Have a golf cart 36 volt (6 6v batteries) and i want to add a volt meter on them so i know when to charge them when they get low. this is the meter i am talking about. 36 volt meterMy question is,if I connect the 2 wires (red, black) to one of the 6v batts will that give me the volts for all 6 batts at the same time or do I have to connect each batt. to the meter???Thanks

Neither. You find the proper + and - terminals to register the 36v. You will find one terminal at the first and one at the last battery. You'll know the first and last as those are the terminals that have the connecting cable that goes to the cart's wiring.The voltage at any 6v battery will be 6v.

To get 36 volts the batteries are connected in series from positive to negative of next battery. Reading voltage from the positive and negative on one battery reads only that battery individually. To read them as one 36 volt battery you must connect to the negative on one end of the series and the positive on the other end of the series the same way that they are connected to supply power to your cart.

your GC batteries are wired in series (6x6v=36v). that meter will tell you the state of the charge as if you had a single 36v battery if you connect the leads as mentioned. most folks simply plug their GC into a charger at the end of the day.

And the readings you are looking for are 38.16 full and 34.4 discharged to 10%.

its best to charge at the end of each days use ,the battteries will last for years with just a little care and check the water every couple months.

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Big_Katuna
Explorer II
Mar 17, 2019
And the readings you are looking for are 38.16 full and 34.4 discharged to 10%.
rk911
Explorer
Mar 17, 2019
your GC batteries are wired in series (6x6v=36v). that meter will tell you the state of the charge as if you had a single 36v battery if you connect the leads as mentioned. most folks simply plug their GC into a charger at the end of the day.
EV2
Explorer
Mar 17, 2019
To get 36 volts the batteries are connected in series from positive to negative of next battery. Reading voltage from the positive and negative on one battery reads only that battery individually. To read them as one 36 volt battery you must connect to the negative on one end of the series and the positive on the other end of the series the same way that they are connected to supply power to your cart.
2oldman
Explorer II
Mar 17, 2019
Neither. You find the proper + and - terminals to register the 36v. You will find one terminal at the first and one at the last battery. You'll know the first and last as those are the terminals that have the connecting cable that goes to the cart's wiring.

The voltage at any 6v battery will be 6v.

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