Older Club Car 36-48v conversion?

mike_dmt · 01-25-2015, 02:12 AM

Perfect. What do I fill them with? Do I top them all the way up?

tag50 · 01-25-2015, 02:31 AM

Use distilled water ONLY. Add to 1/8 to a 1/4 inch above the plates. You need room for the acid to expand while charging.

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mike_dmt · 01-25-2015, 02:44 AM

Copy that.

scottyb · 01-25-2015, 10:07 AM

see attachment

mike_dmt · 01-25-2015, 07:56 PM

Center two are filled and charging. I'll pull one in the morning and get it load tested.

01-25-2015, 08:08 PM

did you find a date code ?

mike_dmt · 01-25-2015, 11:35 PM

Yep. F-1.

So, If I read your post right that puts the MFG date at June 2011?

That's somewhat encouraging. The code on the positive was D-24 or D-22.... my memory is horrible. Does that mean anything?

Epb · 01-26-2015, 06:32 AM

D-24 assembled April 24. The other code is fill date.

01-26-2015, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike_dmt

Yep. F-1.

So, If I read your post right that puts the MFG date at June 2011?

yes thats the date ... keep your toes crossed

mike_dmt · 01-26-2015, 04:00 PM

So I charged a pair of them overnight, about 10 hours. Pulled one and took it to my local battery shop.

I watched the guy hook it up, it read 5.5v. Then he turns the load knob super quick, unhooks it and says: "you need new batteries".

Then proceeds to tell me the code on the Neg terminal means 2001 not 2011 and these batteries are super old.

Now, I have dealt with this shop for a number of years, and they usually treat me good, but I'm a touch skeptical at the moment.

I brought it home, and hooked it back up to the charger by itself on the 6v setting. Now I'm not sure what to do.

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01-25-2015, 11:35 PM	#27
mike_dmt Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 349	Re: Older Club Car 36-48v conversion? Yep. F-1. So, If I read your post right that puts the MFG date at June 2011? That's somewhat encouraging. The code on the positive was D-24 or D-22.... my memory is horrible. Does that mean anything?
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mike_dmt Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 349	Re: Older Club Car 36-48v conversion? So I charged a pair of them overnight, about 10 hours. Pulled one and took it to my local battery shop. I watched the guy hook it up, it read 5.5v. Then he turns the load knob super quick, unhooks it and says: "you need new batteries". Then proceeds to tell me the code on the Neg terminal means 2001 not 2011 and these batteries are super old. Now, I have dealt with this shop for a number of years, and they usually treat me good, but I'm a touch skeptical at the moment. I brought it home, and hooked it back up to the charger by itself on the 6v setting. Now I'm not sure what to do.
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