Club Car just quit - batteries dead & won't charge

[shadowman]

Originally Posted by rivercity1941

Thanks, will do. But they actually look more solid than what came from the dealer. I am not impressed w/ them. Any suggestion of where to find better ones?

yes, scottyb,s cables..........top notch and purty............................

[erict]

Originally Posted by shadowman

yes, scottyb,s cables..........top notch and purty............................

Do you have a link?

[crash12888]

Originally Posted by erict

Do you have a link?

Here ya go,

http://www.cartsunlimited.net/

[NoleFan4Ever]

Originally Posted by rivercity1941

Sounds great. Thanks! So on any given weekend, drive it till it slows down, then charge. If we do charge when we leave for a week or two, do we need to do the pause for the computer to reset, then plug charger back in for a few seconds???

I'd hook it back up each day after riding it. That is the best for these type batteries. With the OBC your cart has, it will only put back the energy required to fulfill the peak charge. If you are going to be gone for a few weeks, you can leave it hooked up as it will regulate on its own. If you are only gone for a couple of weeks, I do not think you need the pause as I think that was more meant for long periods such as seasonal events or vacation periods. It will definitely not hurt as if they are at or near full charge, the system is only going to be on for a couple of minutes as the amperage is going to drop right back off.

[rivercity1941]

Thanks on the charging advice. As for the cables, I will move to the heavy duty ones as soon as I can. Cheaper than a couple of batteries. As for the Oreilly Auto Parts cables, I was in my local store last week and their 4 ga cables had connectors where the edges were just folded over on the cable strands. Did not look good. The ones I bought last weekend had aluminum lugs that totally encased the cable end. I think they are better than the factory ones, but I still like the ones on the suggested cartsunlimited site. Thanks for that heads up.