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Old 02-14-2013, 06:01 PM
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Default Golf Cart Battery Meter going nuts...

I have a 2003 Club Car, 48v. Today, I noticed the battery meter/gauge, the needle type, twitching wildly back and forth. It seemed sort of steady in the green zone during cruising speed but twitched back and forth wildly when accelerating/decelerating. It even twitched intermittently when the cart was stopped, motor was off and keys removed.

So for Frank or any armchair golf cart experts...any ideas? Does the battery gauge draw current from the batteries? Do the gauges/meters go bad?

Right now, I have it charging and will do voltmeter and hydrometer test in the morning to make sure no battery or cell is going bad. Batteries are a little less than 18 months old.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions ...

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