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Originally Posted by sanibel40
If you have an e-golf cart and the typical acid/lead batteries, you probably shouldn't use a solar panel on your cart. It takes to a lot of energy to charge those 4, 6, or 8 deep cell batteries and the trickle from the solar panel wouldn't be measurable. It would be better to install a switch to totally disconnect the batteries when not using for a hour or more. I have noticed that on my Tomberlin e-cart, that when I turn the switch off the batters bounce back and maintain a charge longer. For some reason, the cart uses energy even when at rest.
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Thnx sanibel40. I am aware that my e-golf cart power gauge goes up after I switch off for awhile. Example, if it was at 90%, then I switch off for 30 minutes, the power gauge goes back to 100%. But I also noticed after that 2nd time switch off switch on, the power goes down faster. Therefore, I think the idea of power “bounce back” is misleading which is why I wanted a solar to EXTEND the charge or the range of the batteries. After all, it is almost always sunny in The Villages, and the e-golfcart is almost always outside. Have you actually tried measuring how long it will take trickle down charge from solar to the batteries? Anyway, I will give it a shot with the help of jimbo who was in this thread. One of my super power is to do something that said it cannot be done.. although obviously jimbo had done it. I will let y’all know the result. Thank you, -myk