Battery meters

Hip79

I have a analog 36v battery meter with small 36v back light that can be mounted on back with separate wires to use if desired, it shines thru opaque rear of meter. It can be mounted in 2" hole in dash or with black plate anywhere. After looking at instructions it shows in picture Left to right four separate colored sectors. Red/Green/White/Red Marked E at line between Red/Green F at line Green/White then CHG in white sector then line White/.Red. Voltages not indicated on gauge but in accompanying literature the picture is marked red extreme left 25V, Line Red/Green E 29V,Green/White F 36V, CHG White/Red line 41v , with no marking for extreme right red sector end of gauge. From the Soc chart I downloaded from forum link any of the green sector even at Full would be below 50% discharge. This gauge looks like the standard analog gauge I have seen everywhere on carts and for sale. I just don't know what to think . Any thoughts from the more informed?

BGW

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teecro

Those analog gas gauge type meters are no good.... Do not use it!

Get a digital meter and learn to read it like a gas gauge as in
38.2 = 100 (FULL)
37.8 = 90
37.4 = 80
37.1 = 70
36.7 = 60
36.3 = 50 (EMPTY)

DIRTPIT HC

I got the digital SOC from ScottyB and It is dead on with my handheld DVM. Digital is the way to go IMO. Otherwise, you are guessing.

radioman

Get both. One to glance at to let you know when you need to read the digital.

teecro

Why would a person bother with the time, effort, expense and damage to their cart by installing both when the digital will do it all?

I have a business card sized chart taped right next to my digital meter that details of SOC from 100 % = Full to 50 % = Empty...

How much easier can that be?

oldnavycdr

Is there a round DVM gage that will drop into the hole on RXV's?

UroGator

Not sure if this will fit into the RXV hole, but this is the round DVM from Datel that I installed on my cart.

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...r-install.html

radioman

I predict a talking voltmeter will be available for golf carts soon.

kernal

Good grief!!! Remember those Nissans (might have been called Datsun's then) that wouldn't shut up.

teecro

I would love to have a GPS with an addatude... I said turn right you idiot; for crying out loud recalculating...