wont charge

[papaja]

my DS cart wont charge. it sat ideal all winter. Now when I plug in my charger, the charger does not turn on. No clicks, hums, nothing, silence. I topped off the water on the batteries. So I think they should be fine. The charger is a Power Glide 2. I've seen repair kits for them on ebay. I wonder if I need one of them. Any thoughts? By the way I'm new here, and this forum is great. Thanks...

 

[spr]

take each battery out ans charge them individualy, if the batteries drop bellow a certain voltage the charger wont kick in.

 

[papaja]

Maybe a dumb question, but how do I do that? What type of charger should I use?

 

[HotRodCarts]

Is this a 36 volt cart with 6 volts batteries or a 48 volt cart with 8 volt batteries?

 

[papaja]

Its a 48v. i used a12v charger and tried charging each battery for 30 min hoping to bring life back to the batteries. i was hoping it would create enough juice to switch on the regular charger. no luck. maybe they need more than 30 min. not sure???

 

[HotRodCarts]

You really need to check the batteries with a volt meter to make sure there's not another problem. Do all the cells have water in them?

 

[shadowman]

you need approx 38 volts before your charger will come on so 1st thing get a voltage meter and check each battery write # down than add them up.......you can do each one with a 12 volt charger however do not leave it unattended while doing so........once you get the voltage up you should than be able to hook your charger up and finish charging .............as mentioned top off with distilled water only and make sure your battery cable connections are clean and tight.................................