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12-07-2011, 10:20 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Battery problems
Took cart out to lease yesterday and batteries will not hold a charge. Batteries show to have a full but will start to go down real quick. I drove it about 1/2 a mile and they dropped all the way to 1/2 charge not sure what problem could be. Batteries are about 6 months old, terminals are clean and batts are full of distilled water. Open for any suggestions on what might be the problem. Thanks in advance
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12-07-2011, 10:32 PM | #2 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Battery problems
I assume since the cart is not yours you can request another one? The cart should have 90 minutes of run time.... 6 mos old or 5 yrs? it sounds like the batteries are bad.
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12-07-2011, 11:03 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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No the cart is mine and I took it out to my hunting lease to hunt. I have not had any problems with it till now.
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12-07-2011, 11:43 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
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Re: Battery problems
You may have a charger problem. You should start by fully charging, then do voltage and specific gravity checks to see where your batteries are. Is your pack 36 or 48 volts ?? Specific gravity for full charge bat.= 1.277. These numbers are from Trojan battery info. sheet. You should check the stickies for battery information also. Good luck - RAY
PS- Voltage for a full charged 6 v. bat. = 6.37 v. and for an 8 v. bat. = 8.49 v. |
12-07-2011, 11:44 PM | #5 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Battery problems
Are they low on water?
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12-07-2011, 11:54 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
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Re: Battery problems
OOPS MY BAD - first thing to check before charging !! If low, DO NOT FILL, just add enough to cover plates. - RAY
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12-08-2011, 07:12 AM | #7 | |
Techno-Nerd
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West Virginia
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Re: Battery problems
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Let the batteries rest at least 6 hours after charger shuts off automatically and record the voltage of each 6V battery. The fully charged voltage should be at least 6.37V for a 6 month old battery and all voltages should be within 0.1V of each other. If your batteries passes the above test, do the following: Drive the 2000 TXT with series wound motor, big tires and 4Ga cables with stock controller, Solenoid and F/R Switch a couple furlongs down the road and back. (Half mile round trip) Let batteries rest for 10-15 minutes and record individual battery voltages again. No battery should have dropped more than 0.1V nor should the Min/Max spread exceed 0.1V. Let us know the results. |
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12-08-2011, 09:16 AM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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No sir Scotty b the batteries are full and I have been using distilled water in them.
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12-08-2011, 09:19 AM | #9 |
Not Yet Wild
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JohnnieB I will do ur test when I get back home I still out out hunting and thanks for info. U will let u know results when I do the test. On a side note I charged batteries when I first bought them but didn't know there was anything else to break in on them. I have also never taken them below half charge on meter.
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12-08-2011, 09:41 AM | #10 |
Happy Carting
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Location: Southern California
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Re: Battery problems
Since the batteries are so new and the problem so severe.... I suspect either a defective or improperly installed battery at this point based upon the information you have given us.
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