48v State-Of-Charge Analog Meter
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The 48-Volt Analog State-Of-Charge Meter is a convenient tool. It helps to understand how it works to be able to use it properly. This is a charge indicator, not a voltage indicator. It reads the voltage but only a threshold and not how you would imagine it. Let us see if we can elaborate. Suppose you have a multimeter at home. You put the positive and negative leads on the cart's main positive and main negative battery posts. In that case, it should read 48 volts or better. Even if it's dead.
This is where we start to lose people, so hang in there. Your caddie runs on an overcharge. When you fully charge your 48-volt system, if you were to read it with your multimeter, you would find that the overall voltage was about 52. The golf cart runs on that overcharge. When you are reading 48 volts, you have plus or minus an eighth of a tank left of juice, so to speak. This golf cart meter measures that range of voltage. Call Buggies Unlimited and get one ordered.
as long as it a 48 volt cart i see no reason that it would not work
No it is not. Very easy to see and very accurate. I have installed many and everyone is happy with them.
On mine, and most I've dealt with, the needle should quickly fall around the "F" mark, that is 48 volts. Then fluctuate from "F" down into the
green as you accelerate, slowly and eventually down to the red as the batteries drain. If the needle stays in CHG zone, and you KNOW your wiring is correct, I would swap for another gauge.
I have a 1999 club car and attempted to use the light, but was unsuccessful. My light wasn’t working beforehand and am unsure whether it was faulty or if there was a broken wire. I found it easier to just run new wires directly to the batteries rather than tracing for a faulty wire. Dial indicator works great!
This meter draws so little power, you will be much older and greyer before it affects you battery power. I have had this charger in my golf cart for over a year, and have never noticed any problems with this meter and my battery life
NO, just the gauge itself.
Hi Vickie. The red area on the left is showing very low charge on the batteries. Probably not usable. The red area on the right indicates too high a charge rate. This can shorten the life of the batteries and just is not safe. During charge the meter will read one thing. Without the charger on, you will read the true state of the battery stack which we hope is in the green. Just a partially educated opinion.
This should work just fine. Can always put a inline fuse in the circuit when wiring it up.
This does not come with wiring
