200 Amp & Watt Meter with Special Heavy AWG Wire

DC WATT METER - 0 TO 60 Volts

This watt meter will handle:

• 50 amps continuous and 200 amp surges
• 2,880 watts at full 48v battery bank
  
• 1,450 watts at full 24v battery
  
• 750 watts at full 12v battery
  

Measures 8 Parameters:

• Volts - Real time
• Volts - Minimum
• Amps - Real time
• Amps - Peak
• Watts - Real time
• Watts - Peak
• Amps/Hour
• Watts/Hour

Features:

• Prevents peak currents damaging battery, Electronic Speed Controllers, motors, wiring and connectors.
• Verify sufficient operating voltage under load.
• Set cutoff voltages, check battery capacity & health.
• Confirm proper battery charger operation.
• Measure receiver and servo current to determine if a UBEC is needed.

Specifications:

Operates from 4.8 to 60 volts or down to 0 volts with optional auxiliary battery

• 0 to 200A, resolution 0.01A
• 0 to 60V, resolution 0.01V
• 0 to 6,554W, resolution 0.1W
• 0-65 Ah, resolution 0.001 Ah
• 0-6554 Wh, resolution 0.1 Wh
• 16 x 2, backlit LCD display
• #8 AWG heavy gauge wire
• Dimensions: 85 x 42 x 25 mm / 3.3 x 1.7 x 1 in
• Weight: 82 g / 0.2 lbs

Tips & Things to Remember in DC Amp Meter Wiring:

• Use a DC amp meter for amp readings
• Don't allow incoming power to exceed the rated amperage (or voltage) of your meter - it may break the unit
• Match the amp rating of the meter to the amp rating of the shunt bar
• Match the millivolts (mv) of the meter to the millivolt (mv) rating of the shunt bar
• The two wires between the meter and shunt bar need to be the same length
• A wind turbine should be connected to a separate meter than the solar panel(s)
• To test the amps or volts of your wind turbine or solar panel system with a handheld clamp on meter, you must use a DC model

Troubleshooting your DC Meter Issues:

• If the needle on the meter is a negative reading, switch the sense wires between the meter and shunt bar
• If the needle on your analog meter is not at zero when there isn't incoming power, you can calibrate it by turning the screw on the front of the meter
• If your digital handheld DC meter isn't giving you an accurate reading, check the batteries in the unit

About DC Volt Meters:

• The positive and negative inputs are typically not marked on the DC Volt Meter. If you connect them to your battery and get a negative reading, simply swap the wires.
• 12 Volt battery systems should use a 15 Volt meter; 48 Volt systems should use a 70-75 Volt meter.

Looking for a diagram? Be sure to view our post on Connecting Amp Meters to Shunt Bars. We also have diagrams for digital meter wiring.

DC Meter Wiring