[DAN48]

Originally Posted by LittleDog

Yesterday I had my annual servicing by Carts and Clubs. I talked to the service guy about the best battery configuration for electric carts. He said that the best configuration was 4 12 volt batteries not 8 6volt batteries which from posts on this board people think that's the best setup.

Comments?

John

You did not receive good advice! I let them talk me into 6 8 volt batteries rather than 8 6 volt batteries. I was immediately unhappy with the range and had to replace the standard 8 volts with 6 Trojan Rangers. My range is now excellent and I couldn't be happier. It was a $1,000 mistake that I won't repeat!
As others have noted, it's the total amp hours of your system that matters.

[mrdills]

Just remember, the more led you have in your cart the more range you will get. Example 8- 6volt battery's will give you more range that 4- 12's, or 6- 8 volt battery's in a 48 volt pack.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Range = amp hours, 6 8V simply has more I have two carts one of each, the 8x6 goes more miles.

I think you just got an opinion from a service tech that doesn't fully understand.

Having said that an argument can be made that less batteries & cables mean less weight.

Less weight = more range......to a point.

But I vote for 6x8, with my solar addition I can approach 80 miles +-

Not sure where one would drive in TV that would add up to 80 miles.....I supposedly get 60 miles on my Par Car but not sure I would ever want to drive that far......my northern limit is Glenview from Hillsborough. I plug it in at the end of the day and so far.....no range issues.