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Originally Posted by jrandom
Thanks, I’m glad I stumbled upon it.
I have a fused subsystem that is directly connected to the battery, it is controlled via “keyed” relay (the relay is triggered by the key when turned to “on” the step before accessory) that is where I pull the voltage from, so it is as close to the batteries “true” voltage.
You could easily wire it direct and throw a toggle/push inline so that it is on demand.
I would be super cool it the meter was a push button switch itself.
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jrandom
. That's a great idea. I might email the good folks in Australia and suggest they give you a dozen as a royalty :-).
I'm more interested in watching the voltage when the vehicle isn't on, specifically when I am out doing trips to make sure I don't run down the battery too far at night when I use it for lighting etc. So I think I'll go with your second suggestion about an in-line switch.
I've never managed to find a toggle that fits in the 4Runner blank that can work without a relay ... anyone else out there ever seen one? The more stock looking the better.
Else, I guess I'll just drill a hole in one of the blanks next to where I put in the voltmeter and
use something like this, which will still be pretty discrete hopefully.