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03-04-2011, 11:39 AM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Automatic Battery charger
I will be leaving my cart unattended for seven months from mid-April to mid-November in hot Florida. I could arrange to have someone plug in the charger every month but it would be much easier if I was able to just leave the charger plugged in and have it come on automatically whenever the voltage dropped. Will my Power Wise charger model # 28115 G04 do this?
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03-04-2011, 12:57 PM | #2 |
Stay thirsty my friends!
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Suburban Chicago
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Re: Automatic Battery charger
No, a Powerwise will not cycle that way. It would be better if a friend came by once a month, checked the water levels, drove the cart for 15 minutes, and then put it on the charger. This would be the ideal storage solution.
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03-04-2011, 07:46 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Hampton, VA
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Re: Automatic Battery charger
If you have to leave it for a long time, there are a couple of other ways you could keep the charge and save the batteries.
#1. Put a wall socket timer on the charger. Set it to be on for 23 hours and off for 1 hour. This will act as if you had just plugged in the charger once a day. The downfall is that you have a full charge starting on a fully charged pack each day and water will eventually boil off. But you could have the friend come and check the water levels once a month and be good to go!! #2. Remove enough cables to isolate the batteries to sets of 12v pairs, then buy 3 battery maintainer chargers and hook them up to the separate sets of batteries. If you have 48v, then 2 24v maintainers could be found at a farm or semi tractor supply store. It would still be nice to have the friend come over and check the water levels. #3. Sell your batteries and buy new ones when you return... #4. Take your chances and just unhook the batteries and cross your fingers |
03-04-2011, 08:33 PM | #4 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Automatic Battery charger
Welcome to bgw
Use an onboard charger / maintainer. I have such a unit from onboard solutions which will float charge your 36v pack for 6 months while you are away. Should power go out and come back on it will recharge and maintain the 100% charge from that point. Click the link in my signature and choose chargers . |
03-04-2011, 09:42 PM | #5 |
Stay thirsty my friends!
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Suburban Chicago
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Re: Automatic Battery charger
This technique will not work on an OEM Powerwise Charger. Those chargers will not re-engage unless the cart charge plug is removed and reinserted.
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