Digital gauge..

[kineticz]

Hi all,
I ordered a digital volt gauge from ebay and it has arrived but it's an oil temp gauge... It does have a digital readout so the seller said it will work for voltage as well?

I haven't opened it to test incase I need to send it back, but will it work for volts even though its a digital oil temp gauge?

Thanks
Dan

 

[truCido]

lol I doubt it very much

 

[kineticz]

Ok the seller said I can send it back but that means postal fees, grr

How annoying

 

[DannyC87]

post a link to it Dan, some of these have oil temp round the outside and volts in the middle (two function gauge)

 

[Nutkin]

why do you want digital volt gauge? Get a proper analogue gauge.

 

[LEE69]

why do you want digital volt gauge? Get a proper analogue gauge.

How does an analogue one show 14.2 volts then ?

 

[kineticz]

It's this one guys

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220493090802

 

[LEE69]

Says it reads voltage

 

[kineticz]

The listing does and if you look closely on the picture you can see it says 'Volts' on the gauge itself, but the one they've sent me says 'oil temp' and when I contacted them they said it would still work as it has a digital display :|

 

[LEE69]

Try it on the battery only two wires, simples!

 

[kineticz]

I would but, to get the refund I have to send it back unopened so I haven't opened it mate.

 

[MrBen2k7]

Just send it back.

I don't get why you'd want a volt reading anyway?

My mate has one in his lotus, it was on it when he got it. I'd of thought an oil temp gauge would be much more useful.

 

[kineticz]

Because I have audio about to be installed so want to keep an eye on the health of the battery

But yeah I'm just sending it back.

 

[MrBen2k7]

Because I have audio about to be installed so want to keep an eye on the health of the battery

But yeah I'm just sending it back.

Ahh fair enough. Just get a power cap with a digital read out... Just as effective, and much cheaper, and double functioning

 

[kineticz]

Power cap?

All I will say is I know quite abit about audio through my TalkAudio membership and suffice to say power caps are useful as flash doorstops, that's about it

If the battery is poor, a power cap will only further drain it, not to mention it's minimal capacity that discharges fully in milliseconds.

Upgrading the battery will equate to many many caps.

 

[LEE69]

Power cap offers a digital meter, that's it!!

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I used to run a big power cap its not going to be much good for Dan monitoring the battery unless hes driving from the boot

They are good if your running big amps tho.

 

[kineticz]

If you're running big amps, upgrading the big three with 0 gauge (battery neg to earth, battery positive to alt, alt to earth), uprated battery up front, split charge a second battery in the boot, 0 gauge cabling everywhere and possibly an uprated alternator are the best ways to go. Power caps are not a great help.

As said, I need to monitor the battery up front

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Genises monoblock, 2 15" solobarics and a genises 5 channel I'd say that was big

Yeah send it back and get a proper one mate.

 

[MrBen2k7]

lol... i consider myself Schooled....

My apologies...