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07-12-2011, 05:31 PM | #1 |
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36 Volt analog meter
My meter stays in the white area " charge" is it possible to wire it backwards?
Is it true this meter drains the battery since it is not conected to the on off switch? |
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07-12-2011, 05:39 PM | #2 |
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Re: 36 Volt analog meter
Yes, it's possible to wire it bass-ackwards, but I believe you have it correct. Mine also stays in the "charge" range. The black line divider (between green and white ranges) is almost precisely 36v on mine. If I use it long enough to hit the line, I put it back on the charger. It doesn't happen often, though. Usually it takes quite a bit of pulling heavy wagons to drain the batteries that far down in the 10 hour average workday that I spend on it.
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07-12-2011, 05:42 PM | #3 |
Getting Wild
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Re: 36 Volt analog meter
Gotta agree with kab69440, my meter has only gotten down into the green once after a long circle around the ranch. I usually charge it till it's at least halfway up the white.
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07-12-2011, 05:43 PM | #4 |
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Re: 36 Volt analog meter
Addenum:
The meter leeches a pathetically small amount of current. Unless you leave the thing for weeks on end without recharging, I wouldn't worry about it. You can always wire a momentary button switch to either lead to cut the current and show a reading on- demand. Last edited by kab69440; 07-12-2011 at 05:46 PM.. Reason: Horrific grammatical error. Don't want folks thinking I'm "special" |
07-12-2011, 06:10 PM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: 36 Volt analog meter
Thanks to all of the replys. I just put new batterys in and put the meter in. I guss I should charge the new batterys for a while. They dont have a full charge straight from the store, do they?
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07-12-2011, 06:16 PM | #6 |
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07-12-2011, 06:32 PM | #7 |
Getting Wild
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Re: 36 Volt analog meter
Make sure to break them in right, otherwise you'll never get the peak performance out of those things:
http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...one-right.html |
07-12-2011, 06:43 PM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: 36 Volt analog meter
You folks are the BEST.. Thanks for all the great tips.
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07-12-2011, 08:52 PM | #9 |
Happy Carting
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Re: 36 Volt analog meter
I Dunno where you guyz are getting your meters? I have an inexpensive ($15) analog meter on my site that reads all thru the green and down to the red when it is time to recharge.... only in the white when it is full full full.... Have put them on every cart that stops by They are all in the green?
Maybe you are putting 36v meter on a 48v cart??????? |
07-12-2011, 08:58 PM | #10 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: 36 Volt analog meter
Well I got mine at a place called garretts it is just like the one you show I gave 9.95+tax
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