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Old 10-11-2018, 01:06 PM   #1
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Default Are PD Plus batteries fitted to all new CLub cars?

Be gentle with me, my first post.

Club car fit many new carts with PD - a Mexican-made battery. I understand PD is part of Johnston Controls.

Trawling through the net, can't find any data for these batteries.

Nor is their any basic data on the batteries themselves.

I've started a battery maintenance venture & have purchased an Energic Plus regenerator.

I discharged a new 48V set today. I guessed their C5 capacity to be 135. I applied a 15A load, after 9 hours, the batteries dropped to an average of 6.8V (1.7 per cell) reaching 135A - meaning I now have a C9 rating but not a C5!

Can anyone shed more light on this brand - Technical data, build quality, life-span or reliability please?

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Old 10-11-2018, 03:29 PM   #2
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Default Re: Are PD Plus batteries fitted to all new CLub cars?

They are used in many new Club Cars. I consider them interstate batteries with a different sticker – even though I may be wrong. They are made by the same company.

That being said, I have seen packs of them last 5+ years if properly maintained.


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Old 10-11-2018, 04:37 PM   #3
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It is my understanding that Interstate does not manufacture batteries. They are only a Distributor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Batteries
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Default Re: Are PD Plus batteries fitted to all new CLub cars?

Cheers Luke,

I punched the PD part number in & found the US Battery US8VGCXC2. Case is identical.
C20 is 170AH (same as T875) though C5 is markedly lower - 130AH, so my guess at 135 was not so bad.

Amazes me that US boast 325 minutes over Trojan's 295, when their C20 ratings are exactly the same & the US C5 is 8% the poorer.

You get what you pay for.
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