Thread: Show Us Your Voltmeter

Hi Folks
One of the reasons I love (and sometimes hate) the D3 is the impressive array of electronics that's been packed into these vehicles and If you've read any of my previous posts, you might know I've had my (un)fair share is issues but I'm keeping my resolve!! I've been getting a few curly gremlins including not wanting to change gear on the odd occasion and most recently a message being displayed when cranking the motor about Special Programs being disabled which immediately clears once the engine starts. I got my battery tested and it was marginal so I replaced it and all is good however one thing I've noticed is that my Traxide USI-160 is still routinely indicating that it has disconnected the aux battery from the charger due to high voltage (flashing yellow LED on the dash module). I've done a great deal of reading on both this and the UK forum learning about how the D3 charging system works and one thing I want to do is get an in-cab voltmeter set up to see what the true charge voltage is at any given time. There are plenty of cheap plug in volt meters available online which I question the accuracy of however I was also wondering if anyone has fitted anything else? I could use my Nanocom but it's another bloody device to have on a dash that already looks like the Starship Enterprise and it's not so convenient to set up in instrument mode when taking short trips.
Love to hear what you all have and think.
Cheers

Originally Posted by Oztourer

The Britpart and Magson's look similar the the Cetek Voltage Sense that I've also just come across and all look like they will do the trick with a very simple install.

I'll try the hard reset tomorrow Tim. I installed the battery about 3 weeks ago. Whilst great for my work/life balance, I know my short drives to and from work (~15 mins each way) aren't doing the charging of my battery much good so I try to do a full recharge at home every 3 months or so (although I haven't done a charge on the new one yet).

ive got the ctek battery sense. its nowhere near as good. its an immature product with less features. twice the price and less then half the features. i was very disappointed.