hello everyone,
newbie here and to carts, so i definitely have a few questions.
i have 36v 2002 e-z go and i have a couple of questions about batteries. the current batts are trojan 105's and are just shy of 3 yrs old. i bought the cart used about 10 mos. ago and it would run for hours, 10/15/20 miles. two months ago range suddenly dropped to 2 miles and a very noticeable decrease in power and speed. always maintained good water level and charged after each use.
6 weeks ago installed a "battery life saver"
http://www.batterylifesaver.com/
an electronic device that helps de-sulfate acid filled batts. i knew the battery life saver probably would not help these old batts, but i figured it was worth a try and i feel that it should help a fresh set, so i went ahead and splurged. it has not helped at all, and range seems to be steadily decreasing.
voltage on 5 of the batts is 6.28, the 6th is 6.10, load test with a 100amp tester on all 6 showed to hold a load with no voltage drop after 15 second load.
6.28 volts on the load tester shows to be on the weak side, but still good.
6.1 volts, right on the line weak/good
voltage test and load test were done on a full charge, just read, test should be done on discharged batts, is this correct.
i did not take any readings when the cart was running good, so i do not have a baseline for my numbers.
i assume that its just time for a new set of batts.
what is the life expectancy of a set of batts seeing just weekend use and above average maintenance.
is it ok to put one new batt in an old set.
is it normal for your range to drop drastically when your batts die.
how do you know your charger is working properly.
are trojan batts that much better than sam's.
one last question, please
how do you disable the back up alarm, where is it located. is the back up alarm also the diagnostic beeper i have been hearing about.
any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated
thank you very much
rob
newbie here and to carts, so i definitely have a few questions.
i have 36v 2002 e-z go and i have a couple of questions about batteries. the current batts are trojan 105's and are just shy of 3 yrs old. i bought the cart used about 10 mos. ago and it would run for hours, 10/15/20 miles. two months ago range suddenly dropped to 2 miles and a very noticeable decrease in power and speed. always maintained good water level and charged after each use.
6 weeks ago installed a "battery life saver"
http://www.batterylifesaver.com/
an electronic device that helps de-sulfate acid filled batts. i knew the battery life saver probably would not help these old batts, but i figured it was worth a try and i feel that it should help a fresh set, so i went ahead and splurged. it has not helped at all, and range seems to be steadily decreasing.
voltage on 5 of the batts is 6.28, the 6th is 6.10, load test with a 100amp tester on all 6 showed to hold a load with no voltage drop after 15 second load.
6.28 volts on the load tester shows to be on the weak side, but still good.
6.1 volts, right on the line weak/good
voltage test and load test were done on a full charge, just read, test should be done on discharged batts, is this correct.
i did not take any readings when the cart was running good, so i do not have a baseline for my numbers.
i assume that its just time for a new set of batts.
what is the life expectancy of a set of batts seeing just weekend use and above average maintenance.
is it ok to put one new batt in an old set.
is it normal for your range to drop drastically when your batts die.
how do you know your charger is working properly.
are trojan batts that much better than sam's.
one last question, please
how do you disable the back up alarm, where is it located. is the back up alarm also the diagnostic beeper i have been hearing about.
any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated
thank you very much
rob