Upgrade decision - need help.

[Lets_go_ride]

nope, not 24/7... just 4 hrs per day... but it's almost and could be sometimes 4 hrs non stop patrol. It's actually on a golf course so you can imagine the terrain. Besides normal restroom / getting something to drink breaks, and when there is an incident (which is fairly often) the cart is moving most of the time. But it is only 4 hrs per day (at night). And before you ask, I have all lights and everything beside the actual cart itself running off a totally separate deep cell battery so it wouldn't drain my cart power.

[madoc1]

thxs scotty. i really don't know.

[LizardLeg]

Got my batteries installed today and locked down into the rear bagwell - used some 3/4 alum angle I had in the shop and some all thread rod.

I was at the auto parts store down the road picking up some stuff for the truck and saw that they had 4 ga. battery cables in various lengths ranging from 12" to 78" - is there a reason why these can't be used? It even says for golf cart...
Link:
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0358&ppt=C0005

[LizardLeg]

Well, just waiting on the last part - the controller. I have my new batteries installed and locked down, the new HD FNR cam installed and working (getting the pivot rod bolt nut off was a royal PIA). I have the solenoid ready to go - and the controller should be here tomorrow

Biggest question now is the cables from the post above...

[gornoman]

Those cables will work, but for how long and more importantly, how efficiently? When recabling a cart we always recommend 4g welding cable with a 400+ strand count and properly attached copper lugs. That stuff from the AP store is for batteries in cars. Those cables are not intended for 300amp+ draws, and those lugs are junk.

[scottyb]

Agreed, they are better than old coroded 6g but not made for DC drive vehicles .... I have seen those used though.... not what I would put in an upgrade where the wire is the amperage highway... Until you get a 4g 13pc set of welding cables your upgrade results will be sub-standard. The performance can only be as good as the weakest link in the amperage delivery pathway.... Which is why we upgrade all the battery type cables to the motor F&R and Controller as well as the few on top of the batteries. I hope this helps.

[LizardLeg]

Thanks for the info! These were 4g cables with tinned copper lugs so I wasn't sure - my local guy will have my cables done tomorrow.

While I was under the hood I went ahead and installed my 12v accessory outlet in the dash as well.

This is getting addictive...

[scottyb]

I think the strand count is very low and the lugs are thin.... Sounds like you are making progress!

[LizardLeg]

I wasn't buying the cables - was just curious since they have listed as golf cart batterry cables.

On another note - with the motor cover off over the bagwell I notices my motor is making a very high pitched whine when driving - guess I never noticed it before with the cover on - is this okay or do I have other issues now?

[scottyb]

Some whining is normal.