going from 36 to 48 volts

slugo · 02-15-2016, 08:46 PM

2003 36 v EZGO TXT series cart. Working on upgrading. All that's left are batteries and the charger. Question is: Can you upgrade a powerwise charger from 36 to 48 volts? Thanks.

gornoman · 02-15-2016, 09:24 PM

Nope, but you can sell your existing 36v charger right on this forum and recover some of the cost of a new 48v charger.

cgtech · 02-16-2016, 02:06 AM

As he said, and i suggest a DPI from ScottyB, its a USA built charger, and his prices cant be beat (i know, i sell them too, but not on the internets). Skip the chinese junk that is "cheaper".

scottyb · 02-16-2016, 08:05 AM

As Gman can attest - you can use a 36v and a 12v but it is not the best for your batts.

gornoman · 02-16-2016, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by scottyb

As Gman can attest - you can use a 36v and a 12v but it is not the best for your batts.

Worked great for a year or so, as long as I was the one to do the hookup. My wife could never fathom the concept, LOL!

scottyb · 02-16-2016, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gornoman

Worked great for a year or so, as long as I was the one to do the hookup. My wife could never fathom the concept, LOL!

They don't need to

But, seriously the 2 batteries on the 12v charger are not getting a GC battery 3 or 5 stage charge, and soon will show some ill effects. It was good you went to the 48v charger when you did.

gornoman · 02-16-2016, 01:20 PM

Yeah, well I was trying to keep her happy about the upgrades, LOL!

vagabond · 02-16-2016, 09:44 PM

I did it for about 2 weeks and got tired of messing with them and called Scotty

gornoman · 02-16-2016, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by vagabond

I did it for about 2 weeks and got tired of messing with them and called Scotty

Yeah, well, I'm not your average idiot! I kept doing it for science.

02-15-2016, 08:46 PM	#1
slugo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 8	going from 36 to 48 volts 2003 36 v EZGO TXT series cart. Working on upgrading. All that's left are batteries and the charger. Question is: Can you upgrade a powerwise charger from 36 to 48 volts? Thanks.
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02-15-2016, 09:24 PM	#2
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,284	Re: going from 36 to 48 volts Nope, but you can sell your existing 36v charger right on this forum and recover some of the cost of a new 48v charger.

02-16-2016, 02:06 AM	#3
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: going from 36 to 48 volts As he said, and i suggest a DPI from ScottyB, its a USA built charger, and his prices cant be beat (i know, i sell them too, but not on the internets). Skip the chinese junk that is "cheaper".

02-16-2016, 08:05 AM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,406	Re: going from 36 to 48 volts As Gman can attest - you can use a 36v and a 12v but it is not the best for your batts.

02-16-2016, 01:20 PM	#7
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,284	Re: going from 36 to 48 volts Yeah, well I was trying to keep her happy about the upgrades, LOL!

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02-16-2016, 09:44 PM	#8
vagabond Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lake Elsinore Ca. Posts: 549	Re: going from 36 to 48 volts I did it for about 2 weeks and got tired of messing with them and called Scotty

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