how many amps?

fx4opencountry · 04-07-2009, 07:19 PM

how many amps would my 36v ezgo marathon draw from the batteries? i would imagine its controlled by the the throttle but whats a maximum on just flat ground?

roady89 · 04-07-2009, 07:25 PM

It depends. Every cart will be different. Stock should be less than 70 or so amps. Maybe less. If I remember correctly. That doesn't mean you can use a controller that puts out a little over 70 amps. Amp surge at start up can pop a controller.

fx4opencountry · 04-07-2009, 07:37 PM

im planning on putting 6-12v batteries linking them together to make 36v in my cart and they are deka 1131 series truck batteries and im trying to get an idea of how long it will run on a full charge .. will it be shorter, longer, or around the same as my 6-6v batteries i currently have?

scottyb · 04-07-2009, 08:05 PM

It will be shorter. Because the truck batteries will die shortly after you start using them this way

gornoman · 04-08-2009, 06:36 AM

I'm gonna say this one more time:

Golf carts REQUIRE golf cart batteries.

Any other applications will give poor results.

We all know 6 batteries are expensive, but that's what it costs to drive silently.

dereckbc · 04-08-2009, 04:06 PM

Truck and auto batteries aka starting or cranking batteries have very thin plates to deliver very quick high currents for cranking an engine. Problem is thin plate errode very quickly.

Deep cycle batteries have fewer and thicker plates that deliver lower currents which last longer.

04-07-2009, 07:19 PM	#1
fx4opencountry Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 57	how many amps? how many amps would my 36v ezgo marathon draw from the batteries? i would imagine its controlled by the the throttle but whats a maximum on just flat ground?

04-07-2009, 07:25 PM	#2
roady89 nimda Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13,022	Re: how many amps? It depends. Every cart will be different. Stock should be less than 70 or so amps. Maybe less. If I remember correctly. That doesn't mean you can use a controller that puts out a little over 70 amps. Amp surge at start up can pop a controller.
roady89 nimda Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13,022

04-07-2009, 07:37 PM	#3
fx4opencountry Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 57	Re: how many amps? im planning on putting 6-12v batteries linking them together to make 36v in my cart and they are deka 1131 series truck batteries and im trying to get an idea of how long it will run on a full charge .. will it be shorter, longer, or around the same as my 6-6v batteries i currently have?

04-07-2009, 08:05 PM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,406	Re: how many amps? It will be shorter. Because the truck batteries will die shortly after you start using them this way

04-08-2009, 06:36 AM	#5
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,284	Re: how many amps? I'm gonna say this one more time: Golf carts REQUIRE golf cart batteries. Any other applications will give poor results. We all know 6 batteries are expensive, but that's what it costs to drive silently.

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04-08-2009, 04:06 PM	#6
dereckbc Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 240	Re: how many amps? Truck and auto batteries aka starting or cranking batteries have very thin plates to deliver very quick high currents for cranking an engine. Problem is thin plate errode very quickly. Deep cycle batteries have fewer and thicker plates that deliver lower currents which last longer.
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