Wattson Display Unit

Sterlingtimes

I think that my Wattson display unit is on the way out. I measure 16 volts DC at this power supply when it is not under load. There are internal batteries which look like a pack of five AA batteries that are encapsulated in plastic. I surmise that the batteries are probably at fault. Has anyone else had any problems? Are the batteries a replaceable item?

legoman62

Sterlingtimes wrote: »

I think that my Wattson display unit is on the way out. I measure 16 volts DC at this power supply when it is not under load. There are internal batteries which look like a pack of five AA batteries that are encapsulated in plastic. I surmise that the batteries are probably at fault. Has anyone else had any problems? Are the batteries a replaceable item?

I leave my Wattson plugged in all the time. If I unplug it for a short while I get the low battery message.

Re- Wattson we were out this afternoon and just before we left I noticed Wattson was reading 3000w usage:eek:

Edit: I am now wondering if there is a problem with my Wattson

gabitzul

Never opened mine and seems to be behaving just as above (as legoman62 says). I assume they can be replaced - chances are they are just a munch of Ni_MH cells. Take them apart and see.

Sterlingtimes

Thank you, both. The Wattson is working again this morning. I think that it will be the old batteries which are causing the problem. I get the effective net import/export reading in any case on the Charmeleon. And using the Glowstick, I get a comparative readout on my Android phone. The Wattson webstats still work.

legoman62

Reset mine this morning after spurious readings...all fine now:D