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06-30-2016, 06:04 PM | #1 |
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Battery Meter Install
I just got a meter I'm going to install in my 91 Marathon. Should install directly to the batteries or run a wire through the key so it is only on during operation?
I guess I could also install toggle switch and run it to the batteries. any worries with leaving it on all the time? |
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06-30-2016, 06:11 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Battery Meter Install
Depends on what type of meter- LED, bar graph or analog?
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06-30-2016, 06:32 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Battery Meter Install
got an LED meter with backing plate from Carts Unlimited
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06-30-2016, 06:39 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Battery Meter Install
Wire it directly to the batteries to be on all the time so you can see the state of the batteries. It only takes a few millivolts. The batteries self discharge at a faster rate than the amout of energy that volt meter takes.
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06-30-2016, 06:47 PM | #5 |
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Re: Battery Meter Install
There's no electrical reason to not leave it on all the time. I have mine on all the time.
Some like to wire from the key s/w as a reminder that the key is on. It's pretty much personal preference. . |
06-30-2016, 07:14 PM | #6 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Battery Meter Install
We could build a case for either way - It's your choice
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06-30-2016, 07:36 PM | #7 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Battery Meter Install
Thanks, will wire it directly to the batteries. If I end up not liking it, simple enough to change.
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06-30-2016, 07:48 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Battery Meter Install
I like the idea of the toggle switch. I have mine on the key, but I find it too brite at night. Of course, I can't turn the key off if I want to drive. I really don't see a need for meter when I don't have the key, but I pretty much always have the key with me. I might put a toggle switch in series with the key. (Just like my headlights)
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07-01-2016, 07:42 AM | #9 |
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07-01-2016, 08:15 AM | #10 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Battery Meter Install
Yea the meter is almost too bright at night but almost too dim in the daylight sun.
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