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Old 02-18-2011, 09:55 AM   #11
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Thanks for the help. I will change the batteries out when my money tree blooms this spring.
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Old 02-18-2011, 09:58 AM   #12
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You better put some fertilizer on it, the way battery prices keep going up
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Old 02-18-2011, 10:31 AM   #13
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If you trust measurements from $1.54 tools, your results will reflect your tool choices. Cheaper is not usually the best answer. Take one of those floating ball testers into a chemistry lab and ask the teacher to use it for the next measurement exercise. It is not "just as good" as the real deal.
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Old 02-18-2011, 03:05 PM   #14
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Hey Gale maybe you should read that link again, because you may be the one that started early

Now when a man has been in the biz since 1945 I think I would listen to him
rib I did not get your point. Mine post was to help scottyb to see there are battery hydrometers that while they may like look like an antifreeze tester they are not.

The article at http://www.corradoworld.com/article/batteries-101.html shows how one man has used his for 25 years.

For most of us the $1.50 four ball specific gravity battery tester will give us the info we are looking for and without less acid spills having use the three common types.

Here is a 1923 ad for the brand I picked up at Walmart and like the one I saw at O'reilly's last night for $1.49. Look that the price increase amount. http://books.google.com/books?id=YNo...tester&f=false

Again my post was just to help show the error in claiming I was using an antifreeze tester to check SG values in wet cell batteries.

The 1923 floating ball tester ad predates the invention automotive antifreeze that the floating ball testers test today.
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Old 02-18-2011, 04:20 PM   #15
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If you trust measurements from $1.54 tools, your results will reflect your tool choices. Cheaper is not usually the best answer. Take one of those floating ball testers into a chemistry lab and ask the teacher to use it for the next measurement exercise. It is not "just as good" as the real deal.
gornoman again my only only point is that they do exist and are not antifreeze testers as per scottyb reply. The links I provided the readers clearly states the views of others about the four ball battery testers/hydrometers.

I think we all can agree the usefulness of any testing equipment/musical instrument/race car can be limited by the skills of the person using the device.

What does specific gravity mean in relationship with deep cycle batteries is a good starting point in understanding what is being measured.

As for the cost of battery hydrometers they are all peanuts. Concrete is harder on the $9 one from NAPA (Balkamp Model 700-1145 Battery tester) than the $1.49 one from O'reilly Auto Parts I learned however.
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Old 02-18-2011, 04:47 PM   #16
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Thanks for the help. I will change the batteries out when my money tree blooms this spring.
That sounds like a good plan because the later they are built the longer they typically will stay good batteries if the cart is not going to see much use just yet. While most are not into playing in the acid (using a hydrometer) you could use a VOM and pull the voltage reading for each battery and the total for the bank after the automatic charger has finished 12-24 hours prior.

After your ride wait an hour for them to recover some and pull the readings again. Hopefully they will all be within .1 volts but should you find a weak link hurting the life of the entire bank you might replace it if you could find 'good' older battery to replace the weak one.

Hey spring is right around the corner.

If by chance your cart had been in storage for a while before your last topping off charge and ride repeat this cycle three times to see if it helps your run time.

The EZGO charger is a good charger with a lot of research behind it and three back to back cycles may help your run time. I am talking about go for the ride and charge until it actually cuts off. scottyb pointed out to me the charger can still be doing some cool stuff even when the amp meter hand is at zero.

I proved him right with the VOM (volt-ohm meter). I was ready to pull the plug on the charger because it LOOKED finished by the charger meter but VOM reading was 43.8 volts meaning the charger was still working. Some additional desulfation/equalization I expect was still taking place.

The bank voltage will drift back down to 39 or < voltage after the charge has truely finished. If you have a Kill-A-Watt meter it will report when no power is being used by the Ezgo charger.

Let us see if you and milk a little more life out of these in the mean time.
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Old 02-18-2011, 08:44 PM   #17
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Do you ever shut up? Choose your answer carefully.....
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Old 02-18-2011, 08:50 PM   #18
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Do you ever shut up? Choose your answer carefully.....

I got pretzels blown up my nose
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