Ned, Try Home Power Magazine, they are in Ashland Or. They are experts in
the renewable energy field. They are like the consumer reports of RE. Trace
makes a good meter as does the E Meter from cruising equipment. Each of
them have a DVM (digital volt meter) a built in amp-hour meter and more.

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> From: Ned Hall
> To: airstream@airstream.net
> Subject: Re: [a/s] Fulltiming
> Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 8:39 PM
>
>
> :Hi guy, My house is powered by solar and wind, along with my 31 excella.
> :Battery voltage is just an "okay"method of determining battery
condition.
> :12.8V is fully charged, 11.7V in nearly dead. A 12V reading is about 25%
> :capacity. To get a good reading of your battery voltage the battery must
> :sit about one hour without any load or charging. This is called the
float
> :voltage. If you read the voltage with a load or a charge it is a waste
of
> :your time.