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Analog Panel Meter - 0 to 20mA

This analog panel meter measures DC current from 0-20mA with 5% accuracy. It has a clear and easy to read scale and an adjustable dial. These can be useful for measuring the current on the GPIO pins on your microcontroller or numerous other applications.

The face of the meter is 45x45mm overall. The mounting hole should be 38mm. The overall depth of the meter is 35mm.

Analog Panel Meter - 0 to 20mA Product Help and Resources

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  • EthanS. / about 13 years ago * / 2

    If anyone is looking for a printable template for the background scale, I have posted one here

  • Kshatrya / about 11 years ago / 1

    Is this a taut band or a pivoted movement? The info sheet doesn't say. (I'm asking because a pivoted movement can be repaired and adjusted, but a taut band type is garbage if the band breaks.)

  • Member #30687 / about 12 years ago / 1

    I just received the analog amp meter, and I noticed that the reader is off by a few milliamps.

    Is there a way to adjust the reader?

    • Kshatrya / about 11 years ago / 1

      As Taper mentioned, there should be a zero adjuster on the front panel. If it's still off after zeroing it, you may have to add external series or parallel adjustment resistors.

    • Taper / about 12 years ago / 1

      If your meter matches the product picture, the black circle with the slot at bottom-center should adjust with a screwdriver. I couldn't make out the corresponding feature on the "Product Sheet" image.

  • Member #149557 / about 13 years ago / 1

    For the three units I received, I had to make a decision on whether to connect the wires to the terminals, or be able to fasten the meter to a panel, because only two nuts ship with the meter. I contacted customer (dis)-service and they blew me off, not even a sorry, we will send some more. SF has lost a customer over $.05 worth of metric nuts. They aren't the only place to get parts...

    • RobertC. / about 13 years ago / 1

      If you refer to the picture above, you will see there are only nuts for the mounting holes. I apologize for you getting blown off by customer service, but this is how they come, and this is how they were sold to you. The screws are relatively easy to find at any hardware store. If we had to source them, sort them, and bag them up with each unit, we'd have to charge more. Once again, we're sorry for not being more helpful, but it wasn't meant to come with nuts for all the posts, just for the mounting lugs.

  • JoshFranz / about 13 years ago / 1

    You should stock some with lights in them, for a more vintage feel :)

  • Markatlnk / about 13 years ago / 1

    I purchased two of these meters. The resistance measures between 3 or 4 ohms and it does have an internal shunt resistor. The windings look similar to the size used in the volt meter and might actually be the same movement. Again, these meters are easy to disassemble and change the shunt resistor if desired. One of the two meters didn't work initially and when I disassembled it, it started to work. I resoldered some joints and it still works. The quality is rather low, but it still a good deal for the price.
    Mark

  • Kevin Vermeer / about 13 years ago / 1

    What's the voltage drop and/or series resistance of this meter?

Customer Reviews

4 out of 5

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Good panel meters.

by verified purchaser

The panel meters are good. What I have to remove a star for is that there is only fasteners on the lower part of the meter, so in my application I got a small gap between the meter and my panel.