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11-13-2010, 08:01 AM | #1 |
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LED Voltmeter
I'm installing a Datel LED voltmeter in my 36v cart, what size wire do I need to run from the meter to the battery pak?
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11-13-2010, 10:11 AM | #2 |
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Re: LED Voltmeter
That is a low draw so 16 g should work, pick up some
flexible wire at the auto store. How are you switching it. |
11-13-2010, 10:18 AM | #3 |
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Re: LED Voltmeter
A meter like this draws 4 milla amps... you can connect it direct without a switch. That way you know the pack voltage any time you walk by it
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11-13-2010, 10:31 AM | #4 |
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11-13-2010, 10:40 AM | #5 |
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Re: LED Voltmeter
Been running our test meter like that for 3 months
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11-13-2010, 02:05 PM | #6 |
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Re: LED Voltmeter
Thanks, that is the size I have.
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11-14-2010, 03:17 PM | #7 |
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Re: LED Voltmeter
Should I put a fuse inline?
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11-14-2010, 05:11 PM | #8 |
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11-14-2010, 05:16 PM | #9 |
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Re: LED Voltmeter
Not to argue G man but IMHO every wire should be fused.
A small wire can start to arc and burn its way all the way back to the Battery. Grommet all holes the wire passes through. |
11-14-2010, 05:20 PM | #10 |
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Re: LED Voltmeter
An 18-16g wire is a fusible link in my opinion... you can add a fuse to either line but remember that every connection is a point of potential failure
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