Sell or keep and get new batteries?

tha5150 · 04-13-2015, 06:11 PM

4.22 on one and 6.25 on the other 5.

May just get a used one would be best in this case? Not sure how to test other than a multimeter set on 6v. Is this it? Is there a spot that the bad one should be in or just anywhere for now? With this info could the one battery being bad be my whole problem?

DIRTPIT HC · 04-13-2015, 06:57 PM

Tha5150, Back in post #3 you said after a week of sitting you had to charge one battery separately to get the pack to take a full charge. Are you only charging the batteries once a week? or is the cart on charger the whole time?

tha5150 · 04-13-2015, 07:00 PM

Sometimes several weeks not on charge. Plus I don't trust my charger. Shuts off but never reads fully charged.

cgtech · 04-13-2015, 07:06 PM

Bad battery can easily cause the "never shows full" thing.

tha5150 · 04-13-2015, 07:13 PM

Where do I look for used batteries? Craigslist?

teecro · 04-13-2015, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tha5150

Where do I look for used batteries? Craigslist?

Try golf cart shops and/or battery shops.... As when I bought new batteries for mine I told the battery shop which ones were bad and which ones were still serviceable. He said that they often keep a few "good" used batteries on hand to help out those who can't afford new batteries... Also try Google near me for used batteries...

radioman · 04-13-2015, 08:25 PM

You can try a used battery to replace the one reading 4.22 volts and see what happens. However reading through your posts I suspect the batteries have not been properly maintained and you can figure on the cost of replacing all six.

CaptainPete · 04-13-2015, 08:41 PM

Doesnt everyone have a Battery Mart? Best store ever.

cgtech · 04-14-2015, 12:39 AM

They sell "good used batteries"? A good used is hard to find (for sale). Most any "good used" that are still suitable for golf use i have go toward keeping a "fleet" of 'for sale' carts going long enough to sell 'em with a new pack when they are sold. The next best ones? The "off-grid" solar guys get (they dont have any high amp requirements, just steady flow for low cost). The "cores" the distributors get back are just that, junkers. Dont even try to get a golf cart 12v (T-1275 and similar) used, they were under-powered from the beginning.

kgsc · 04-14-2015, 06:20 AM

Tha5150, where are you located? Some of us keep a spare set laying around for cores..

04-13-2015, 06:11 PM	#11
tha5150 Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 80	Re: Sell or keep and get new batteries? 4.22 on one and 6.25 on the other 5. May just get a used one would be best in this case? Not sure how to test other than a multimeter set on 6v. Is this it? Is there a spot that the bad one should be in or just anywhere for now? With this info could the one battery being bad be my whole problem?
tha5150 Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 80

04-13-2015, 06:57 PM	#12
DIRTPIT HC Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Brandon MS Posts: 309	Re: Sell or keep and get new batteries? Tha5150, Back in post #3 you said after a week of sitting you had to charge one battery separately to get the pack to take a full charge. Are you only charging the batteries once a week? or is the cart on charger the whole time?

04-13-2015, 07:00 PM	#13
tha5150 Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 80	Re: Sell or keep and get new batteries? Sometimes several weeks not on charge. Plus I don't trust my charger. Shuts off but never reads fully charged.
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04-13-2015, 07:06 PM	#14
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: Sell or keep and get new batteries? Bad battery can easily cause the "never shows full" thing.

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04-13-2015, 08:25 PM	#17
radioman Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Georgia Posts: 1,120	Re: Sell or keep and get new batteries? You can try a used battery to replace the one reading 4.22 volts and see what happens. However reading through your posts I suspect the batteries have not been properly maintained and you can figure on the cost of replacing all six.

04-13-2015, 08:41 PM	#18
CaptainPete Getting Wild Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 92	Re: Sell or keep and get new batteries? Doesnt everyone have a Battery Mart? Best store ever.
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04-14-2015, 12:39 AM	#19
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: Sell or keep and get new batteries? They sell "good used batteries"? A good used is hard to find (for sale). Most any "good used" that are still suitable for golf use i have go toward keeping a "fleet" of 'for sale' carts going long enough to sell 'em with a new pack when they are sold. The next best ones? The "off-grid" solar guys get (they dont have any high amp requirements, just steady flow for low cost). The "cores" the distributors get back are just that, junkers. Dont even try to get a golf cart 12v (T-1275 and similar) used, they were under-powered from the beginning.

04-14-2015, 06:20 AM	#20
kgsc Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 13,141	Re: Sell or keep and get new batteries? Tha5150, where are you located? Some of us keep a spare set laying around for cores..

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