|
Electric golf carts Harley Davidson, Melex, Pargo, Taylor-Dunn and other Misc. Carts. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
06-13-2017, 05:06 PM | #11 | |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 576
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
Quote:
At the last battery servicing, 30 carts (out of 65) had at least one valve fail and cell overfill. Three carts had so many overfills that I placed them out of service. Our "old" tech was here today (as opposed to the kid they are replacing him with), and he told me he is ordering new auto fills . . . the entire systems . . . for the entire fleet. We've been using distilled water exclusively, so I don't give that much hope. We've had the same auto-fill valve failure problem since the beginning of them, 2008, and with the fleet of Club Cars I serviced, too. |
|
Today | |
Sponsored Links
__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members. Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum |
|
06-14-2017, 08:24 AM | #12 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 73,408
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
"The only reliable way to water batteries is to pull the caps off and fill each cell with distilled water to the appropriate level."
Period. Auto fill was invented for the fleet service industry. The failure rate was acceptable compared to the amount of time saved. Although at 23 out of 63, I doubt it > lol. Bottom line is and always will be that these systems are inappropriate for private use due to high risk of battery damage due to over or under filling not to mention the occasional hydrogen gas explosion. Have a nice day |
06-14-2017, 09:31 AM | #13 |
Just Gone
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 3,549
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
A headlamp to look down into the cells, a measuring cup with a good sized lip for pouring and 10 mins is what it takes.
Annoying but efficient. Same way my wife describes me |
06-14-2017, 10:16 AM | #14 | |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 576
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
Quote:
Which goes back to the post above yours. Before auto-fills, which arrived circa 2008, I used one of those hose-end attachments that you stuck into each cell, and it shut off when it detected the correct fluid level. It was not perfect, and it did involve removing and replacing caps, so . . . touching the fluid a bit. A caveat . . . however you go about messing with batteries, wear goggles, an apron, and wash your hands immediately. Your eyes, your clothes, and the skin on your hands will appreciate it. I have some very ugly shorts, and some very ugly pictures of a tech, and our was sink, after he attempted to "clean" auto-fill valves. They did it once at our place, and after seeing what happened to their tech, ordered us to never mess with the auto-fills. They have tried to make our auto-fills work by changing the length of the valve stems and by cleaning and replacing them. Neither worked. |
|
06-14-2017, 11:36 AM | #15 |
Just Gone
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 3,549
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
I manage 1 cart. Not a fleet, thank goodness.
|
06-15-2017, 05:11 PM | #16 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 576
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
|
07-04-2017, 03:33 PM | #17 | |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 576
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
Quote:
It wasted distilled water, took a lot more time, and will expedite battery failure. |
|
07-05-2017, 08:37 AM | #18 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 576
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
I noticed that our tech has replaced the entire auto-fill system on one cart. In the past it has always been "Flow-Rite" or the brand that was on the 2008 fleet, which I can't recall right now. It was always someone else's auto-fill put on Trojan or US Battery batteries.
The new one our tech put on is a Trojan Hydrolink, and he put it on US Battery batteries. It worked perfectly . . . either because it's brand new, with no build-up on the valve stems . . . or because it's better. That's why I keep records . . . because you can only make educated judgments with records . . . or contemporaneous memos. http://www.trojanbattery.com/pdf/Hyd...LowRes_000.pdf https://flow-rite.com/sites/all/file...?itok=z7C6jofv Time will tell, but the first thing that strikes me is that the Trojan design is "enclosed" on each battery, so that you cannot see the caps on each cell. If a valve did fail to close, I don't know how you would know which one failed. The way our Flow-Rite system is, you can tell which one failed, so I record something like B2 C3. |
07-05-2017, 09:00 AM | #19 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 576
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
Here's an older thread expressing the same concerns about auto-fill systems. I keep trying to tell the powers-that-be that a system that is not operating properly is going to be costly, and maybe dangerous, but I might as well be talking to the wall.
http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...ng-system.html Just google "golf cart battery explodes" and see how important this is. Why do we use them? As someone said . . . convenience. I told the guy who was helping me yesterday how this used to be done . . . take the caps off the cells and add distilled water with a device that detected the proper level, like the shut-off on the nozzle when you fill your car with gas. He said, "One cell at a time?" yup |
07-15-2017, 11:45 AM | #20 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 576
|
Re: Battery Auto-fill Systems
If you take care of a fleet, keep records.
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Battery fill system | Electric EZGO | |||
Battery Watering Systems | Electric golf carts | |||
Automatic Battery Watering Systems | Electric Club Car | |||
Battery Fill Systems - Trojan Hydrolink versus ... | Electric Club Car | |||
Battery fill | Electric Club Car |