How do I check my batteries

linefuse29 · 10-25-2009, 10:35 AM

I have a 2004 EZGO TXT 36 volt. It is really running sluggish lately. Goes really slow up hills even after a new charge. It has Pacer batteries. How do if the batteries are bad?? I would liek to eb able to check them before i go out adn spend $800. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

scottyb · 10-25-2009, 10:40 AM

there is usually a date code stamped into the base of the NEG post... a simple digital voltmeter is the most basic but a simple hydrometer will actually tell the true story...

linefuse29 · 10-25-2009, 11:24 AM

I have checked with a voltmeter and they all read 6.5 volts. Anything else I can??

sunking · 10-25-2009, 02:34 PM

Buy a hydrometer, it tells you what is really going on inside. Other than that measure the string voltage under a load. Connect meter across the batteries and go for a drive.

10-25-2009, 10:35 AM	#1
linefuse29 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 52	How do I check my batteries I have a 2004 EZGO TXT 36 volt. It is really running sluggish lately. Goes really slow up hills even after a new charge. It has Pacer batteries. How do if the batteries are bad?? I would liek to eb able to check them before i go out adn spend $800. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
linefuse29 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 52

10-25-2009, 10:40 AM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: How do I check my batteries there is usually a date code stamped into the base of the NEG post... a simple digital voltmeter is the most basic but a simple hydrometer will actually tell the true story...

10-25-2009, 11:24 AM	#3
linefuse29 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 52	Re: How do I check my batteries I have checked with a voltmeter and they all read 6.5 volts. Anything else I can??
linefuse29 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 52

10-25-2009, 02:34 PM	#4
sunking Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 486	Re: How do I check my batteries Buy a hydrometer, it tells you what is really going on inside. Other than that measure the string voltage under a load. Connect meter across the batteries and go for a drive.
sunking Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 486

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