12V battery for GAS golf cart
 

Bought my gas Yamaha from Carts and Clubs mid 2019.

Battery is no longer holding a charge.

This will be my first cart battery replacement.

I understand that 12V batteries don’t have the longest life span in our zone.

That said - is one brand of 12v cart battery better than another....like Interstate vs X...or is that it simply doesn’t matter?

Is the bottom line just get the cheapest battery and know you’ll need another in 2 +\- years?

I've gotten replacements from both auto parts stores in Wildwood.

I'm in year four on both.

Standard car battery, you can buy 1, 2, or 3 year warranty on the battery. Take your battery to any of the auto supply stores, pick the grade you want, get your `$40 core charge and re-install. I doubt the brand will make a difference.

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I have good luck with Excide from Rural King in Leesburg. Take your old battery and they will match it up. $60 or so.

Got mine at Walmart. My original battery lasted 8 years. I use a battery tender

Thanks everyone - I appreciate the insights - most wonderful!

8 years with a tender....I might give that a whirl!!

You checked and you’re starter/generator charging right?

Sometimes you pay extra for brand names, so I wouldn’t get hung up on one brand verses another cause there only I think three battery manufacturers which stick on several brands as the come down the line.

Cheapest don’t always mean best. Does it really matter in golf cart? I doubt it cause it don’t pull a load on battery vs vehicles.

12v batteries are same, it’s cold cranking/cranking amps that makes them cost more due to more plates (acid batteries). You can put any car battery in you’re cart the will fit the spot with terminals on correct configuration. I found can put same size battery in my cart as my as my car.

Bottom line, as long as it fits in the molded box and the terminals are on correct configuration. Walmart everstat batteries are hard to beat when I was pricing batteries.

https://www.dstgateway.com/ACDelcoDo...ifications.pdf

All you ever wanted to know about group configured batteries.

make sure it's not the generator...

Got mine at Tires Plus. It's not about 3 years old

Sam’s club. I think they sell Duracell batteries. Price was good and they last a long time. Take your old battery with you.

Got mine at Walmart

I bought one from Walmart. Had a three year unconditional warranty.
Had problems after two years. Took it in and they told me to go get another one.
Then the new one had the same warranty staring from that day. It has a five year prorated warranty.
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A battery normally won't go bad in a year unless it is mistreated.

Is it a sealed battery or can you add water to it? If you can add water, perhaps the cells have gone dry.

Do you normally leave it on a charger? These can sometimes cause overcharging which run the cells dry and shortens the life of the battery.

As others have mentioned, check that the generator is providing charge when the engine is running. There could be a problem with the voltage regulator, generator, or even the wiring to the battery. This could make it appear that the battery is not holding a charge when the problem really is the battery is not getting charged in the first place.

You can’t beat the prices at Sam’s or Costco for batteries.

Just bought a group 24 (24 tells you the dimensions) at Autozone for $90+tax and trade-in.