Battery gauge help!

[busa]

I have a 2 wire led gauge and i tied the + to the key switch and the - to the last battery will it work like this? or do i need a 3 wire gauge? It seems to work but my gauge was showing half charge and the batteries were dead. any help would be appreciated. it is a 36 volt 2007 ezgo

[gaminde]

not knowing anything about your gauge here is my best guess.

Two wire gauge is best connected direct to batteries every time you turn it off it resets itself.

Three wire gauge is made for switch installation because the third wire is memory and or reading, it uses micro amps (uAmps) on this wire and switches off the LED's which use mili Amps (mAmps)

use your meter on Amps or mAmps to read amps and its hooked in series with your led meter, either wire.

1 Amp = 1000 mAmps
1 mAmp = 1000 uAmps

lets see how much it uses just sitting there.

[andy4639]

Correct 100%.

Hook it straight to the battery pack it want hurt a thing.

[busa]

thanks guys gonna hook it straight to battery and get a 3 wir e gauge later. any suggestions on a 3 wire gauge?What is a good gauge i can turn off with the key switch? Ihave the 2 wire gauge tied to the switch now to turn off when cart is not in use but if it is not accurate enough then i will put it straight to the battery so it is always on till i get a new gauge to turn off with switch. The gauges i have been looking at says they need to be reset so will the 2wire gauge work with out having to reset it?

[busa]

I was told that the analog gauges are more accurate then the led gauges?

[pbsdaddy]

Guages are a very definite case of, "you get what you pay for". If you want a good guage with accurate indications, get one that recycles constantly. If you want one that gives you a relative idea of what's going one, get a cheap one. It really depends upon how much info you want.
When speaking of the lesser cost guages, I would agree, the analogs are better than LED. However, when you get into the more effective guages, you have to leave the analogs to get real accuracy.

[busa]

What gauge do u recommend?

[andy4639]

I like the 2 wire digital read outs myself. I can see what the charger is doing while hooked up and never touch the cart. I have it wired straight to the batteries.

[gaminde]

Look at my site under parts you can get the datel for 50.00 dollars

[busa]

tried to find your site but couldnt find a pic of your gauge can u give me some more info?

[gaminde]

I do not sell them go to gaminde.net look on the left for parts and under the parts you will see Digital Panel Meter 30-199VDC 3.5dig Red Two Wire LED this is the Datel meter and where to buy them.

[busa]

I do not see a picture of the gauge. Do u have a pic of gauge and will it work wired to the key switch since it is onley a 2 wire gauge

[busa]

what kind of gauge do u have andy4639 and where did u get it.

[gaminde]

It looks like a Datel to me
1st off these are battery meters they measure voltage not state of charge they are most likely good to .1 or .01 volts. They can be wired any way you want.

Again I do not sell the meters, on my site it lists who sells them wholesale and there part number, check it out on there site, they will have more info than you can decipher.

[andy4639]

Here is where I get mine.

http://www.datelmeters.com/cgi-bin/webshop.cgi?config=ent-dcvoltmeters#2-wire

[busa]

Thanks guys and how does this gauge mount?

[andy4639]

It comes with a clip that you slide over the backside and cut the dash so the front lip holds it in.

[busa]

found a digital gaug at fcbeletronicsusa anybody ever used one of these gauges?

[gaminde]

Doug who used to be with this forum uses that meter and had me put it on the list. It's no datel but for 15 dollars you can get 5 of them. I think it's blue also which is much cooler than red.

[busa]

yese ilike it better and the price but i want quality to

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[pbsdaddy]

I have the same thing Andy has. IMHO, it's the only way to go.