Audio technix volt meter only goes up to 12.8 with pot all the way up

[Agoonygoblin 10+ year member]

Red is to my amp power, changed the ground 3 times stays the same, blue to remote....... Somebody please tell me why the hell its doing this lol....

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[cdc351jeferson 10+ year member]

either your only getting 12.8 volts or your meter is junk. test it right at front batt with engine runnign see if you get a 14.4

 

[Agoonygoblin 10+ year member]

either your only getting 12.8 volts or your meter is junk

I bought it from audio technix, I used a dmm on my battery and amp and im getting 14.3 volts......

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

bad meter...

 

[cdc351jeferson 10+ year member]

Contact coleman I'm sure he will make it right that meter is a gonner for sure

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

no no no ..pull the dammnnn cover off theres a adjust screw under the faceplate.adjust it to matxh ur voltage

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

no no no ..pull the dammnnn cover off theres a adjust screw under the faceplate.adjust it to matxh ur voltage

This^^^

Just like the stingers. You have to use a DMM to get your voltage then adjust the screw on the meter until it matches your DMM reading.

 

[cdc351jeferson 10+ year member]

Did yall read the title it says with pot all the way up pot means potentiometer . The potentiometer is the screw yall are talking about . his meter is trash is he reads 12.8 on max potentiometer setting

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

did yall read the title it says with pot all the way up pot means potentiometer . The potentiometer is the screw yall are talking about . His meter is trash is he reads 12.8 on max potentiometer setting

yup totally missed that .....**** work cuttin into my thread reading lol....yea thats odd..get a new one or put it in another car to try

 

[cdc351jeferson 10+ year member]

yup totally missed that .....**** work cuttin into my thread reading lol....yea thats odd..get a new one or put it in another car to try

Hear ya bro been busy lately at work haven't been on here much .and fixing my fence that was destroyed by wind