Cigarette lighter Voltmeter

[jungstah 10+ year member]

anyone ever used one of these? would it work the same as a standard voltmeter tapped into ign/ground?

12V/24V Digital LED Auto Car TRUCK SYSTEM Voltmeter Gauge Voltage Volt Meter | eBay

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[t-scene 10+ year member]

I was wondering the same thing..... Stinger makes one also.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

anyone ever used one of these? would it work the same as a standard voltmeter tapped into ign/ground?
12V/24V Digital LED Auto Car TRUCK SYSTEM Voltmeter Gauge Voltage Volt Meter | eBay

Buying Cheap/Made in China/no name brand,..Expect nothing great/nothing better than..CHEAP!!

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

i would just play my system full tilt and check the voltage with a dmm every once in a while

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

I mounted the stinger one where my dash clock used to be and wired it to the hu turn on lead and it's dead on with a good dmm reading on the amp.

 

[Julian 10+ year member]

your voltage will differ from front to back. I wired a dedicated directly to my rear batteries.. I used one of the cheap volt meters that I got for like 5 bucks, and it worked great. The only reason I changed was because I wanted something easier to mount.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

Buying Cheap/Made in China/no name brand,..Expect nothing great/nothing better than..CHEAP!!

Pretty sure even the pricier ones are still just a Asian made LED and board inside a fancier case.

 

[jungstah 10+ year member]

thx guys, i might just cop one of the xscorpion meters for $10!

 

[Heel4lyfe 10+ year member]

got one... not too shabby IMO

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

thx guys, i might just cop one of the xscorpion meters for $10!

Made by Stinger fyi

 

[jungstah 10+ year member]

Made by Stinger fyi

lolol. seem like that phrase "there's only a handful of buildhouses that makes (enter item name)" applies once again.

 

[butterMilk 10+ year member]

My volt meter was 3$, and 3$ shipping from hong kong, lol. Ive tested it with my dmm a few times and its always accurate. Its about a half inch by 1 inch, perfect for mounting anywhere.

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

i got one a while back, jsut different brand. works, and tests plenty accurate enough for what it is.

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

I had one. It read low and it's not adjustable. But as long as you know how far off it is, I guess it's ok. It's ugly as sin though.

Biggest problem is that you would MUCH rather get your voltage from the amp. Blow the alt lead fuse or a ground goes bad in the back and you're in trouble because this voltmeter will still be happy but your amp will not be.

 

[southernboom88 10+ year member]

got 1 of these in my car. it is pretty good. normally off by about - .2 or .3 (if car is at 14.0 it may read 13.7) not bad for the price IMO.