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04-04-2010, 06:55 PM
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Not Yet Wild
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Battery meter
I want to add one of these battery meters to my precedent cart. The charge light is a joke. I like the ones with the red and green vertical bars. I noticed that Curtis makes them, and there are what appears to be import ones. Should I spend the extra and buy the Curtis or is the cheaper one any good. Thanks.
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04-04-2010, 08:12 PM
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Ban Puppy Mills & Stores!
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Re: Battery meter
Look at this thread before you make your decision.
http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...installed.html |
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04-04-2010, 10:08 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Forest City N.C.
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Re: Battery meter
Buy the curtis and have confidence that you made the right decision
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04-08-2010, 08:18 AM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Estero, Florida
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Re: Battery meter
Question about meter wiring....
I am getting ready to install one in my cart. What gauge wire do you recommend? I am getting ready to run to Lowes to pick it up. |
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04-09-2010, 06:18 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Re: Battery meter
These meters are sold at Lowes?
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04-09-2010, 09:02 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Forest City N.C.
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Re: Battery meter
I use 16 gauge wire.
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04-09-2010, 09:27 PM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Estero, Florida
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Re: Battery meter
The meters aren't sold at Lowes, but wire is!
I just installed it! |
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04-10-2010, 07:56 PM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: Battery meter
How hard are these to hook up
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04-10-2010, 08:03 PM
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Ban Puppy Mills & Stores!
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Re: Battery meter
Quote:
 I have both... the pretty Green, Yellow & Red LED's and what I call the real deal... a digital DC voltmeter display. The Digital display shows REAL voltage readings while the LED's are set to different voltages. When my LED gauge is flashing red, telling me that less then 10% of my battery life is left... the true reading of the pack is 48.4 volts or actually 50% pack left which is where you should stop and put it on a charger. The Digital meter runs around $20 and I paid $50 for the pretty one. One thing to remember... after about 7-10 minutes of stop time your pack voltage will rise about .7 volts so if the meter showed 48.5 when you first stop... it will show 49.2 after 7-10 minutes. Just take that into account whenever you stop your cart so you'll know that you really have a little more in the tank... so to speak! And this way with a Digital meter on your pack at all times... you don't have to use a separate meter to test true readings of you pack. |
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04-10-2010, 08:10 PM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: Battery meter
OK so what type should i get and where and what else do i need hope you can walk me threw how to hook one up ?
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