I just purchased a 42 volt Western (E-Z-GO) cart with one year old Trojan Batteries and new cables.
It came with a Lestermatic charger with a timer.
My former cart was 36 volt and the charger was completely automatic. You just plug it in and it shuts down when the batteries are fujlly charged.
The instructions on the lestermatic 42 volt say set the timer to 7 hours is moderately discharged and 12 hours if heavily discharged.
It also indicates the beginning amperage will varry depending on state of charge, but should be down to 1-4 amps when fully charged.
How do I determine the timer setting?
What assures the batteries will not be over charged?
Can such a charger be modified to fully automatic?
Are there fully automatic 42 volt chargers available? If so do any of you know an approximate cost?
If I have to replace the charger, is there any disadvantage to putting an onboard charger on the cart?
Bob
S. CA
It came with a Lestermatic charger with a timer.
My former cart was 36 volt and the charger was completely automatic. You just plug it in and it shuts down when the batteries are fujlly charged.
The instructions on the lestermatic 42 volt say set the timer to 7 hours is moderately discharged and 12 hours if heavily discharged.
It also indicates the beginning amperage will varry depending on state of charge, but should be down to 1-4 amps when fully charged.
How do I determine the timer setting?
What assures the batteries will not be over charged?
Can such a charger be modified to fully automatic?
Are there fully automatic 42 volt chargers available? If so do any of you know an approximate cost?
If I have to replace the charger, is there any disadvantage to putting an onboard charger on the cart?
Bob
S. CA