How do you know when a battery is dead?

[ThreeCW]

Originally Posted by Fairtax4me

Moral of the story: checking pack voltage with the pack at Rest will not tell you the whole story. Hook the meter up and drive the cart (if possible). Even going just a short distance should tell you if the pack is in trouble. Then checking each battery individually will show if any one battery is at fault or if all of them are just generally low on charge.

Good story Fairtax4me

That is the nice thing about having a volt meter on your dash ... you can keep any eye on your batteries and investigate any inconsistencies ... hopefully before they leave you stranded somewhere

[alchemy]

Originally Posted by ThreeCW

Good story Fairtax4me

That is the nice thing about having a volt meter on your dash ... you can keep any eye on your batteries and investigate any inconsistencies ... hopefully before they leave you stranded somewhere

yes a volt meter is a must, it tells you and warns you of a lot of stuff when you get used to it. Just hit me yesterday that a mile or hour meter right with it would be real handy too so you know how your batteries are doing, with a reset button even