07-29-2019, 07:16 PM | #1 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 98
|
Battery Amp Hours
My batteries have two different amp hour ratings. Which one do I use to figure the pack amp hours? And if it's the c/20 does that mean I have a 600 amp pack if I have 4 12s? And if so that seems pretty low. Like roughly how many miles would that take me?
Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk |
Today | |
Sponsored Links
__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members. Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum |
|
07-29-2019, 08:01 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Queensland Australia
Posts: 1,332
|
Re: Battery Amp Hours
Yes, you use the C/20 rating of 150 Amp Hours. The Amp Hour rating of the whole pack will be 150.
When the batteries are connected in series, as yours are, the voltage is additive so you have 48V for 4x12V batteries but the AH are the same as for one battery (a parallel connection does the opposite and would give 12V and 600 AH). As for the miles, that depends on the state of the batteries (age, usage patterns, maintenance etc). |
07-29-2019, 08:08 PM | #3 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 98
|
Re: Battery Amp Hours
Roger that.
Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk |
07-30-2019, 05:51 AM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 9,329
|
Re: Battery Amp Hours
The AH of the pack is the same as the lowest AH battery in the series, so if one of the batteries can only deliver 100AH, you have a 100AH pack even if the other 3 batteries could deliver 150AH.
|
07-30-2019, 08:02 AM | #5 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Sunset Bay, TN
Posts: 2,390
|
Re: Battery Amp Hours
And yes 150 is considered smallish as the standard benchmark is 170 for an 8 volt 48 volt battery pack.
|
07-30-2019, 08:16 AM | #6 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 9,329
|
Re: Battery Amp Hours
He has 12v batteries and 150AH is the same as a Trojan T-1275.
I agree that 6 x 8v makes a better pack for a golf cart (8x6v is just too heavy for most applications). |
07-30-2019, 08:35 AM | #7 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Sunset Bay, TN
Posts: 2,390
|
Re: Battery Amp Hours
Yes I should have expanded on that... A cart with 4x12V simply has a smaller gas tank than a cart with 6x8V with an 8x6V having the most range but at the expense of weight...
|
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Battery AMP Hours for zone cu-6 cart | Electric golf carts | |||
AMP hours is AMP hours? Flooded vs LiPO4 | Electric EZGO | |||
Battery charger pegged for hours. | Electric Club Car | |||
Battery charger always runs 12 hours | Electric EZGO |