Changing batteries

dannyre · 08-17-2018, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by samuelp63

Wow that's wild. I'm in central florida and have three dealers within a few miles that all charge within a few dollars of each other for the t875's.

I'm going to drop the batteries off today to be load tested. Hopefully we just have a bad battery in the bunch.

I should move to Florida, or find a new source for batteries...

samuelp63 · 08-21-2018, 12:10 PM

Good afternoon,

I just got my batteries back from the shop. They are ranging from 6.8 to 7.8 volts and no bad cells. Any idea how i should proceed?

They also spun the stud on one of the batteries and are ordering me a replacement.

Fairtax4me · 08-21-2018, 10:24 PM

What year is the cart and what charger are you using?

Those batteries have almost certainly been abused. Those voltages are too far out of balance to be used in the same pack. Are there any accessories wired to just two of the batteries? Ideally at full charge those batteries should be within one tenth of a volt of each other (8.3-8.4) For comparison, New Trojan batteries are matched within a few one hundredths of a volt. You may need to charge each battery individually to get them more closely in balance.

samuelp63 · 08-30-2018, 05:48 PM

Anyone have experience with crown 165’s?

I spun a terminal putting them back in. Im going to go ahead a throw a set in it. So my options are 5 rangers, a set of crown 165’s or a set of Trojan 875’s.

The dealer pushed crown and wants me to go with those but are pricing out all options.

NoleFan4Ever · 08-30-2018, 08:08 PM

Crown is a good battery brand as is US and Trojan. Go with the best value....

Fairtax4me · 08-30-2018, 08:28 PM

Sounds like you're already wanting new batteries anyway, but for future reference, most golf cart batteries have standard A-style posts and you can bolt on a universal battery post clamp if the original stud breaks or strips out. It might not be the prettiest thing, and it will take some extra maintenance to make sure it doesn't corrode, but it will save you a hundred bucks for a battery that may not be necessary.

yawood · 08-30-2018, 08:51 PM

If you want to go with Crown I suggest the 190s rather than the 165s.

samuelp63 · 09-01-2018, 06:25 AM

After reading the specs on everything I decided to stick with the rangers. The crown 190’s would have been $100 less.

08-21-2018, 12:10 PM	#12
samuelp63 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 21	Re: Changing batteries Good afternoon, I just got my batteries back from the shop. They are ranging from 6.8 to 7.8 volts and no bad cells. Any idea how i should proceed? They also spun the stud on one of the batteries and are ordering me a replacement.
samuelp63 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 21

08-21-2018, 10:24 PM	#13
Fairtax4me Bonafide Nincompoop Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Charlottesburg Va Posts: 8,987	Re: Changing batteries What year is the cart and what charger are you using? Those batteries have almost certainly been abused. Those voltages are too far out of balance to be used in the same pack. Are there any accessories wired to just two of the batteries? Ideally at full charge those batteries should be within one tenth of a volt of each other (8.3-8.4) For comparison, New Trojan batteries are matched within a few one hundredths of a volt. You may need to charge each battery individually to get them more closely in balance.

08-30-2018, 05:48 PM	#14
samuelp63 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 21	Re: Changing batteries Anyone have experience with crown 165’s? I spun a terminal putting them back in. Im going to go ahead a throw a set in it. So my options are 5 rangers, a set of crown 165’s or a set of Trojan 875’s. The dealer pushed crown and wants me to go with those but are pricing out all options.
samuelp63 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 21

08-30-2018, 08:08 PM	#15
NoleFan4Ever MOD of all BS! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 17,477	Re: Changing batteries Crown is a good battery brand as is US and Trojan. Go with the best value....

08-30-2018, 08:51 PM	#17
yawood Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Queensland Australia Posts: 1,332	Re: Changing batteries If you want to go with Crown I suggest the 190s rather than the 165s.

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09-01-2018, 06:25 AM	#18
samuelp63 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 21	Re: Changing batteries After reading the specs on everything I decided to stick with the rangers. The crown 190’s would have been $100 less.
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