Cheap 4-20ma display

micky

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• Jan 24, 2013

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Anybody know of any small displays that will range 0-100% with a 4-20 signal? Looking for something to put in a demo box.

 

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• Jan 24, 2013

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-AC-Power-4-20mA-Display-Meter-110-/250504661994

Never used - but looks the part & is cheap.

 

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• Jan 24, 2013

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Saw those, but the range is 0-1000. If I can't find any thing else I may go with them.

 

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• Jan 24, 2013

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http://www.prelectronics.com/idd969.asp?pcol=5714&pcol=5715

http://industrial.omron.us/en/produ...dicators/1_8_din_standard/k3ma_j/default.html

I have used these in the past - The PR Electronics unit is quite reasonably priced in NZ not sure of the pricing in the US.

Also you could look towards a basic temperature/process controller to do the display, the Omron E5CC basic unit has a scalable 4-20mA as an input option and is under NZ$300. Should be even cheaper at your end of the world.

http://industrial.omron.us/en/produ...digital_process_controllers/e5_c/default.html

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• Jan 24, 2013

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for demo and test i am using pm435 with a 9 volt battery ( all displays separate battery) they cost around 6 euro are new.
with a simple resistor of 50 ohms you get a nice signal of 1 volt.
the dot is adjustable.

 

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Red Lion PAXP: http://www.redlion.net/Products/DigitalandAnalog/DigitalPanelMeters/Process/PAXP.html

 

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• Jan 24, 2013

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https://store.redlion.net/store/comersus_listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=736

You can buy them cheaper, but these are industrial and economical. Proven too.

 

nonuke

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• Jan 25, 2013

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These panel meters are really cheap and small for demo/test boxes.

http://www.datelmeters.com/cgi-bin/...uolw135913358932&command=link--4-20local.html

http://www.datelmeters.com/data/meters/30pc_420.pdf