Ampmeter

eflyguy · 10-16-2013, 07:22 PM

I also picked up one of the combined units, with shunt. Now the cart is back together and running, it's not a priority for me to install, but I'll get around to it..
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remac · 10-17-2013, 07:33 AM

jdunmyer - looks like the cruising e-meter was bought up by xantex and is now called the 'linklite' or 'linkpro'. Google those and you gets lots of listings.
These meters measure up to 1000 or 10,000 amps, hope that's enough....

...however and thers is always a 'however', the price is commensurately huge - linklite on ebay is $221....

jdunmyer · 10-17-2013, 08:02 AM

Remac,
I was aware that they sold out, based on how the search results came back. I bought mine probably 10 or more years ago, and it was something like $250.00 even then. The unit seems to be designed for nearly any AE (alternate energy) application, from residential to vehicular. One of the displays is "time until dead" or somesuch, useful when you're out cruising along.

remac · 10-17-2013, 08:17 AM

oops - cancel excitement over linklite or linkpro.
maximum voltage 35vdc - bummer

jdunmyer · 10-17-2013, 08:46 AM

Remac,
Are you sure they don't have provisions for operating at a higher voltage? The Link10, for instance, runs at a low voltage, either 36 or 48 volts, IIRC, but has some arrangement for running on voltages at least as high as 144, a common EV voltage.

I'd think that a major market for these meters would be EVs, and only older golf carts would be as low as 36 volts. The latest models seem to be well over 300 volts; even the home-brew cars are 144 volts.

sowilliams · 10-17-2013, 09:31 AM

Thanks for all the feedback. I do have the digital volt meter from Scotty so i was just looking for the ampmeter but not sure i want to pay that much. Hopefully we'll find something reasonable out there that will work.

yurtle · 10-17-2013, 09:44 AM

I gave you a link to the ammeter/shunt combo i bought. $40.

sowilliams · 10-17-2013, 10:30 AM

Sorry, I missed that. Thanks!

yurtle · 10-17-2013, 10:51 AM

This is simply an ammeter. Your SOC meter from ScottyB will tell you more about remaining life. Ammeters merely tell instantaneously how fast you're draining the batteries, if that makes sense. It's not an amp-hour remaining meter, which was mentioned above.

jdunmyer · 10-17-2013, 03:06 PM

I installed an analog ammeter on my old Legend cart. Used a common meter with a home-made shunt, adjusted so the meter would JUST hit full scale under full load. It worked well and was kinda fun to watch; you can tell how hard the thing is working.

10-17-2013, 07:33 AM	#12
remac Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 207	Re: Ampmeter jdunmyer - looks like the cruising e-meter was bought up by xantex and is now called the 'linklite' or 'linkpro'. Google those and you gets lots of listings. These meters measure up to 1000 or 10,000 amps, hope that's enough.......however and thers is always a 'however', the price is commensurately huge - linklite on ebay is $221....

10-17-2013, 08:02 AM	#13
jdunmyer Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lower SE Michigan Posts: 330	Re: Ampmeter Remac, I was aware that they sold out, based on how the search results came back. I bought mine probably 10 or more years ago, and it was something like $250.00 even then. The unit seems to be designed for nearly any AE (alternate energy) application, from residential to vehicular. One of the displays is "time until dead" or somesuch, useful when you're out cruising along.

10-17-2013, 08:17 AM	#14
remac Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 207	Re: Ampmeter oops - cancel excitement over linklite or linkpro. maximum voltage 35vdc - bummer

10-17-2013, 08:46 AM	#15
jdunmyer Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lower SE Michigan Posts: 330	Re: Ampmeter Remac, Are you sure they don't have provisions for operating at a higher voltage? The Link10, for instance, runs at a low voltage, either 36 or 48 volts, IIRC, but has some arrangement for running on voltages at least as high as 144, a common EV voltage. I'd think that a major market for these meters would be EVs, and only older golf carts would be as low as 36 volts. The latest models seem to be well over 300 volts; even the home-brew cars are 144 volts.

10-17-2013, 09:31 AM	#16
sowilliams Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 291	Re: Ampmeter Thanks for all the feedback. I do have the digital volt meter from Scotty so i was just looking for the ampmeter but not sure i want to pay that much. Hopefully we'll find something reasonable out there that will work.

10-16-2013, 07:22 PM	#11
eflyguy Gone Wild Join Date: May 2009 Location: Marietta, GA (USA) Posts: 368	I also picked up one of the combined units, with shunt. Now the cart is back together and running, it's not a priority for me to install, but I'll get around to it.. ..a

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10-17-2013, 09:44 AM	#17
yurtle Gone Mad Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 8,988	Re: Ampmeter I gave you a link to the ammeter/shunt combo i bought. $40.

10-17-2013, 10:30 AM	#18
sowilliams Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 291	Re: Ampmeter Sorry, I missed that. Thanks!

10-17-2013, 10:51 AM	#19
yurtle Gone Mad Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 8,988	Re: Ampmeter This is simply an ammeter. Your SOC meter from ScottyB will tell you more about remaining life. Ammeters merely tell instantaneously how fast you're draining the batteries, if that makes sense. It's not an amp-hour remaining meter, which was mentioned above.

10-17-2013, 03:06 PM	#20
jdunmyer Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lower SE Michigan Posts: 330	Re: Ampmeter I installed an analog ammeter on my old Legend cart. Used a common meter with a home-made shunt, adjusted so the meter would JUST hit full scale under full load. It worked well and was kinda fun to watch; you can tell how hard the thing is working.