landscapeoilpainter
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Greetings!
I have a nice, good condition Cushman electric cart. The 6 batteries are Trojans and get me around 3 miles or so. It may offer longer distances, but, I haven't wanted to push it and need to call for a tow!
Anyway, I no longer qualify for a driver's license because of seizure activity. In our community, it's legal to drive an electric cart without a driver's license. As I am a professional landscape artist, I need to be able to get out of our smaller city to paint where I wish.
In an effort to get more distance, I purchased a smaller gas generator that will run for 6 hours giving 1200 watts. This generator could run while I am driving, or, simply run when I am onsite painting.
The back of the cart shall hold my Lester Charger, plugged into the cart. The charger shall be plugged into the gas generator to keep the charge.
Now, when I charge my batteries at home, I loosen and remove the caps on the batteries.
Is there a problem with running the generator while driving the cart and the battery caps left in place? Do I need to simply wait till I get to my paint location and then fire up the generator?
How long would one be able to drive with the caps in place if you think this would work?
All help, ideas, suggestions appreciated. I can't do a lot of rewiring, etc. so I really seek a simple solution. BTW, I can't legally drive a gas cart, that's not an option. A police officer said my set up would still allow me operate my electric cart even if supplemented with a generator. Crazy, aye?
And, yes, I know the Federal Government is allowing carts to run in the US and encourages municipalities to ensure drivers are licensed. That's a whole separate issue I'll be working on.
Thanks so much!
Gigi
I have a nice, good condition Cushman electric cart. The 6 batteries are Trojans and get me around 3 miles or so. It may offer longer distances, but, I haven't wanted to push it and need to call for a tow!
Anyway, I no longer qualify for a driver's license because of seizure activity. In our community, it's legal to drive an electric cart without a driver's license. As I am a professional landscape artist, I need to be able to get out of our smaller city to paint where I wish.
In an effort to get more distance, I purchased a smaller gas generator that will run for 6 hours giving 1200 watts. This generator could run while I am driving, or, simply run when I am onsite painting.
The back of the cart shall hold my Lester Charger, plugged into the cart. The charger shall be plugged into the gas generator to keep the charge.
Now, when I charge my batteries at home, I loosen and remove the caps on the batteries.
Is there a problem with running the generator while driving the cart and the battery caps left in place? Do I need to simply wait till I get to my paint location and then fire up the generator?
How long would one be able to drive with the caps in place if you think this would work?
All help, ideas, suggestions appreciated. I can't do a lot of rewiring, etc. so I really seek a simple solution. BTW, I can't legally drive a gas cart, that's not an option. A police officer said my set up would still allow me operate my electric cart even if supplemented with a generator. Crazy, aye?
And, yes, I know the Federal Government is allowing carts to run in the US and encourages municipalities to ensure drivers are licensed. That's a whole separate issue I'll be working on.
Thanks so much!
Gigi