Remote LCD meter/display for 10A and 20A Photonic Universe
Remote LCD meter/display for 10A and 20A Photonic Universe dual battery solar charge controller (with 10m cable)
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| Dimensions: | 11 x 11 x 3.99 cm; 479.99 Grams |
| Model: | PUDB-RM |
| Manufacture: | Photonic Universe |
| Dimensions: | 11 x 11 x 3.99 cm; 479.99 Grams |
Easy to mount and connect. Only downside – haven’t found a way to adjust the proportion of charge that goes to each of the two batteries. Still have to do this on the separate charge controller.
Plug in and play (comes with cable), once it has gone through its start up sequence you can view power coming in from solar panel, the state of each battery and also air temperature by cycling through the different screens using the Next and then the forward / back arrow keys. Well worth the money as gives you peace of mind as to how things are panel and battery wise, Recommended
Didn’t initially get one of these to go with my DB1024 dual solar charger, but decided to take the plunge and really glad I did.
It’s just so reassuring to have this continual display showing me the state of my leisure batteries and starter battery.
The ‘Next’ button toggles between battery bank 1, battery bank 2, solar panel volts, and also the charger temperature.
One thing to be aware of; the unit can be fitted flush into a hole, or surface mounted using the additional box frame. If you surface mount be aware that the back of the instrument has a rectangular section that protrudes about 0.5mm from the flush outer rim of the device. This lets it locate nicely in the surface mounting frame. At first I couldn’t understand why the instrument would not screw down completely flush when it fitted perfectly into the circular panel hole I had created for it. So you either need to cut the hole slightly larger or put washers between the instrument and flush mount surface.
The green charge light gives an instant indication that all is well during daylight hours. Thankfully haven’t encountered it’s evil red counterpart as yet.
The data is displayed in an easy format, simple to understand.
The green backlight illuminates when you press buttons and switches off by itself a few seconds after it’s been left alone, the colour and brightness is a little garish though.
A word of advice, choose your mounting position carefully as the display, especially when lit, can be hard to read from certain angles, you pretty much have to look at it from straight on, and remember it will light up when you push buttons to cycle through the information.