11-21-2011, 07:08 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Bunnell, Florida
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SOC meter.
This is the one I bought from " SimpleMan ". I just got her in today, and am so glad to have a " fuel gauge " on my cart! I'm going to measure the voltages at the low - middle - and high end of the green scale. This will give me a good idea of my batteries charge. At the time of the photo the batteries are on the final equalization charge. I wired this direct as when I checked the draw it has, it doesn't draw enough to drain the batteries in a year!
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11-21-2011, 07:14 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oklahoma City
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Re: SOC meter.
nice,,, but if mine,, I would put a small switch just next to it,,,leaving it on most of the time but able to turn it off when parked for long times
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11-21-2011, 08:26 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Bunnell, Florida
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Re: SOC meter.
Actually the resistor across the solenoid lugs passes more current than this gauge! If I ever had to leave the cart sit for a long time, I'd get my friend to charge it every couple of weeks, or disconnect the batteries. I read an article on Curtis SOC's that stated how they measure voltage change over a period of time and switching it on and off would upset this sequence. I'm not sure who made this one ( I couldn't find anything on it anywhere ) but so far it seems to work fine. I just checked and my charge has finished and the gauge needle is now in the upper end of the white chg area. I'm interested what it will read in the morning!
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11-21-2011, 08:30 PM | #4 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 73,406
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Re: SOC meter.
The only thing more fun than having a meter on the cart is comparing it with 2 or more DVMS in the morning
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11-21-2011, 11:37 PM | #5 |
Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
Posts: 8,988
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Re: SOC meter.
I actually tried this morning, but could only find my Fluke. My Wavetek is (temporarily) lost in my hoarded clutter.
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11-22-2011, 12:00 AM | #6 | |
Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: SOC meter.
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Like you, I wired mine to be always on. |
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11-22-2011, 08:09 AM | #7 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Bunnell, Florida
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Re: SOC meter.
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11-22-2011, 09:05 AM | #8 |
Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: SOC meter.
It's 'cause my buggy's still in bondage!
I still have to figure out how to get six additional wires through the 3/4" tube steel roof supports, which are currently slap full of wires. I think it'll look good on my overhead console. |
11-22-2011, 10:22 AM | #9 |
Techno-Nerd
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West Virginia
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Re: SOC meter.
The roof is mostly hollow. Run wires originating under the seat via rear roof supports and fish them to the roof mounted console.
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11-22-2011, 10:46 AM | #10 | |
Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: SOC meter.
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I already have wires for my roof mounted tail light, dome light, and high voltage wig-wag strobes, as well as stereo power and memory wires, inside my roof. I used a BIG (mad scientist) rare earth magnet to guide a pull string with a nut attached from where they enter the roof to their destinations. I was hoping to avoid this, because so far, all of my wires are hidden. There's no good way to enter the rear supports without day-lighting the wires first. |
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