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Old 07-30-2011, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark1130 View Post
If you use most of the charge of the batteries then charge them for a short time and use the cart before they fully recharge, does that shorten the life of the batteries or the capacity?
It is a good question. I have never read a single thing that says you should partially charge a deep cycle golf cart battery. In any battery charging conversation the one giving advice will always say let the charger complete all of the stages and shut off.

IMO if you understand your pack's state of charge (voltage) you can do this in a pinch and I have. I would rather charge the pack partially than to allow the pack to discharge more than 70%.

That said, I have only needed to even consider this a few times in three years. Do you have a specific example you are concerned about?