Cooked my batteries.. not sure what happened :(

Spoolx · 11-10-2019, 09:25 AM

So I have a 2004 Club Car DS 48v with batteries that are less than a year old... about a week ago I noticed a weird smell in my garage so I went over to my old cart and the batteries were hot and spitting water out of the caps....

I immediately pulled the charger and the next day I took all the caps off the batteries and they were bone dry.

The batteries are USA Brute Force
The charger is the Yewy charger

Are my batteries dead? They may still have a warranty but not sure if it covers situations like this.

I’ve filled them up with water but now I’m paranoid of putting the charger on.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Rich

NoleFan4Ever · 11-10-2019, 09:31 AM

Put the charger on it and then monitor the charge. It is the only way you will find if/how much they are damaged.

That is an automated charger and should have shut off unless it had an internal failure. Check the pack voltage now, then every hour while it is charging.

NoleFan4Ever · 11-10-2019, 09:32 AM

US will warranty them. I have never had Brute Force, but I have had a ton of US Batteries.

Swan · 11-10-2019, 09:34 AM

you might want to charge it outside for your test charge

Spoolx · 11-10-2019, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoleFan4Ever

Put the charger on it and then monitor the charge. It is the only way you will find if/how much they are damaged.

That is an automated charger and should have shut off unless it had an internal failure. Check the pack voltage now, then every hour while it is charging.

Thank you, should I leave the caps on the batteries while charging?

Sergio · 11-10-2019, 09:53 AM

Never charge with the caps OFF, they are designed to trap certain heavy chemical products and only allow gases to vent if the pressure increases.

Don't fill the battery to the top prior to charging to allow for expansion of the fluid.

When was last time you had added water to the batteries prior to this incident?

Spoolx · 11-10-2019, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sergio

Never charge with the caps OFF, they are designed to trap certain heavy chemical products and only allow gases to vent if the pressure increases.

Don't fill the battery to the top prior to charging to allow for expansion of the fluid.

When was last time you had added water to the batteries prior to this incident?

Maybe a charge or two, honestly it might have even been right before this charge. I always top them off every couple weeks.

Spoolx · 11-10-2019, 11:23 AM

So I filled them and they are at 51.8 v

Put the charger on and will check back in 30

NoleFan4Ever · 11-10-2019, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoolx

So I filled them and they are at 51.8 v

Put the charger on and will check back in 30

Well the Voltage is there so hopefully you will still have the A/h capacity.

NCPW · 11-11-2019, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoolx

Maybe a charge or two, honestly it might have even been right before this charge. I always top them off every couple weeks.

When you say "top off", are you just covering the lead plates or are you filling to the fill hole?

11-10-2019, 09:25 AM	#1
Spoolx Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 171	Cooked my batteries.. not sure what happened :( So I have a 2004 Club Car DS 48v with batteries that are less than a year old... about a week ago I noticed a weird smell in my garage so I went over to my old cart and the batteries were hot and spitting water out of the caps.... I immediately pulled the charger and the next day I took all the caps off the batteries and they were bone dry. The batteries are USA Brute Force The charger is the Yewy charger Are my batteries dead? They may still have a warranty but not sure if it covers situations like this. I’ve filled them up with water but now I’m paranoid of putting the charger on. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Rich
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11-10-2019, 09:31 AM	#2
NoleFan4Ever MOD of all BS! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 17,477	Re: Cooked my batteries.. not sure what happened :( Put the charger on it and then monitor the charge. It is the only way you will find if/how much they are damaged. That is an automated charger and should have shut off unless it had an internal failure. Check the pack voltage now, then every hour while it is charging.

11-10-2019, 09:32 AM	#3
NoleFan4Ever MOD of all BS! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 17,477	Re: Cooked my batteries.. not sure what happened :( US will warranty them. I have never had Brute Force, but I have had a ton of US Batteries.

11-10-2019, 09:34 AM	#4
Swan Cave Dweller Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Always On The Move Posts: 22,216	Re: Cooked my batteries.. not sure what happened :( you might want to charge it outside for your test charge

11-10-2019, 09:53 AM	#6
Sergio Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 9,329	Re: Cooked my batteries.. not sure what happened :( Never charge with the caps OFF, they are designed to trap certain heavy chemical products and only allow gases to vent if the pressure increases. Don't fill the battery to the top prior to charging to allow for expansion of the fluid. When was last time you had added water to the batteries prior to this incident?

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