meter are,
Plugged it in to the solar panel yesterday for a test run and i had readings of 5.25A, 7.0Wh, 0.55Ah they were on the source side & on the load side i had 13.38V, 57.2W,
Does it mean the solar panel is producing 5.25A & the battery has 13.38 volts, what do the other readings mean,
Cheers.

Been a while but I'm pretty sure your charging at 5.25a and have used (put in) .55ah. Or 7w..
You panel is producing 13.38v
The 57.2w I think is what's left in the "battery " as these units are typically used in models from battery to motors

[threedogs]

Heres a dumb question looking at the unit do the panels go to the LHS and battery to the RHS ??

[BigRAWesty]

If you got the one you linked to the panel goes to the source side and car toothed load.

Not sure if it'll work backwards

[threedogs]

Thanks after reading the PDF it sounded life threatening,
but what you say is what I was thinking, thanks