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When you want to keep an eye on the life of your batteries, the Reliance 48v Battery Meter and USB Port at Buggies Unlimited is the way to go. Most customers are unaware of how their batteries actually power their golf cart. This means keeping an eye on them with a standard gauge is out of the question. We would imagine that the vast majority of you would take a standard voltage indicator and be able to determine how much charge was in your batteries. However, the real trick comes in when it's time to interpret it.
Say you have a forty-eight-volt caddie. If you took your standard volt reader out and hooked it up to the main positive and last negative, you would get a reading of all of the batteries at once. Let's say it reads 41 volts. That seems pretty good, right? You could easily make it to the store and back with that much charge, right? Wrong! Your coach runs on the overcharge that the charger can place on the batteries. Fully charged, it should read over fifty volts. When you have an "eighth of a tank" left, the reading will be closer to 48.
This meter only watches that overcharge range. This way, you do not have to have a degree in electrical engineering to interpret your voltage. Buggies Unlimited likes to make your life simple. Call us today and let an expert set you up with everything you need. Call now for a great deal.
Please Note: Will not work with 48 volt E-Z-GO RXV Models. Please use #8062 for all RXV models.
I recently installed one on a 48V Yamaha G19 that I am rebuilding. I am an idiot when it comes to electrical so if I can do it, you can too. Your batteries are all run in series (positive to negative across the entire pack) so you need to locate the end of that series. The best option for me due to the length of the wires was to use the positive and negative connections on the inside of the charging harness (where your charger plugs in). You might have to lenghten your wires. Red to positve and balc to negative. Your yellow wire is to be spliced into the positive wire coming from the back of your key switch. You will need a multi-meter to test which wire is positive but for my cart it was the yellow wire. When connected correctly, the meter turns on and off with the key switch. Hope that helps!
Yes, electrically it will work. . I found it very easy to install, but I am a mechanic and have all the tools. You may want to look at the Reliance rectangle meter if you want to mount in the same spot as your current meter.
Hi Jesse, unfortunately we don't have any videos available. Joseph is right, there are probably some online. If you need more assistance, feel free to call our technicians.
Read the instructions very carefully. I installed the guage a year ago so I am going on memory but I believe it is also connected to the on/off switch.
Your batteries are a DC voltage source of 36v or 48v usually. A DC to DC converter takes that 36-48 DC volts and reduces it down to a 12v DC output. So you can run accesories like lights or a fan or whatever!
