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Old 07-30-2011, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by rubicon View Post
I once read on a post where a member recommended that an owner wait 20 minutes after use to charge batteries. there is a caveat. When tempatures fall below 65 degree (F) batteries charged in an unheated garage should be placed on the charger immediately because batteries are at their warmest and cold batteries take longer to fully charge

There seems to be a split opinion on the wear of batteries if you allow them to fully or close to being fully discharge. I recharge after each use. I also spray my plug and receptacle with WD40 to lessen the wear and help ensure good contact and a disconnect once the batteries are fully charged.

If anyone has some good tips I would be glad to hear them
The 20 minute thing likely comes from a general rule that you should never charge or discharge your batteries if they are hot. In my experience with my carts, I have never found them hot when I arrive home.

I cannot find any split opinion on life of pack versus level of discharge. The more shallow the discharge per cycle the longer the life. Here is just one example: http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Bat...Cycles vs Life

There is even a nice graph there, all numbers are guidelines. The one statement about 5% is interesting. This may be why folks say to charge the cart every time you have more than 10 minutes of pedal time.

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