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Old 10-20-2011, 07:51 AM   #12
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Default Re: slow club car

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Originally Posted by elcombs View Post
The cart does the dame thing in reverse that it does going forward at 3/4 throttle. Under load the voltage goes from 50.15 volts to 47.7 volts and when it reaches the 3/4 position the voltage goes back to the 50 volt range. When I removed the battery caps, I noticed a black film on top of the acid almost like a paste. I have never seen this before. I am charging the batteries now and will check the specific gravity this afternoon.
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Bubba
Your battery pack is dropping down to 30% of their output. That's a 70% drop. Looks like a battery issue to me.
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