# Battery Meter Installation

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-meter-installation/17732>\
**Category:** GEM Forum\
**Created:** [December 20, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-meter-installation/17732 "2019-12-20T22:31:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Craigs5711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@Craigs5711](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Craigs5711)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-meter-installation/17732/1 "2019-12-20T22:31:46Z")

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I need assistance of where to connect the leads to the battery meter/gauge. I have a 2000 GEM car… I have changed the charger to a Quick Charge charger. I am just not sure where to connect the wires so I get the 72 v readings.

Please let me know

Thank You

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**Author:** ![dougl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@dougl](https://community.electricforum.com/u/dougl)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-meter-installation/17732/2 "2019-12-21T22:26:05Z")

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Just a guess but since I don’t think you would want the meter on all the time, connecting one side to output of the big contactor(maybe off the fusable link ) and the other to Battery -.

Look at the schematic and see if anything floats your boat. Or you can just connect across the batteries, with a fuse at the battery connection and put an isolated switch on it to turn it on/off.

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**Author:** ![Craigs5711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@Craigs5711](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Craigs5711)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-meter-installation/17732/3 "2019-12-22T15:14:16Z")

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Thank you. Do you have a copy of the schematic. I do like the idea of putting a switch to shut off the meter.

Thank You for your help.

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**Author:** ![Sparkee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/sparkee/32/3485_2.png) [@Sparkee](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Sparkee)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-meter-installation/17732/4 "2019-12-22T17:31:12Z")

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I’m doing something similar for my ‘07. Easiest method would be to go directly to the batteries and have it on all the time. I’m thinking the battery drain would be negligible for a digital meter.