36 volt meter
A good member here send me a state of charter meter for my 36 volt golf cart. I am sort of new to electric carts so I need to ask a question.
I don't have a mounting bracket but I think I can use a 2 inch metal hole saw to punch the hole in another key switch plate I have. Do I need this meter to be on a fuse and where would I get one ? I would think yes in case of a short. What size wire do most use when doing this ? I also would need that something to secure it to my mounting plate if I do indeed use this other key switch plate I have. Maybe there is somewhere I can just buy the kit ? including plate that would go where key switch is and wires with fuse ? I like the idea of it being right beside the key switch and really there is no other place left where I can see it because of radio and speakers. I was told it didn't draw enough amps to worry about it being wired to the key switch. Like I mentioned this cart has a radio installed the left of key switch so no room on the left side. |
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Can you post a picture of the meter you are asking about?
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Sure but my battery is almost dead on my camera. One is blurry but it should tell you what I got. Hope this helps
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I would look at these, better than the gauge one that you have in my opinion.
https://www.cartsunlimited.net/battery-meters.html |
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That came with my cart when I bought it. I cut a hole in a plate that I put over the ball holder. It didn't come with the bracket so I just cut the hole snug. Any automotive or marine store will have a bracket, or you could visit one to see how easy it would be to fabricate one. Simply a "U" shaped metal piece with two holes, like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Vol...41781114&psc=1 I used 16 AWG and a fuse. |
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yurtle , I used my 2 inch hole saw in another face plate I had and got this thing working like a charm. It was snug but I added a few drops of Gorilla Super Glue . It is not going anywhere now.
When should I connect the charger, when it gets in the red or just before ? Don't want to hurt these 6 new batteries. Thanks for you help here. |
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Charge it every day you use it. Since you said they're new, I'd read up on this:
https://www.cartsunlimited.net/battery-break-in-.html Lots of good information there. I haven't used that in nearly 10 years, but if I recall, it never dropped below green, though once the batteries hit the seven year mark, they were definitely tired. |
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