fuse block with volt meter?

[chaddyc 10+ year member]

i just istalled a fuse that has a volt meter on it and it doesnt show anything on the meter... its an inline 150amp fuse with a meter i forget wat brand, but should the meter always light up? none of the numbers light up wen i play my sounds...is there a speciall way to hook these up or is it probably broken?

thanks for the info.

chad

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[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

I don't have any experiend with them, but sometimes with little electronic things your supposted to pull a strip that turns them on. If not it might be broken.

 

[chaddyc 10+ year member]

ok i just got it to turn on... it was just suppossed to be grounded.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

my question is, is it suppossed to stay on? is it ok, or do i need to install a switch to turn it on an off?

thanks again

chad

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

it doestn draw very much voltage.. I wouldnt worry about it.

 

[chaddyc 10+ year member]

is it made to stay on? and is it going to last long with it always on?

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

If it stays on constantly it will cause a parasitic drain on your battery and kill it eventually. Put a toggle in somewhere to turn it off when you aren't using it. Even a little current is enough to kill the battery- I have seen a tiny map light in a grab handle nuke a battery overnight. A toggle would cost what? $3?

 

[candyman206 10+ year member]

Alot of things with volt meters have a terminal or wire that hooks up to a accessory or igition wire.

 

[chaddyc 10+ year member]

this one is an inline fuse with a voltmeter and the only wire that goes in is the power cable and the way its grounded is when you mount it to you car. it has no other wires...

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

it should have a sensor that times it out after alittle while, if it doesn't sense a voltage drop or rise.

 

[AznRevlAzn 10+ year member]

there should be a ground wire that you need to hook up.

either that or your meter's a dud //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

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