Long term battery mainrainance

jkenprice1 · 02-01-2019, 03:49 AM

Another newbie question. I'm in Florida for the winter and north for the summer. I only use the cars in Florida. Hows the best way to maintain the batteries over the summer. It's a 2016 RXV.

usgicollector · 02-01-2019, 04:39 AM

I'm in the same boat as you. Get someone to charge your batteries at least once a month for you while your gone. Or buy a charger that floats or one that will maintain your batteries when you go back north.

I have a DPI charger that floats but I have been paying someone to charge my cart once a month. I personally don't want to leave for five months with the charger always on. If I wasn't gone it wouldn't bother me.

jkenprice1 · 02-01-2019, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by usgicollector

I'm in the same boat as you. Get someone to charge your batteries at least once a month for you while your gone. Or buy a charger that floats or one that will maintain your batteries when you go back north.

I have a DPI charger that floats but I have been paying someone to charge my cart once a month. I personally don't want to leave for five months with the charger always on. If I wasn't gone it wouldn't bother me.

That's about the conclusionI've come to. I'm kinda ok with the DPI charger, but I wasn't sure it would work with an RXV. I thought I read the charger has to be physically disconnected to reset the charge cycle.

usgicollector · 02-01-2019, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jkenprice1

That's about the conclusionI've come to. I'm kinda ok with the DPI charger, but I wasn't sure it would work with an RXV. I thought I read the charger has to be physically disconnected to reset the charge cycle.

No if you have the Gen III DPI charger it will float. If you have the Gen IV charger it does maintenance cycles.

BobBoyce · 02-01-2019, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jkenprice1

That's about the conclusionI've come to. I'm kinda ok with the DPI charger, but I wasn't sure it would work with an RXV. I thought I read the charger has to be physically disconnected to reset the charge cycle.

The last generation DPI chargers would do refloat charging.The new ones do not. The Yewy charger that scottyb sells will do refloat...

http://www.cartsunlimited.net/yewy-1...t-charger.html

yurtle · 02-01-2019, 08:36 AM

I've blown up two boards on my DPI since 11/11/2011, which does float. If I had been away, I never would have noticed, so it's probably a good idea to pay a kid or neighbor to check it once a month.

pattyandrick · 02-01-2019, 09:30 AM

I put my charger on a timer so it comes on 1 hour a day

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FF Titus · 02-01-2019, 01:19 PM

Dump the DPI charger, you'll get about a year out of it before it fails.

jkenprice1 · 02-01-2019, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pattyandrick

I put my charger on a timer so it comes on 1 hour a day

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That's a good idea. I'll probably get the Yewey Charger. I don't know yer about getting someone to charge for me

davewil@mc.net · 02-02-2019, 04:22 AM

I use an inexpensive 7 day timer and a dpi float charger. I just dont want to pay for the electricity to run the dpi 24/7.
Twice a week the timer turns on power to the charger for about 8 hours.

02-01-2019, 03:49 AM	#1
jkenprice1 Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Summer-Central IN Winter Central FL Posts: 107	Long term battery mainrainance Another newbie question. I'm in Florida for the winter and north for the summer. I only use the cars in Florida. Hows the best way to maintain the batteries over the summer. It's a 2016 RXV.

02-01-2019, 04:39 AM	#2
usgicollector Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: NE Indiana & SW Florida Posts: 3,238	Re: Long term battery mainrainance I'm in the same boat as you. Get someone to charge your batteries at least once a month for you while your gone. Or buy a charger that floats or one that will maintain your batteries when you go back north. I have a DPI charger that floats but I have been paying someone to charge my cart once a month. I personally don't want to leave for five months with the charger always on. If I wasn't gone it wouldn't bother me.

02-01-2019, 08:36 AM	#6
yurtle Gone Mad Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 8,988	Re: Long term battery mainrainance I've blown up two boards on my DPI since 11/11/2011, which does float. If I had been away, I never would have noticed, so it's probably a good idea to pay a kid or neighbor to check it once a month.

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pattyandrick Getting Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 76	Re: Long term battery mainrainance I put my charger on a timer so it comes on 1 hour a day Sent from my SM-J320V using Tapatalk
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FF Titus Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 489	Re: Long term battery mainrainance Dump the DPI charger, you'll get about a year out of it before it fails.

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02-02-2019, 04:22 AM	#10
davewil@mc.net Getting Wild Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Lahaina, HI Posts: 75	Re: Long term battery mainrainance I use an inexpensive 7 day timer and a dpi float charger. I just dont want to pay for the electricity to run the dpi 24/7. Twice a week the timer turns on power to the charger for about 8 hours.

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