Batteries bubbling and fluid coming out the caps?

eagant5 · 05-27-2013, 07:33 PM

Hi, I have an 03 club car ds 48v. Im having trouble with my batteries bubbling and water from inside the batteries weep out of the fill caps. This is causing me to get a good bit of acid build up on the battery rails. I keep cleaning the rails off but the acid builds right back up over short period of time. The batteries are not over filled either as I always make sure to fill them to about 1" or so below the top. The batteries are about 5-6yrs old and are getting a little weak, but they still perform well and I get a long run time out of them. Is there anything I can do to fix this issue?

TxPowderCoater · 05-27-2013, 07:59 PM

dang, they are creating serious heat from the current draw, good performance or not, I think I'd change 'em, they served 5 years, let em rest by turning them in and buy a new safer set.

Speedchaser · 05-27-2013, 08:03 PM

Agree!

Or glue the caps on so there is no leakage and run em til their done, ... Just kidding.

rib33024 · 05-27-2013, 08:47 PM

1" down from the top of the fill hole is to much water, that is probably why they are leaking water, it's 2" inch's from the top of the fill hole, to the top of the lead plates on my Trojan batteries , and the water is suppose to be 1/4" above the plates, that means that you have 3/4" of a inch of water to much, what kind of batteries. I've seen this problem with interstate batteries, and yes it's time for new batteries, do a load test and see how far they are dropping to

eagant5 · 05-28-2013, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rib33024

1" down from the top of the fill hole is to much water, that is probably why they are leaking water, it's 2" inch's from the top of the fill hole, to the top of the lead plates on my Trojan batteries , and the water is suppose to be 1/4" above the plates, that means that you have 3/4" of a inch of water to much, what kind of batteries. I've seen this problem with interstate batteries, and yes it's time for new batteries, do a load test and see how far they are dropping to

They are interstates. I'll load test them tonight.

rib33024 · 05-28-2013, 07:10 AM

i don't know why, but i've heard this alot here at BGW, about interstate batteries

eagant5 · 05-28-2013, 08:59 AM

What about the battery reconditioner? Is it worth a shot or is that stuff just a scam? Must be a problem interstates have.

Speedchaser · 05-28-2013, 09:32 AM

My US Bats did that too, my current Trojans do not seam to sweat that much.

SaltLifeCC · 05-28-2013, 09:39 AM

Are they all boiling over or just some of them? If they are that old, you may have 1 or 2 that are getting weaker than the others and they are causing the others to overcharge. Mine started doing that towards the end. I have new ones now and haven't had an issue.

Volt_Ampere · 05-28-2013, 06:55 PM

Only refill batteries after charging. The level will rise and bubbling is normal during the end of the charge cycle.

05-27-2013, 07:33 PM	#1
eagant5 Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 116	Batteries bubbling and fluid coming out the caps? Hi, I have an 03 club car ds 48v. Im having trouble with my batteries bubbling and water from inside the batteries weep out of the fill caps. This is causing me to get a good bit of acid build up on the battery rails. I keep cleaning the rails off but the acid builds right back up over short period of time. The batteries are not over filled either as I always make sure to fill them to about 1" or so below the top. The batteries are about 5-6yrs old and are getting a little weak, but they still perform well and I get a long run time out of them. Is there anything I can do to fix this issue?
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05-27-2013, 07:59 PM	#2
TxPowderCoater Getting Wild Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 137	Re: Batteries bubbling and fluid coming out the caps? dang, they are creating serious heat from the current draw, good performance or not, I think I'd change 'em, they served 5 years, let em rest by turning them in and buy a new safer set.

05-27-2013, 08:03 PM	#3
Speedchaser Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 909	Re: Batteries bubbling and fluid coming out the caps? Agree! Or glue the caps on so there is no leakage and run em til their done, ... Just kidding.
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05-27-2013, 08:47 PM	#4
rib33024 ...................... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: FT Lauderdale FL. Posts: 16,416	Re: Batteries bubbling and fluid coming out the caps? 1" down from the top of the fill hole is to much water, that is probably why they are leaking water, it's 2" inch's from the top of the fill hole, to the top of the lead plates on my Trojan batteries , and the water is suppose to be 1/4" above the plates, that means that you have 3/4" of a inch of water to much, what kind of batteries. I've seen this problem with interstate batteries, and yes it's time for new batteries, do a load test and see how far they are dropping to

05-28-2013, 07:10 AM	#6
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05-28-2013, 08:59 AM	#7
eagant5 Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 116	Re: Batteries bubbling and fluid coming out the caps? What about the battery reconditioner? Is it worth a shot or is that stuff just a scam? Must be a problem interstates have.
eagant5 Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 116

05-28-2013, 09:32 AM	#8
Speedchaser Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 909	Re: Batteries bubbling and fluid coming out the caps? My US Bats did that too, my current Trojans do not seam to sweat that much.
Speedchaser Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 909

05-28-2013, 09:39 AM	#9
SaltLifeCC Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 734	Re: Batteries bubbling and fluid coming out the caps? Are they all boiling over or just some of them? If they are that old, you may have 1 or 2 that are getting weaker than the others and they are causing the others to overcharge. Mine started doing that towards the end. I have new ones now and haven't had an issue.
SaltLifeCC Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 734

05-28-2013, 06:55 PM	#10
Volt_Ampere Gone Wild Join Date: May 2012 Location: Rio Verde, Az Posts: 7,171	Re: Batteries bubbling and fluid coming out the caps? Only refill batteries after charging. The level will rise and bubbling is normal during the end of the charge cycle.

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