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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: South Georgia
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How do you know when to stop driving?
Being new to golf carts I'm wondering when do you know your batteries need recharging? I'm not talking about recharging after every drive, I want to know how you know they need recharged while driving.
Do you rely on the battery meter? I've drive mine over 10 miles and the meter still shows 7/8th charge. They are new, but I find it had to believe I can drive 60-70 miles before recharging. Does the cart slow down or show some other indication it needs to be recharged? I don't want to drive the cart too long and damage the batteries. I do recharge them after every drive. |
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09-28-2018, 09:25 AM
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Gone Wild
 Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: NE Indiana & SW Florida
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Re: How do you know when to stop driving?
Get you a plug and play charge meter like this one. Never go below 50% on your cart batteries. Here is a chart to go by.
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09-28-2018, 10:01 AM
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Bonafide Nincompoop
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Charlottesburg Va
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Re: How do you know when to stop driving?
Once those new batteries get broken in you should be able to run about 40-50 miles on level terrain before reaching the minimum charge level. A digital voltmeter will give you a better indication of battery level than the bar type meters.
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09-28-2018, 10:54 AM
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Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: How do you know when to stop driving?
Any simple 2 wire digital battery meter will work just fine for real time pack voltage reading right in the dash. Never let the pack get below 48.4v. Best if you recharge sooner like 49v. See and Print the chart attached.
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09-28-2018, 11:49 AM
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Cave Dweller
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Always On The Move
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Re: How do you know when to stop driving?
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09-28-2018, 12:12 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: South Georgia
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Re: How do you know when to stop driving?
Thanks everyone for the info. Now I know what to watch out for.
I also like that gauge better than what now. Mine is a little foggy. |
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09-28-2018, 07:49 PM
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Master of All Things
Join Date: May 2013
Location: West Columbia, Texas
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Re: How do you know when to stop driving?
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10-16-2018, 06:05 AM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: South Georgia
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10-16-2018, 06:16 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Treasure Coast
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Re: How do you know when to stop driving?
Mine does the same thing. Full charge shows 92%
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10-16-2018, 07:37 AM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Re: How do you know when to stop driving?
I have that meter mine shows 100% full charge but drops fast only after about 5 miles or so. It drops to about 78-80% but stays there for a while before dropping any lower. I also hooked a volt meter to read voltage compared to the meter it's pretty spot on so far.
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