1996 club car

[jesse_metal]

i have a 1996 club car 48 volt power-drive and i just replaced the batteries with new 8 volt batteries from sams club and the first time i charged it every thing worked just fine but on my second charge the charger wont shut off . also the cart was shuttering a little and did not have as much power as the first time . i would greatly appreciate any help. also all of the cables have been replaced and everything is tight

[usmc4hire]

I would start with this and post your results after.

Resetting the Club Car On board computer - reset the OBC


To reset the OBC the following must be done in this
order:
If no Tow/Run Switch then skip that step

• Key Switch to Off
• Forward/Reverse to Neutral
• Tow/Run Switch to Tow
• Disconnect the Battery NEGATIVE (–) wire
from the Battery Minus terminal on the battery
pack.
• Put the Tow/Run to Run
• Forward/Reverse Switch to Reverse
• Key Switch to On
• Lock the throttle pedal down
The reverse buzzer will sound and go off in about 30
seconds. Leave the cart like that for 5 min to cause the
OBC to reset.
To reconnect the OBC back into the system:
• Key Switch to Off
• Forward/Reverse Switch to Neutral
• Tow/Run switch to Tow
• Reconnect the Batt – wire to the battery minus
terminal on the battery pack.

[jakesnake27]

Originally Posted by jesse_metal

i have a 1996 club car 48 volt power-drive and i just replaced the batteries with new 8 volt batteries from sams club and the first time i charged it every thing worked just fine but on my second charge the charger wont shut off . also the cart was shuttering a little and did not have as much power as the first time . i would greatly appreciate any help. also all of the cables have been replaced and everything is tight

This sounds like a typical bad cell or cells. Believe it or not, new batteries can have bad cells (manufacture defects). Check the voltage of each battery individually. Shuttering is a sign of low voltage on a series cart.

Oh yeah, and welcome to the forum!

[jesse_metal]

I really appreciate the help..... so I decided to test the batteries before I tried to reset the OBC and I found one battery that was reading 7.6 volts on my volt meter but then I test with a hydrometer and found that all cells were dead . so I got a new battery and I will put it in tomorrow to see if that cures the problem .

would it still be a good idea to reset the OBC after battery replacement

[jesse_metal]

thanks for the welcome jakesnake27 .

[jakesnake27]

Originally Posted by jesse_metal

I really appreciate the help..... so I decided to test the batteries before I tried to reset the OBC and I found one battery that was reading 7.6 volts on my volt meter but then I test with a hydrometer and found that all cells were dead . so I got a new battery and I will put it in tomorrow to see if that cures the problem .

would it still be a good idea to reset the OBC after battery replacement

No real reason to reset OBC.
If you put the good battery in and it runs good and charges, you are good to go.

[sunoco]

I bought a set of interstates one time and had to replace one within a month due to a bad cell

[usmc4hire]

Originally Posted by jakesnake27

No real reason to reset OBC.
If you put the good battery in and it runs good and charges, you are good to go.

Sorry My bust

[scottyb]

You should not need to reset the OBC upon installing new batteries.
In my experience OBC reset hardly ever fixes any problem, lol.

[jakesnake27]

Originally Posted by sunoco

I bought a set of interstates one time and had to replace one within a month due to a bad cell

That's funny, same thing happened to me when I bought my first cart. I took it out it went about 10 feet then started shuttering. They were also new Interstates.
One batt had a bad cell.