Introducing myself w/ a battery question

[simple man]

To the addiction of carts!
Looks like you collect patio chairs!
I like your name. I used to have a 54 Chevy 210! It was a good, dependable car. Kinda wish I had it back!

he has a large family !!!

[bigstik40]

I agree with crashtestdummy about the "snake oil" and also with springlake on scottyb's meter. Put the 40 bucks toward the meter & you will come out ahead in the long run!! - RAY

PS - Welcome to Buggies Gone Wild !!

[shaffer88]

How can you tell your batteries are dead? Load test is the answer and that entails attaching Dvm and drive or get a in dash volt meter from ScottyB.

[210 Racing]

Simple man and CTD, LOLOL....they do come in handy!!! Shaffer 88...according to the battery info. that CTD provided it seems my batteries are good. So the next question is are the bigger tires the reason it may seem to lag and if so what can I do to speed it up a bit. Thanks for the welcomes and info., it is much appreciated!!!

[JohnnieB]

All electric golf carts slow down going up hills. Some more than others.
Tall tires may increase speed, but they also reduce torque, causing cart to slow more on hills.

Batteries acquire a "Surface Charge" will charging and they must be allowed to rest for about 12 hours after the charger shuts off to determine their SoC (State of Charge)
The At-Rest voltage for a fully charged 36V battery pack is 38.2V.
Each 6V battery should read 6.37V and all six should be within 0.1V of each other.

You can do a load test on the batteries by starting with fully charged at-rest batteries and driving 5 or 6 miles (about 18 holes), waiting about have an hour and measuring the battery voltage again. The Soc you have after driving can be used to estimate your max range without recharging.

Here is a SoC chart.

[210 Racing]

Thanks Johnnie B.!!!