12-18-2008, 04:59 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Batteries
Just wondering why 6-6v batteries are used in a 36v cart instead of 3 -12v batteries?
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12-18-2008, 05:00 PM | #2 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Batteries
Longer runtime....The more lead the more run
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12-18-2008, 05:55 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Batteries
Welcome Tigerted. Let us know about you, go to the guest book and tell us about your cart.
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12-18-2008, 07:37 PM | #4 |
Golf Cart Photographer
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Re: Batteries
Welcome to the forum Tigerted...................
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12-19-2008, 06:48 PM | #5 |
The Last Moja Morani
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Re: Batteries
as mentioned longer run time much longer.............you can use 3 12 volt batts butbyour cart will spend all its time on the charger and the batts may not last a year............................................
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12-19-2008, 10:10 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Batteries
As mentioned it run time but the deeper story is the Amp Hour capacity.
Trojan T 105’s are the 6 volt battery most commonly used and they are rated at 185 AH, so 36 volts x 185 AH = 6660 watt-hours capacity. Trojan T1275 battery is a 12 volt @ 120 AH, so 36 volts x 120 = 4320 watt hours or 35% less capacity than using T105’s. But that is not the end of the story though. I have not looked and determined if there is space but it might be possible to put 6 of the T1275 batteries in the same space. If you can you then have 2-36 volt strings wired in parallel for a total AH capacity of 240 AH, so 36 x 240 = 8640 watt-hours about 23 % more than 6 T105’s. So what it comes down to is how much crap can you cram in the battery compartment, lead. |
12-19-2008, 11:16 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Batteries
You are welcome to look - But there isn't the space with the given Factory battery box for 6 T-1275's...
Plus I'll bet you haven't 'priced' them yet? |
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