[Sidney Lanier]

Charging golf cart batteries definitely does not produce carbon monoxide. HOWEVER, doing so does produce fumes that can condense into sulfuric acid. We bought our golf cart from the sellers of our home; they thought that since they didn't use the cart, it didn't require maintenance. WRONG! There had been so much condensation and formation of sulfuric acid that several of the support members under the batteries and the long bolts that hold the batteries in place had rotted through and had to be replaced. Our golf cart serviceman suggested that we take the cart outside onto the lawn (NOT on the concrete driveway) and hose down the areas around the base of the batteries and to let it dry thoroughly, keeping the water off the wiring as best as possible, and to do this about once a month. I could not believe how thick and hard the white 'stuff' was that had formed and had eaten away at the parts that had to be replaced!!!