Carryall 252 Won't Charge

Rebelhoo · 03-18-2022, 06:55 PM

I have a carryall 252 that has been parked a few years. The reason it quit running is lost to history (but I think it may have been a controller or OBC). It has 8 6V batteries. I know that dead batteries won't charge until they get enough juice in them to get the charger to kick on, so I put the 12V battery charger on successive sets of two batteries to try to get them up to the point where the charger will kick in. I got the whole pack to 26V, but the charger won't kick on. I'm going to do another round of charging (30 mins per set) to see if I can get them a little fuller and try the charger again. The batteries are 2015 batteries (US145 batteries), but they probably only had a couple of years of cycling before it was parked. I'm guessing that I need to get a whole new set, but I'd love to get the old ones going so that I can at least trouble-shoot using them. What should my next steps be? Thanks in advance!

Cartmaster · 03-19-2022, 03:16 AM

2015 batteries left dead for two years? I think your only option is a new pack. You may be able to bring them up more to get them to charge, but I doubt they will hold it. If you have access to another 48v cart, you can jump the two packs like you would to jump start a car. This will usually get the charger to see enough volts to switch on and start charging. Leave connected for half an hour and see if your set will then charge on its own. If you have OBC issues, then maybe this will not work. You can of course plug a charger into the second cart to charge both packs, but it is not ideal. I will probably get flamed for suggesting this but see what others say before trying it.

Rebelhoo · 03-19-2022, 10:36 AM

The cart charger has now kicked on and is charging, so now I need to figure out what went bad when it quit running. I think it was the controller…

Rebelhoo · 03-19-2022, 12:08 PM

It drives now - at least a little. I moved it about 100 feet. It drove slowly and would cut out every 20 feet or so, or when under a heavier load (going up a tiny grass hill). What causes it it cut out like that? I’m definitely going to replace the batteries now that I have at least gotten it moving!

Volt_Ampere · 03-19-2022, 12:24 PM

Bad batteries will make it cut out under load.

Rebelhoo · 03-19-2022, 03:23 PM

Thanks. I guess if it's charging and driving, then the controller and the OBC are both working. We'll see what a new set of batteries does!

03-18-2022, 06:55 PM	#1
Rebelhoo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 30	Carryall 252 Won't Charge I have a carryall 252 that has been parked a few years. The reason it quit running is lost to history (but I think it may have been a controller or OBC). It has 8 6V batteries. I know that dead batteries won't charge until they get enough juice in them to get the charger to kick on, so I put the 12V battery charger on successive sets of two batteries to try to get them up to the point where the charger will kick in. I got the whole pack to 26V, but the charger won't kick on. I'm going to do another round of charging (30 mins per set) to see if I can get them a little fuller and try the charger again. The batteries are 2015 batteries (US145 batteries), but they probably only had a couple of years of cycling before it was parked. I'm guessing that I need to get a whole new set, but I'd love to get the old ones going so that I can at least trouble-shoot using them. What should my next steps be? Thanks in advance!
Rebelhoo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 30

03-19-2022, 03:16 AM	#2
Cartmaster British born Nincompoop Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,463	Re: Carryall 252 Won't Charge 2015 batteries left dead for two years? I think your only option is a new pack. You may be able to bring them up more to get them to charge, but I doubt they will hold it. If you have access to another 48v cart, you can jump the two packs like you would to jump start a car. This will usually get the charger to see enough volts to switch on and start charging. Leave connected for half an hour and see if your set will then charge on its own. If you have OBC issues, then maybe this will not work. You can of course plug a charger into the second cart to charge both packs, but it is not ideal. I will probably get flamed for suggesting this but see what others say before trying it.

03-19-2022, 10:36 AM	#3
Rebelhoo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 30	Re: Carryall 252 Won't Charge The cart charger has now kicked on and is charging, so now I need to figure out what went bad when it quit running. I think it was the controller…
Rebelhoo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 30

03-19-2022, 12:08 PM	#4
Rebelhoo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 30	Re: Carryall 252 Won't Charge It drives now - at least a little. I moved it about 100 feet. It drove slowly and would cut out every 20 feet or so, or when under a heavier load (going up a tiny grass hill). What causes it it cut out like that? I’m definitely going to replace the batteries now that I have at least gotten it moving!
Rebelhoo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 30

03-19-2022, 12:24 PM	#5
Volt_Ampere Gone Wild Join Date: May 2012 Location: Rio Verde, Az Posts: 7,193	Re: Carryall 252 Won't Charge Bad batteries will make it cut out under load.

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03-19-2022, 03:23 PM	#6
Rebelhoo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 30	Re: Carryall 252 Won't Charge Thanks. I guess if it's charging and driving, then the controller and the OBC are both working. We'll see what a new set of batteries does!
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