Keep us posted on the ammeter solution.

I want one of those in/out temp/voltmeter things too.  And I was going to
do the same thing with the toggle switch.  I was planning to put it over
the driver's door so I could see both while driving and camping.  Are you
saying the internal light is on all the time when it is measuring voltage?

Edward

At 07:49 PM 10/10/2004, you wrote:
>I did mount a voltmeter next to the water level/ battery monitor panel,
>using one of those Radio Shack indoor/outdoor thermometers with built-in
>battery voltmeter-monitors and digital clock. A SPDT toggle switch lets me
>switch the input of the voltmeter between the aux and engine battery. I
>used a center-off on-off-on switch so that I could set it to center
>position to monitor neither battery. Doing so causes the readout display
>light to shut off at night. I mounted the "outdoor" thermal sensor in the
>refrigerator. Now I have means to monitor the voltage of the two
>batteries, the cabin temp, the reefer temp, and the time o' day.
>
>--
>Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
>KG6RCR