Comments on: Electric VW Beetle LED Panel Meter

By: keyhole7i

keyhole7i — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:10:17 +0000

I purchased the panel meter from Circuit Specialists in Mesa AZ. The meter was around $12 and you have to have an add on board$5. Add shipping charges and it was about $27. You can get a resister to take the 12V down to 9V but I got the 9V battery version. I have a 9V recharger and (2) 9V rechargeable batteries. Each battery last about 3 hours before I have to recharge them. If I did it again I'd get the resistor and wire it into the car's 12V system. Maybe later.

By: UTubeGlennAR

UTubeGlennAR — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:55:50 +0000

Thanks again for taking the time to add another informative vid to your uTube corner of life…..

Where do you buy this LED VM, how much and the power to illuminate the LEDs, does this come from the 9v Bat? or by chance is it line voltage that provides the lamination for the LEDs (as U know, 9VBs have vary little amp hour – perhaps this is why U added the switch?)…

Aloha, Glennnnn

By: keyhole7i

keyhole7i — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:26:04 +0000

When I watch the video I see 103.1 volts. I am running a 96 volt system. 103 volts is a full charge for my EV. I have experenced no problems with my electrical system.

By: Harleybum

Harleybum — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:53:15 +0000

10.31 volts? a little LOW dont ya think? decimal point in the wrong place on the meter.

Oh yeah..thats right..VW's are nothing but electrical problems.