Nice!

Do you need 2?  1 for the aux. & 1 for the starting battery?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ

On Jan 26, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Harold Teer wrote:

> Don,
>
> I am using the Volt~Minder in my Westy to monitor my auxiliary
> battery and
> have been pleased with its performance.
>
> Volt~Minder site:  "http://www.voltminder.com/"
>
> Pics of my installation:  "http://picasaweb.google.com/teerhb/VoltMinder#
> "
>
> Let me know if you have questions,
>
> Harold
> ___
> Harold Teer
> 1991 Westy (Vangaux)
> Harrisonburg, VA
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to tell about the auxilliary battery condition in a
>> VW (or
>> any rig, for that matter)?  I've been working with all kinds of
>> batteries
>> over the years and I always have been puzzled about how to find out
>> what I
>> might expect from the battery.  I have a digital multimeter and I get
>> voltage readings but I'm told that is no real indicator of how good
>> the
>> battery is charged or is capabale of being charged...
>> Is there an instrument that I could wire into my systems (I have a
>> few
>> different vehicles with multiple battery systems) where I might get
>> an
>> actual meaningful readout that would tell me..."Hey, don't expect
>> much more
>> from this battery till you charge it more" or "this battery is
>> shot" or
>> "all
>> your batteries are in fine shape with 100% charge"?
>> I have seen battery condition indicator gauges in yachts..I've seen
>> voltage indicators on some rigs.  My travel trailer has an LED
>> readout and
>> for that matter, so does my semi-westie van...but those things seem
>> pretty
>> much a joke...
>>  What should I wire into my systems to give me a better handle on
>> how much
>> juice I have in the batteries?  Is there anything that works..or do
>> I just
>> have to keep guesstimating as I have been doing all these years?
>> Thanks, Don Hanson
>>