Battery question on new cart

[sportcoupe]

A battery that will only hold 80% charge after only a few hours off the charger is almost out of life unless you just need it to run to the mailbox and back daily. Start saving for new batteries now.

[chesneefireman]

Let me clarify that comment for crash test dummy. I take my batteries out of my cart once a year and i take a 6 volt battery charger and load test them. I charge each battery for 24 hours. Usally i can get each battery close to 100% charged doing it this way. Every time I ride my cart I charge it by the charger. If you look at my cart pictures you can probally tell that my cart pulls alot of extras being a FD vehicle. Im a firm beliver in taking care of the batteries and they will last.

Originally Posted by chesneefireman

Let me clarify that comment for crash test dummy. I take my batteries out of my cart once a year and i take a 6 volt battery charger and load test them. I charge each battery for 24 hours.

well butter my biscuits... thats a new one on me ... you clean cart ? is that why you remove them to charge them ? do you feel that the "yearly" charge helps ?