Dead golf cart

[smoke eater]

Hey HCG try going to buggiesunlimited.com they have a great forum and online tech help for these issues. I've used them alot and they are a great help

[meredith weekender]

The well water you put in will work fine if that is what they needed. We used the campground water when we did it and worked fine. When you stored the batteries last winter, what type of surface were they stored on??? Please let us know how things work out.

[JasonG]

I sell 24,36,and 48v chargers on ebay for under $ 200. Message me if you need one.

thanks!
Jason

[hancoveguy]

Update-
The batteries were stored on a wire shelf over the winter.

Also- I blew a 60 watt fuse on the charging wire so we will have to wait til next weekend to try it again...

Sorry for the unnecessary suspense...stay tuned til next weekend..

HCG

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by hancoveguy

Update-
The batteries were stored on a wire shelf over the winter.

Also- I blew a 60 watt fuse on the charging wire so we will have to wait til next weekend to try it again...

Sorry for the unnecessary suspense...stay tuned til next weekend..

HCG

I think it should be Amps and not watts.

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by hancoveguy

Update-
The batteries were stored on a wire shelf over the winter.

Also- I blew a 60 watt fuse on the charging wire so we will have to wait til next weekend to try it again...

Sorry for the unnecessary suspense...stay tuned til next weekend..

HCG

As previously stated we assume you meant 60 Amp fuse. If it is the fuse in the house power panel and you fried it using the charger, you've got big issues, probably with the charger. You really need to know what you are dealing with. Is is a 36V cart, (six 6 Volt batteries) or a 48 Volt cart (eight 8 Volt batteries). Then make sure you have the right charger 36 vs 48.

If you popped the 60 Amp fuse in the charger (which is a major league transformer), it was either a power spike/lightning strike or a major short internally in the cart. As stated earlier, both www.buggiesunlimited.com and www.golfcartcatalog.com have great forums and technical advice for cart owners. I have 3 carts and these two sites have helped me tremendously.

A golf cart requires a lot of maintenance to keep it running for many trouble free years.

BT

[upthesaukee]

HCG said he had 6 6V batteries in an earlier post, FWIW.

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

HCG said he had 6 6V batteries in an earlier post, FWIW.

Yup , you are right. Shoot me at sunset. Just trying to help.

BT

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Yup , you are right. Shoot me at sunset. Just trying to help.

BT

...I just thought you may have more insight knowing it was 6 6's.

Me, what I know about golf carts is that if you don't secure the strap on the back, the clubs fall off; and if the battery is dead, ask the pro for a different cart. Keep the advise coming, BT, I'm learning. Cheers.

[trfour]

If you shoot in the low sixties, on an 18 whole coarse, this lowers any problems with Golf Carts. This will help keep your batteries charged!

Terry
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[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

As previously stated we assume you meant 60 Amp fuse. If it is the fuse in the house power panel and you fried it using the charger, you've got big issues, probably with the charger. You really need to know what you are dealing with. Is is a 36V cart, (six 6 Volt batteries) or a 48 Volt cart (eight 8 Volt batteries). Then make sure you have the right charger 36 vs 48.

If you popped the 60 Amp fuse in the charger (which is a major league transformer), it was either a power spike/lightning strike or a major short internally in the cart. As stated earlier, both www.buggiesunlimited.com and www.golfcartcatalog.com have great forums and technical advice for cart owners. I have 3 carts and these two sites have helped me tremendously.

A golf cart requires a lot of maintenance to keep it running for many trouble free years.

BT

"48 Volt cart (eight 8 Volt batteries)"?

I think a 48 volt cart has six 8 volt batteries. My Club Car golf cart does anyway.

My golf cart is a 2003 and the only thing I do to it is add distilled water to the proper level, keep it charged, and keep the terminals clean.
It is just about maintenance free.

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by Rusty

"48 Volt cart (eight 8 Volt batteries)"?

I think a 48 volt cart has six 8 volt batteries. My Club Car golf cart does anyway.

My golf cart is a 2003 and the only thing I do to it is add distilled water to the proper level, keep it charged, and keep the terminals clean.
It is just about maintenance free.

Between you and Upthesaukee pointing out my mistakes, I think I should just crawl back in my hole....

Yes, six 6 Volt and six 8 Volt is what I meant to say.....

(appreciate you setting me straight)

[Island-Ho]

Eight volt batteries are extremely rare if they even exist! Lead acid batteries have a finite life and you may have reached that point. Golf cart batteries, as well as boat batteries are similar to your car battery, but they are built slightly more rugged and have more space below the plates to collect the flaking from the plates due to vibration and the deeper discharge cycles experienced in these applications. You may get 5-10 years out of a set, but you are living on borrower time at that point. Get them charged properly and then have the specific gravity checked. that will tell you a lot about their condition. I may just be time to replace them.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Island-Ho

Eight volt batteries are extremely rare if they even exist! Lead acid batteries have a finite life and you may have reached that point. Golf cart batteries, as well as boat batteries are similar to your car battery, but they are built slightly more rugged and have more space below the plates to collect the flaking from the plates due to vibration and the deeper discharge cycles experienced in these applications. You may get 5-10 years out of a set, but you are living on borrower time at that point. Get them charged properly and then have the specific gravity checked. that will tell you a lot about their condition. I may just be time to replace them.

Eight volt batteries are not extremely rare. I have six Trojan deep cycle baterries in my cart and so don't thousands of other carts in this world.

This is what I have in mine and I can get new ones anytime that I will need them:

Trojan T-860 Deep-cycle Battery

[Lakepilot]

Originally Posted by Island-Ho

Eight volt batteries are extremely rare if they even exist! Lead acid batteries have a finite life and you may have reached that point. Golf cart batteries, as well as boat batteries are similar to your car battery, but they are built slightly more rugged and have more space below the plates to collect the flaking from the plates due to vibration and the deeper discharge cycles experienced in these applications. You may get 5-10 years out of a set, but you are living on borrower time at that point. Get them charged properly and then have the specific gravity checked. that will tell you a lot about their condition. I may just be time to replace them.

8 volt golf cart batteries aren't extremely rare, in fact they are quite common. Most late model Club Cars use six 8 volt batteries. Mine certainly does.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Lakepilot

8 volt golf cart batteries aren't extremely rare, in fact they are quite common. Most late model Club Cars use six 8 volt batteries. Mine certainly does.

...and not limited to golf carts...a long-known "fix" for collectors' cars...

"VW's have been doing the 8-volt thing for 30 years. [VW's] 6-v generator puts out about 8-9v so to put in an 8-v battery is a cheap and easy way to fix dim lights and slow cranking speed."
http://oldholden.com/node/75960

[hancoveguy]

Okay, I had to ahave a pro fix it...It turns out it was the solenoid that was bad...


Thanks to all that offered assistance
HCG