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04-03-2013, 12:50 PM | #1 |
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Battery charging Winter Texan away several months
Folks,
I have a 1995 club car and original power drive charger. I have brand new Trojan batteries, which have already been charged approx 20 times, after use. We are leaving to go home, and the cart will not be used from April until the beginning of December. I will charge it fully before we leave, but here is what I am wondering about. In the manual, it says that during storage the charger will kick in every 7 days to determine if the batteries need charging. In that case I am thinking of leaving an outside outlet on, and leave the charger plugged in to the cart. I am thinking there will be views both pro and con on this, as the folks I know, I don't think any of them do that. It gets very hot here, but the cart will be under a carport. I am wondering if I have to worry about water levels if I leave the charger to keep the charge up in the batteries during those months. I would appreciate input, as the decision is really a simple one, plug in and rely on the charger or don't plug in at all. Thanks in advance Jim |
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04-03-2013, 06:05 PM | #6 |
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Re: Battery charging Winter Texan away several months
Thanks guys for the welcome
jakesnake27, thanks for the feedback, that's the way I was leaning...but gornoman you make a good point. Most of the time here in the Valley in Texas, the humidity is pretty high, even though so are the temperatures. There is really no one here that I can rely on to check the batteries and ensure the water levels are maintained properly. I would be happy to buy someone a bottle to do that. Most Winter Texans, just leave their carts after charging them up, I really think hardly any of them realize the charger in this case has the ability to come on every 7 days and check the charge level. My friend has a Yamaha and his charger comes on every 14 days. I know I am still on the fence here...just trying to do the best thing for the batteries and longevity. more discussion...experiences...would be great! |
04-04-2013, 02:37 AM | #7 |
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Re: Battery charging Winter Texan away several months
For winter months up here I disconnect my batteries with a full charge and then charge first thing when taking out of hybernation never had a problem. Would think the same thing would work in Texas.
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04-04-2013, 05:20 AM | #8 |
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Re: Battery charging Winter Texan away several months
Take them with you, if you don't have some one to take care of them while your gone, because it is not good for a new set of batteries to sit for 8 months with out being charged.
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04-04-2013, 09:18 AM | #9 | |
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04-04-2013, 09:23 AM | #10 |
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Re: Battery charging Winter Texan away several months
You could look into one of those battery filling systems that auto stop when they reach the correct level in the battery and maybe put a couple gallon reservoir on it ?? Not sure if it would work but a thought
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