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11-11-2012, 09:31 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Is a battery tender the best option???
I don't use my cart often and haven't done right by my batteries to the point that I have probably ruined them. Is the best option a tender or should I look at something else???
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11-11-2012, 09:47 AM | #2 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Is a battery tender the best option???
The DPI and Shauer chargers have a float mode. They go from charge to float to keep your batteries at the correct SOC. This is best in my opinion.
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11-11-2012, 11:21 AM | #3 |
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Re: Is a battery tender the best option???
. . . in my opinion, the CC Powerdrive charger is a "tender", if left plugged in, assuming the OBC is connected and functional . . .
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11-11-2012, 02:23 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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I don't have an original charger though so I need something different
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11-11-2012, 03:52 PM | #5 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Is a battery tender the best option???
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11-11-2012, 04:13 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Sounds like a good way to go. Een better if I could get a few bucks for the charger I have to help offset the cost
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11-11-2012, 04:40 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Peachtree City, Georgia
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Re: Is a battery tender the best option???
I love my DPI charger, two thumbs up. I have one on my 48v ezgo. If my OBC ever goes or the CC charger, I'll get a DPI for the Club Car as well.
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11-21-2012, 10:19 AM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Is a battery tender the best option???
at the risk of sounding ignorant, can someone give me a quick education on OBC??? and do all carts have them?????
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11-21-2012, 10:28 AM | #9 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Is a battery tender the best option???
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The OBC system when working well works very well. But it is more complicated than it needs to be as it is directly tied to the operation of the cart as well as it controls to solenoid activation circuit, so you can't drive the cart while it's charging. Sometimes a bad OBC will fail in different ways i.e. it may charge but the solenoid lock out circuit fails preventing the cart from operating, other times that circuit will be find but it will not charge your batteries right, or sometimes it will just fail. |
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11-21-2012, 10:36 AM | #10 |
Gone Wild
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Ahh. Thanks very much. Mine is a 98 so I'm assuming I have one
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