I got some battery readings under load

afonda

New Member
I was able to hook up some leads to the batts and take some readings while driving the cart.

Initial reading was 51 volts after charging.

while driving under normal "flat street" conditions I was getting about 45 volt readings.

when driving up the hill at the end of my driveway (about a 30 deg. incline for about 75 feet) the batts were reading like 39 to 37 volts.


when I parked it the bats were reading 48.2 volts.


What does this mean???
 

HotRodCarts

Cartaholic
Weak batteries.

On flat ground the voltage may drop under 48 volts for an instant but should come up over 48 volts while driving the cart...
 

afonda

New Member
the recharge plug has 3 ports... pos., neg, and ground

If I take a reading from pos to neg I get 37 volts (or so)
If I take a reading from pos to ground... I get 48 volts...


Why the difference?
 

HotRodCarts

Cartaholic
I'm not sure why there's a difference in voltage on the charger receptacle. Try taking your reading for the pack positive and negative...
 

afonda

New Member
a direct reading from the battery pack is at 48.

I know the batts need to be replaced but this is very curious to me.
One would think the reading would be the same.
 
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