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01-29-2014, 04:18 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Dec 2013
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cold weather - seems like she's froze up
was working fine for two runs in the 3 inches of snow we have here at the beach and then seemed like the accelerator wasn't catching. it warmed up from 20 degrees to right about freezing at 32 and she worked again,
; now not working again and charger has been on for an hour. what are some cold weather issues we should troubleshoot? I thought she was charged, does the cold weather drain batteries much faster? electronics maybe? charging her now... |
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01-29-2014, 04:25 PM
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Gone Wild
 Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Aylett, Va. on the Mattaponi.
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Re: cold weather - seems like she's froze up
Extreme cold and extreme heat reap havoc on batteries......does it try to move or just not do anything....?
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01-29-2014, 04:30 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Turnersville, South Jersey
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Re: cold weather - seems like she's froze up
What's the pack voltage?
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01-29-2014, 04:39 PM
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Not Yet Wild
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Re: cold weather - seems like she's froze up
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01-29-2014, 04:45 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Aynor, South Carolina
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Re: cold weather - seems like she's froze up
I may be wrong on this but, the AH capacity on batteries drop 10% for every 10-15 degree drop below 80 degrees, but while sitting, cold batteries self-discharge at a slower rate than hot batteries do.
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01-29-2014, 05:01 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Re: cold weather - seems like she's froze up
its 36 volts stutters goes a little and quits and go.s again two feet. its in the garage charging. you think the boys up north don't use elec carts in the winter gas probably much better in the cold.
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01-29-2014, 05:36 PM
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So wild it hurts!
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Re: cold weather - seems like she's froze up
Pack voltage? Cold weather brings out the worst in batteries!
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01-29-2014, 06:10 PM
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Techno-Nerd
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West Virginia
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Re: cold weather - seems like she's froze up
At 20°F, a perfectly good T-105 is effectively a 135AH battery instead of a 225AH battery.
In addition, the tires and lubricants are stuffer. so it take more amps to move the cart. Also, metals, plastic and other stuff, shrink when they are cold, so various contacts may not be making good contact. |
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01-29-2014, 06:30 PM
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Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: cold weather - seems like she's froze up
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01-29-2014, 06:33 PM
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So wild it hurts!
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Re: cold weather - seems like she's froze up
Sorry, I didn't see it!
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