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    What is it?

    Got it.  I was thinking it was ablyth, and not ab-lyth.  What a difference a space makes  ;D  www.lyth.se is the correct manufacturer. Everything is in swedish, but I sent them an email anyways asking for information, and possibly an install manual on the unit.  The manual may be in swedish...
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    What is it?

    Nope, they deal with mostly sailing rigging and supplies, nothing electronic.  I did take it apart, but there isn't much to look at inside.
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    What is it?

    I work in a avionics shop, and we recently got ahold of this strange directional unit.  Funny thing is, the guy who dropped it off didn't know what is was, and no longer wanted it.  We were going to trash it simply because it is hard to find a use for something that you don't know what it does...
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    Voltage cutout for analogue meter.

    The winch has very simple controls.  You press a button which contracts a solenoid in the winch to draw off of the battery directly.  It spools in, and spools out under power.  There is no variability, it is either on or off.  I'm getting excited now.  I'll be sure to post my progress when I do...
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    Water Tank Water Level Indicator

    What about using a mechanical float?  Basically you use a float in the tank, and a rod slightly longer than 5m being fed into a plastic Cylinder above ground.  Add some markings to the tube, and you will know how much is in it by the location of the top of the rod.  A bit low-tech for sure, but...
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    Voltage cutout for analogue meter.

    Ok, I got this idea from another electronics forum.  I could actually have some sort of switch that is wired to my winch to automatically change the scale. What I have in mind is, when I am not using my winch or starter (the only things that will draw more than the 150A max rating), I'll stick...
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    Voltage cutout for analogue meter.

    I had just assumed that the shunt would be able to handle the excess current, and simply give higher than 50mV readings, and it was the meter I had to worry about.  I suppose I could do it that way, but the winch draw, and then the subsiquent charging of the battery afterwards (with my upgraded...
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    Voltage cutout for analogue meter.

    Basically, I am installing an analogue ammeter in my jeep, and want to measure the charging current, and discharge current.  The meter I have is a 150-0-150amp meter (center zero), and uses a shunt to develope +/-50mV at full scale.  In other words, when the battery is being charged at 150amps...
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