winter

groundpounder

i posted this in electric carts but no response so mybe ill try here im new to electric carts just wanted to no what i need to do if i store this cart in the winter. do i need to unhook anything? it will be in a heated garage all winter. but i may need to drive it out of the garage mybe ones a week if i need the room to work on some thing. so i would hate to have to unhook a bunch of batteries do i charge it ones an a wile in the winter? also the guy i bought it from said only plug it in the wall plugin not to and extension cord? thanks for any info. oh this is a cushman electric

citrix_guy

Not sure about the cushman, but I would treat it kinda like a motorcycle. My plan (and I am new to carts) is to keep it all connected together. I am going to plug mine in about once every week or two.

On my motorcycle I would keep her on a trickle charger, keep the battery right at charge. Since my golf cart charger doesnt do that I am going to check gravity, then charge every now and then (power her up and look at charge indicator). No need to really disconnect everything I would think as there is nothing to really draw power/burn out just from being hooked up.

Ron

groundpounder

thanks citrix did you get your dash yet?

citrix_guy

Nope. Dash is inbound, should be in today or tomorrow. Along with the black rocker covers and rocker trim....

New photos once they get here!

citrix_guy

dash is in - see other thread.

groundpounder

awsome

rdnktrkr

I would look into a heavy duty extension cord or make one, I would only make it as long as needed, there is a voltage/amperage drop with length. I made one that uses 8 guage wire, that is bigger than the wire going to your receptacle. I've also made a short one to run 220v for my welder.