Amperage draw down

FIXEROFCARTS · 04-13-2010, 09:47 PM

I think it is dealer speak for " we really didn't do anything but charge you a bunch of money to do nothing"

wtc88c · 04-15-2010, 03:45 PM

Well, Duh, I guess I could, and I would have if it were my own situation. But this was a question posed to me by a friend of a friend who no longer has the ticket or knew where it was checked, but just thought I might know the answer.
But, thanks for the suggestion....keep on thinkin.

DOOmsman · 04-15-2010, 04:51 PM

Just thinnen, is it short hand for 95 amp (hours) from full charge to 50%.
I saw a cart reseller driving a cart in circles with a computer hooked to it and was told they were checking the batteries.

But I am no sparkler.

TahoeDawgZ71 · 04-15-2010, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wtc88c

If a golf cart repair shop marks your repair ticket with: "92 amp drawdown. Batteries are good." What does this mean, other than their phrase "batteries are good"?

Working for a dealer.. I may be able to help you with this. They don't exactly use the same terminology as we do, but it sounds to me that they've put your battery pack on a 92Amp discharge machine to see how long the batteries would run before they're considered dead. Our discharge machine turns off at 42Volts with a load. A good discharge time by Club Car's specs is 60 minutes.. A new set of batteries will run somewhere around 120 minutes. Sounds to me that all they did was discharge it, and it resulted in a time over 60 minutes.

FIXEROFCARTS · 04-15-2010, 09:30 PM

Why would they draw it down at 92 amps, when industry standard is 75 amps?

TahoeDawgZ71 · 04-16-2010, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by FIXEROFCARTS

Why would they draw it down at 92 amps, when industry standard is 75 amps?

I have no answer for that. I wondered the same thing. I'm just speculating. There's some dealers out there that don't have a clue what's going on.

FIXEROFCARTS · 04-16-2010, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TahoeDawgZ71

There's some dealers out there that don't have a clue what's going on.

WWWWhhhhhhhaaaattttt, I almost fell over surely you are lying?

I bet you and I could write a book about what we have seen out there, its criminal at times.

TahoeDawgZ71 · 04-16-2010, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FIXEROFCARTS

WWWWhhhhhhhaaaattttt, I almost fell over surely you are lying?

I bet you and I could write a book about what we have seen out there, its criminal at times.

Yeah I agree... I bet it would sell..lol

04-13-2010, 09:47 PM	#11
FIXEROFCARTS Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Not sure yet Posts: 500	Re: Amperage draw down I think it is dealer speak for " we really didn't do anything but charge you a bunch of money to do nothing"

04-15-2010, 03:45 PM	#12
wtc88c Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Peachtree City, GA Posts: 3	Re: Amperage draw down Well, Duh, I guess I could, and I would have if it were my own situation. But this was a question posed to me by a friend of a friend who no longer has the ticket or knew where it was checked, but just thought I might know the answer. But, thanks for the suggestion....keep on thinkin.

04-15-2010, 04:51 PM	#13
DOOmsman Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reddick IL Posts: 11,220	Re: Amperage draw down Just thinnen, is it short hand for 95 amp (hours) from full charge to 50%. I saw a cart reseller driving a cart in circles with a computer hooked to it and was told they were checking the batteries. But I am no sparkler.

04-15-2010, 09:30 PM	#15
FIXEROFCARTS Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Not sure yet Posts: 500	Re: Amperage draw down Why would they draw it down at 92 amps, when industry standard is 75 amps?

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