about a battery meter

toogood4ubalius79

hello i am a new member any info will be greatly appreciated Is there any difference in the curtis brand dash meter and the no name meter for my 1995 48 volt cc except the price thnaks

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rusty

Welcome to the forum toogood4ubalius79..........

scottyb

Not sure of the meter you refered to as there is no pic or link....... But all battery meters need to be checked against a real voltmeter once installed to get the most effective use of them. This includes the led and the analoge types....Hope this helps

toogood4ubalius79

i was talking about the ones buggies umlimited sold because u guys i didnt know about at the time you guys are great it is the digital led ones and ebay has some that are digital with multi color bubbles in them are you guys fimiliar with them or which on would work the best for me thanks they have some curtis brand and some no name brands that look the same but doesnt say curtis on them they are alot cheapeer thanks

scottyb

[COLOR=red]Cheap ones work fine . ...they are all just a ballpark idicator and their readings need to be verified before you can depend on them no matter the brand or the cost. IMHO

scubabud

Harbor Freight has cheap Volt/Ohm meters for $2.95 and are pretty accurate, ( I keep one on the cart.) When my good meters read 51.4 volts my Harbor Freight meter reads 51.6 volts. The meter on my cart is nice looking but only gives you an idea of when it’s time to turn around and head back, for me it’s more for looks than anything else. But once you KNOW your meter you’ll become comfortable with what it indicates.

Jim C

I mounted a harbor freight meter inside the cubby and hooked it direct to the batteries, it reads the same as three others I bought and an expensive fluke. I also have a spare set of leads so I can pull it out (velcroed it to a bracket) and check the batteries individually.

scubabud

I've got factory leads inside the dash that were for the optional battery meter not being used and plan on doing just what you did. I wired my current meter through my ignition switch instead of using CC's leads.

scottyb

Great ideas guys
Long as you know that at 36 or 48v you are flat out EMPTY.... and you check where your pack comes up to 30 minutes AFTER recharge. Then you can tell what your individual cheap or expensive gauge reads when you are 1/2 empty. Which is where it is recommended that you recharge the pack for the longest battery life possible, no matter what brand you choose to buy

toogood4ubalius79

guys thanks for the help i would have put some pics up but dont know how to i thought for sure ya ll would know about the little square led state of charge meter i was talking about prices i got was around 50 to 70 bucks for metter thanks any more info will help maybe i should have said state of charge and not meter my fault if i confused ya ll its a state of charge meter i am looking to but and a diagram to wire it thanks again