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Would anyone be interested in buying a small unit that once fitted to your caravan with a very simple 2 or 4 wire installation would tell you if your car is charging your van battery (only if car is connected). The condition of your battery & if your 12s socket is connected and working correctly.

The unit would cost £29.95 + P&P.

It would be supplies with very clear and simple installation insturctions.

We would need to make 65 of these, and then to sell all 65 to make it the price shown above and we are keen to know peoples thoughts.

The unit would have a full 12mth warranty and support vial e-mail if required.

please post your commets good or bad

Thanks

Richard

Would your unit also be able to be used with the 13pin sockets since these are now being introduced?

And where would the unit/display need to be fitted?  How big is it?

It does sound like a useful gadget, not sure about the price though.

Hi, Thanks for your question, Yes our device would work with a 13 pin socket, The unit could be fitted anywhere, I have mine fitted in the van by my mains switch, You could however install it anywhere,

The unit is 73mm x 52mm x 25mm, It will be white in colour and have a inremental LED indicator and a push to test button.

Hope this answers your question.

Ref the price, What sort of money would you expect to pay for this kind of device? As large orders would attract a keener sales price.

Kind Regards

Richard

Hi, If we were to make 100,000's of these then the price may well drop, We know that LEDS and diodes do not cost alot but it is the PCBs that will infalte the first few productions,

This is the answer from the Design Engineers.

  I think that the best way to answer this is that it provides far more functionality in that it is not active when the vehicle isn’t charging therefore does not drain the battery when not in use. Its competitive on cost when compared to other devices on the market doing similar job but has advantage that can been hidden in dark places and still able to be seen by the user. Here I’m talking about analogue meters, or even digital meters which would mean the user has to understand about battery voltages and whats a good voltage or bad voltage. This little box tells you all you need to know at a single glance, GREEN is good YELLOW is OK and RED is BAD. Even when the car is not charging you can seen the battery voltage at the push of a button, no car in sight even if it was pitch black in the dead of night. They are basically paying for there lack of technical knowledge and pure convenience.

Hope this helps

Hello fatbloke28,

Is an "amp counter" the same as an amp meter?

Thanks

Peter