94 DS accessories wiring and 12V reducer

[fishbones]

I have a 4 wire, 12V reducer and I was going to hook it to a marine type fuse panel, is it ok to run the positive and negative reducer out wires to the positive and negative on the fuse panel?
I see Scotty sells one with a 5th wire for key switch, wish I would have known first.

Off my fuse block I am running wires to lights and a dual accessory plug (cig lighter and USB).

Also, I got a pack charge meter with my SR48500 kit and the instructions say to best connect directly to batteries so I did, its on all the time, is that truly best and should you put a fuse inline or should it be run off key switch.

[Mooncarter]

I would run them to the fuse panel and then run everything off that.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by Mooncarter

I would run them to the fuse panel and then run everything off that.

Ok, thanks,
I was unsure on the whole grounding thing on these carts, guess I still cant get my head around having batteries in series yet still using the negative battery post for grounding.

[HaulnA$$]

Originally Posted by fishbones

Ok, thanks,
I was unsure on the whole grounding thing on these carts, guess I still cant get my head around having batteries in series yet still using the negative battery post for grounding.

Rather than thinking of “ground” in the traditional sense, think of it as the pack negative terminal being the common return point for all DC current whether it is from pack positive or reducer output.

As for your volt meter, you can connect it to the cold side of the key switch (blue wire) so that the meter is on only when the key is on. That is how I have mine wired. While charging, my Yewey charger gives a voltage reading so I don’t need to reference the dash meter. HTH

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by HaulnA$$

Rather than thinking of “ground” in the traditional sense, think of it as the pack negative terminal being the common return point for all DC current whether it is from pack positive or reducer output.

As for your volt meter, you can connect it to the cold side of the key switch (blue wire) so that the meter is on only when the key is on. That is how I have mine wired. While charging, my Yewey charger gives a voltage reading so I don’t need to reference the dash meter. HTH

Thanks, hows your readings that way? The install document said you could do it that way but it would be not as accurate as going straight to pack.

[HaulnA$$]

Originally Posted by fishbones

Thanks, hows your readings that way? The install document said you could do it that way but it would be not as accurate as going straight to pack.

I ran the meter negative directly to pack negative and meter positive to the blue wire terminal at the switch. Meter reads .1V less than my Fluke 87 reads directly across the pack. HTH.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by HaulnA$$

I ran the meter negative directly to pack negative and meter positive to the blue wire terminal at the switch. Meter reads .1V less than my Fluke 87 reads directly across the pack. HTH.

Sweet, easy change, thanks.