Boom

[oldngray]

Have had this cart for nigh on 30 years. Lift kit, paint job, always well maintained.
Today drove to the next door, parked chit chat for a while, stepped on peddle to go home, heard a not so loud bang, and cart then went dead.
Suspected the Solenoid so left it parked for about 5 hours while I tried to find a new part.
Heard a hissing coming from the Battery compartment, lifted the seat and the nbr 6 Battery exploded.
Cannot imagine what caused it. Cart was fully charged when I left the house.
Any ideas as to what causes something like this?
Not sure if I want to fix it. Kind of scary.

[rib33024]

A loose cable, A spark in the battery area, A short in the battery. There is a few reasons it could happen. Did you wash the cart down good to get all the battery acid off?

[NoleFan4Ever]

Everything Rib said. And I have had that happen several times over my span.

[oldngray]

Thanks for the feedback. Think I'll let someone else fix this, its time for a new/er Club Car.
They sure demand a lot more money for them now.

[scottyb]

Originally Posted by oldngray

Thanks for the feedback. Think I'll let someone else fix this, its time for a new/er Club Car.
They sure demand a lot more money for them now.

Sticker shock happens when you replace something once every 30 years
Imagine if it was a pickup truck. I bought a new Dodge diesel in 1991 for $21k today it's $60k

[Shepard]

Batteries are like hand grenades especially liquid acid batteries - gel based batteries are much safer. Outside of poor maintenance and over charging - vibration is very destructive. If you can see inside of your battery the plates are like a large screen with little rectangular holes in it. The lead is soft and pressed into those holes - if the acid level goes below the plates they dry out and the lead paste can come loose from vibration and short the battery causing an explosion.