2001 club car problems

[wilster734]

Hello guys and gals. It has been a while since my last confession.....uhum i mean thread. Well my 2001 club car has not been used as often as i used to and now i have issues. The batteries seem to be ok but not great since they are from 2015, still putting out 52.4 volts right after charging and dropping to 50. 3 after 30 minutes of sitting. Couple days ago i got the dreaded click but no run. Checked connections and battery level all good. The solenoid clicks and i noticed there is no indicator light coming on my alltrax 4844 anymore. Did the smoke get let out of my controller?

[Mooncarter]

Check the battery voltage now.

[wilster734]

Yep checked out the voltage and they have settled in at 48.7. I did forget to mention I did the go pedal conversion a few years back due to it being obsolete. Maybe that has gone again. The controller light is coming on and blinks 7 times then goes solid green but still no cart movement. Just that dreaded click of the solenoid.

[wilster734]

i have a couple of questions:
1} Do hydrometers go bad after none use for a couple years?
2} My batteries show 55.4 volts across the pack . but each individual battery is showing 3 at 7.9 volts 3 at 8 volts. Something is not adding up here. are the plates shorting in the batteries to give me this voltage reading from 2 different DVM'S? Thanks for any help.