Battery Charging??

BJustice · 10-23-2009, 02:38 PM

2 Q's:

I have a 36V EZ Go Marathon that came with a nonstandard 36V charger. I can set the charger for “high”, “Medium”, or “low” and a timer with the number of hours of charge.

1) What setting would be best setting– high, med. or low?
2) While charging the charging meter starts high and over time will go down with charge, but never gets below 12 amps, no matter how long I let it continue to charge. My Trojan batteries are 4 years old. Does this mean my batteries are going bad or is this normal? They hold a pretty good charge.

scottyb · 10-23-2009, 04:24 PM

If the charger has an auto shut off and it continues to run then yes, you could have a bad battery or 2.... Sounds like that charger is kinda hard on your batteries. A golf cart charger may be a wise investment

GLEEMO · 10-23-2009, 06:18 PM

"2) While charging the charging meter starts high and over time will go down with charge, but never gets below 12 amps, no matter how long "

Define how long "how long " is ??

impalass88 · 10-23-2009, 07:18 PM

Get yourself a automatic golf cart charger. You could be over-charging your batteries and ruining them. Here is a link to a great automatic charger for a very resonable price. I have one of these and it works great. It can charge 36 or 48 volt systems. There is a voltage selector on the front.

http://www.lvssales.com/index-Chargers.html

10-23-2009, 02:38 PM	#1
BJustice Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 19	Battery Charging?? 2 Q's: I have a 36V EZ Go Marathon that came with a nonstandard 36V charger. I can set the charger for “high”, “Medium”, or “low” and a timer with the number of hours of charge. 1) What setting would be best setting– high, med. or low? 2) While charging the charging meter starts high and over time will go down with charge, but never gets below 12 amps, no matter how long I let it continue to charge. My Trojan batteries are 4 years old. Does this mean my batteries are going bad or is this normal? They hold a pretty good charge.

10-23-2009, 04:24 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: Battery Charging?? If the charger has an auto shut off and it continues to run then yes, you could have a bad battery or 2.... Sounds like that charger is kinda hard on your batteries. A golf cart charger may be a wise investment

10-23-2009, 06:18 PM	#3
GLEEMO just leave me alone Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,643	Re: Battery Charging?? "2) While charging the charging meter starts high and over time will go down with charge, but never gets below 12 amps, no matter how long " Define how long "how long " is ??

10-23-2009, 07:18 PM	#4
impalass88 Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 274	Re: Battery Charging?? Get yourself a automatic golf cart charger. You could be over-charging your batteries and ruining them. Here is a link to a great automatic charger for a very resonable price. I have one of these and it works great. It can charge 36 or 48 volt systems. There is a voltage selector on the front. http://www.lvssales.com/index-Chargers.html

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