Hooked up this multimeter, part pzem-061, according to the wiring diagram, or so I think, but managed to short it. Any idea what I'm missing? Control transformer on the top, positive first, negative second. Then AC In in third and fourth position. My light turns on with or without this inline, but obviously I've unhooked it for the time being, I snafu'd something.
Could it not be the fact that you have a multimeter that reads a range of 80 - 260v, and only a 54v driver? Others may know more than I but according to that information, it shouldn’t work even if it is connected correctly.
After looking up the part number, that is an A/C multimeter. It will not work no matter how you wire it up. You need a D/C multimeter like this one: bayite DC 6.5-100V 0-20A LCD Display Digital Ammeter Voltmeter Multimeter Current Voltage Power Energy Battery Monitor Amperage Meter Gauge with Built-in Shunt
No problem. I actually ordered the wrong meter on my first light setup as well. It was DC, but it had an external shunt. The internal shunt one I linked to is about as simple as it gets to install.
Nice. Sometimes the clamping current meters will be able to read DC as well. Did you use a different model or just hook up the one you had? Figure I'd post this for others that come along... Just curious, but looks like you've another inline multi that's flipped upside down in the pic from your first post?
I bought two of the ones Jay suggested in his post. Much easier. Direct connected from the ballast then out to the lights. Running two qb96 elite v2s on each, works perfect.