inherited 93 Club Car part 2

well CRAP !!! it's the transformer !!! should i get new charger and bart out the old one or get transformer ?

ps. the batteries are still going strong

[shadowman]

well transformers arn,t cheap at all......it will be cheaper to find a used charger, even a new charger isn,t much more than a transformer.............if your 100% certain you need a transformer i would look for a used working charger ( automatic ) don,t buy one with the 12 hour timer knob like the old microwave ovens.................................

ok found a ez-go powerwize QE for $50 can i wire the club car "crows foot " into it ?
also i used a neighbors charger ( Lester ll ) from a 01 cc and after charging over night the first positive post had melted a little but batteries were at 39.6v... any ideas how this happened ?

[quikbike]

High Amps Charging a very low set of batteries and a connection with resistance.

Originally Posted by quikbike

a connection with resistance.

would having a washer between the cable and the battery post do that ?

[Stevegrmich]

Originally Posted by crash test dummy

would having a washer between the cable and the battery post do that ?

Quite possibly . . . Not supposed to have anything between cable end and battery post . .

[Scott H.]

Have you cleaned the batteries and cables? Corrosion on the battery posts and cables can cause heat too.

-Scott H.

my bad !! got washers between nut & cable & cable and post .. and yes i clean battery posts and cable with every charge

success at last !! got the ez-go charger wired to club car crows foot plug and it charged over night !! thanks everyone for your help

Originally Posted by crash test dummy

posted on 12/9/11
so far i renewed the batteries getting 6.03-6.15v

Originally Posted by quikbike

I wouldn't give the renew a week.....what are people thinking....someone told me once just add white vinagar instead of water. Yup crazy.

Originally Posted by golfcartthing

your battery "renew" might work for a month at the most

hey guess what ?
been almost a year and batteries are doing great !!
holding charge, have full power, runs about 15-16 miles before needing recharge, and uses little water a month
only thing ever happen was a post melted cause i put a washer on and did not tighten it good .. DOH!

now the sad but good news ... a friend got a jacked up cart with 2010 Powertron batteries in it.. but he wanted Trojans so he gave me the '10 batteries and used my '06 "renewed batteries" as core turn in's
so now i have 2010 batteries FREE and when they start going bad i'll be doing the ol' battery renew trick again ... hell it kept a set of dead batteries going a year

going to do a little upgrading to the lights and other things ... will post up as things happen