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Digital Voltmeter

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Always thought it would be cool to have a voltmeter/ammeter on the GS to see what the charging system is doing. I think this voltmeter seems the best suited...compact, multi functional & reasonably priced as well. While researching it on the net, I came across this bikers installation on a GS500.


http://www.bbburma.net/HowTo/TimeVoltageTempGauge_Install/



Tony.
 
There was another thread here somewhere about this and someone was going to get one. They were $25
 
Those things are pretty nice. I was going to buy one from a mailorder in Ottawa but they said I couldn't go down to pick it up. :?

FYI, Canadian Tire has a very nice digital multimeter on sale for 20 bucks. I bought one even though I already own two others.

Steve
 
you can get those at almost any truck stop, they sell them there, I see them in trucks (18 wheelers) on a regular basis.
 
I recently bought the same meter. It's nice, but it drains my battery. I emailed the company, but they said I have it wired wrong. I THINK NOT. I have it tapped into my ignition switch, with the switched and unswitched +12VDC hooked up correctly. The display is on all the time, which I think is not right, and draining my battery. I checked, and it pulls 5 amps all the time. As soon as I turn the key on, it beeps (because the battery is low) and I need to put my charger on.

My SVS may not have a big enough battery. I don't want to reset the clock after every ride either... :x
 
D.T.
There's no way that thing should be pulling 5 amps unless it has a bunch of electric motors in it. :o Is it getting really hot? It should be smoking by now, a 60 headlight pulls 5 amps! Perhaps you have goofed the wiring and are forcing the ignition power through the meter instead of in parallel. At most I think it would pull 1/4 - 1/2 of an amp with everything on the meter lit up.

Despite your problem, how is the overall quality of the meter? Does it look weather proof?

Steve
 
So, given that the weather-proofing is suspect, I suppose the best bet would be to install it witha quick-disconnect, like the GS500 guy in the link I posted.....it makes sense to have a way to switch it off when the bike is parked for extended periods anyway, to prevent battery drain......it would take all of 20 seconds to reset the clock, though :cry: :D :D ...

Do our older GS's also have the extra switched wires in the headlight bucket for hooking up accessories, like the newer GS500'S?



Tony.
 
I took it off today. I'm sick of it draining my battery. I got it to pull 10-20 mA and I still don't know why my battery is draining.

Anyone want to buy it? I paid $33 for it.... :P
 
alan said:
There was another thread here somewhere about this and someone was going to get one. They were $25
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I got it, it is pretty cool but not really weatherproof. I sealed some of the small holes on it with silicon and decided to use a quick disconnecting plug to remove it in case it rains really hard. It is actually designed for inside a car.

I got mine from www.casporttouring.com

Great service, fast shipping, no problems
 
Re: Digital Voltmeter

Mysuzyq said:
Always thought it would be cool to have a voltmeter/ammeter on the GS to see what the charging system is doing. I think this voltmeter seems the best suited...compact, multi functional & reasonably priced as well. While researching it on the net, I came across this bikers installation on a GS500.


http://www.bbburma.net/HowTo/TimeVoltageTempGauge_Install/

One word of warning I have had or have 4 gs's and they have killed every peice of aftermarket electronics( o.k. THE 25$ RADIO IN MY VETTER SOUND STILL WORKS, but the 150$ radio died in a week) I have ever put on them, remember vibration kills, they really kill VDO gages, I had one piece of electronics a graphic equlizer wrapped in foam in my fairing died in less than 4 hours, and that took 5 hours to wire up.But it does look like a nifty device.
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