Battery meter through reducer?

[davjohn28]

Just wired up a 48-12v reducer to run headlights and LEDs through. I wired the 12V to my ignition switch so reducer will only be Hot when key switch is on.
I also have my battery volt meter wired through the key switch for Same reason. I’m starting to think that my battery meter isn’t reading correctly now. It will now have a constant feed from the inverter coming through the ignition circuit when key is on... anyone have issues with that or know of a solution?

[scottyb]

Typically the reducer uses a single 12v + connection from the key switch to turn the step-down reducer on. This should have no effect on the meter connected to the same ignition terminal

[davjohn28]

The reason i ask, i have the reducer 12V + and the meter spliced in same spot on ignition wire.... traditionally when i turned key off the battery meter would immediately shut off.... since hooking up reducer, the meter stays illuminated for 10-15 seconds slowly dimming once key is off and removed from ignition... is that some sort of capacitor flow draining out during key removal from the reducer?

[davjohn28]

I ended up just wiring the battery meter to constant as i like the idea of being able to see it on at anytime... however i did notice something else. Once i turn off cart roughly 15-20 seconds later i hear solenoid click twice... is that normal reduce to discharge and do that? I don’t want to overwork cart for no reason. When i ordered my auxiliary LEDs i ordered a wiring kit with inline fuse, switch, and inline relay. Is it possible the relay is affecting the flow somehow? Currently have a cheapo $30 reducer from Amazon. Any recommendations on if the apparent discharging is normal or not?