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05-06-2016, 10:21 PM | #11 |
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Re: RXV Trojan to US Battery swap
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05-06-2016, 10:32 PM | #12 |
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05-08-2016, 11:30 AM | #13 | |
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Also, if i were to swap out trojan batteries, and install US Batteries, both in a club car with a powerdrive charger or in an RXV or TXT with that powerwise QE charger, and DO NOT change anything with the charger, that the new us batteries won't charge to 100 %? |
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05-08-2016, 11:39 AM | #14 | |
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Please kick down some info on this, because if they are doing themselves a dis service by resusing the system, i need to tell them this. Thanks |
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05-08-2016, 02:39 PM | #15 |
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Re: RXV Trojan to US Battery swap
Info from Battery rep.
Floats/seats and moving parts in Float system gets contaminated/degraded form acid exposure and battery chemicals. Also chemicals/minerals/contaminants from water used by golf courses -- many do not use distilled or even filtered water. Think about the crud on the floats when you pull tops to check them. just a little of that could stick a float or stop a seal from stopping water into cell. see "RXV auto-brake III problems".. A thread which should be titled "why not to use well water in batts and autofill systems" Most problems in thread relate to battery problems and autofill systems. Yes Auto-brakes did lock up and fail-- usually because of batt problems. |
05-08-2016, 03:47 PM | #16 |
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Re: RXV Trojan to US Battery swap
Thank you for all your replies.
Sorry I didn't reply sooner, my cart is at my trailer and we have no internet. I completed the swap and all went well. The battery bracket would not fit on the USBAT's with the supplied caps, so it forced me to use the watering system caps. The caps are in good condition, no damage or build up on them, floats are free. The only thing I had to do was buy some 1/4" x 3/8" PVC tubing to re-plumb the system. I had to cut 1" off the battery bracket tabs due to the USBat's having a lip on the side for the handle. After install bats measured 50.4 vdc, First charge went to 54.4 vdc and took about 3 hours. I ran it around the park a few times, and noticed a vast improvement going up hills. Parked it over night and charged it this morning, which took 45 mins. I attached pictures including my charger, it seemed to work okay, no faults. |
05-08-2016, 08:19 PM | #17 |
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Re: RXV Trojan to US Battery swap
US Battery recommends a charge to 61.2v. Trojan recommends a charge to 59.2v. If you use your current charger it will be undercharging your new batteries, leading to early battery failure. I'm sure one of the other guys on here can explain exactly how much/quickly performance is lost in the short term and long term.
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05-08-2016, 08:25 PM | #18 |
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Re: RXV Trojan to US Battery swap
I would still like to see some sort of documentation that watering systems have a life of only 1 battery set life.
I am not referring to any watering systems that came from a course, i am talking about personal use by people that have reused their watering systems. |
05-08-2016, 08:43 PM | #19 | |
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05-08-2016, 09:41 PM | #20 |
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Re: RXV Trojan to US Battery swap
According to their stories (ezgo), the charger is now a Dv/Dt charger, so it should theoretically be OK for either brand. Their story, not mine. Also, not sure when this supposed change took place (not sure I believe it did).
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