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Greg L 09-11-2022 01:29 PM

Golf cart dead and won’t charge
 
Let town for 6 weeks and forgot to put cart on charger. Got home and it was dead and the charger will not turn on. Someone told me I have to jump charge the batteries so there is enough power to rum the onboard charging computer. Any advise appreciated

golfing eagles 09-11-2022 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg L (Post 2135371)
Let town for 6 weeks and forgot to put cart on charger. Got home and it was dead and the charger will not turn on. Someone told me I have to jump charge the batteries so there is enough power to rum the onboard charging computer. Any advise appreciated

Yes, trade it in for a gas cart

rjm1cc 09-11-2022 02:19 PM

No experience. Buy or better yet see if you can borrow a car battery charger. Then try charging the batteries. The charge will be 12 volts so do not know if you will have to do each battery or if you can do all together. My guess do all together for a day or two and you will have gotten some charge back into the batteries.
My guess is the batteries are probably old and should be replaced. I don't think leaving the batteries off the charger for 6 weeks would cause this problem.
Also get a volt meter and measure the voltage in each battery. They may have a charge and the charger is the problem.
If you can borrow a cart charger and see if that works.
Probably do my suggestions in reverse order.

ohioshooter 09-11-2022 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2135375)
Yes, trade it in for a gas cart

What I have done in the past it put a 12v charger on one of the batteries. After a while the regular charger will work. It needs to see some voltage.

Arctic Fox 09-11-2022 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2135375)
Yes, trade it in for a gas cart

and if you posted here with a sensible question regarding a fuel problem with your gas cart I suppose you'd be delighted if someone replied with the comment "get an electric cart"?

golfing eagles 09-11-2022 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox (Post 2135402)
and if you posted here with a sensible question regarding a fuel problem with your gas cart I suppose you'd be delighted if someone replied with the comment "get an electric cart"?

Wouldn't mind it at all. They'd be wrong, but that's OK.

frose 09-11-2022 04:03 PM

find someone with a load tester for the batteries.. it is the most accurate test i know to check their condition. measuring specific gravity or just voltage is not a real great way to check them.

williewonka 09-12-2022 04:30 AM

Make sure your charger is still working. My charger has a fuse that blows rarely.

sdeikenberry 09-12-2022 04:44 AM

When you leave for any time at all, its better to put a slow trickle charger on your batteries. That will ensure they are still charged when you get back, and prolong the life of the batteries. Any auto parts store carries a slow trickle charger, it's small, and is easy to use. Worth the money in the long run.

Bay Kid 09-12-2022 05:01 AM

Be safe. Call your cart repair guy, like Willys.

Worldseries27 09-12-2022 05:04 AM

Which way ( answers ) did they go doc?
 
Bite the bullet. Hire a nuclear engineer to figure it out

Duppman 09-12-2022 06:25 AM

battery tender.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg L (Post 2135371)
Let town for 6 weeks and forgot to put cart on charger. Got home and it was dead and the charger will not turn on. Someone told me I have to jump charge the batteries so there is enough power to rum the onboard charging computer. Any advise appreciated

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loutapes 09-12-2022 06:54 AM

Lou Falletta
 
I have used a trickle charger to power up the battery when dead. You should also be able to jump the battery via cables.

QUOTE=Greg L;2135371]Let town for 6 weeks and forgot to put cart on charger. Got home and it was dead and the charger will not turn on. Someone told me I have to jump charge the batteries so there is enough power to rum the onboard charging computer. Any advise appreciated[/QUOTE]

jimkerr 09-12-2022 06:57 AM

Use a trickle charger or a standard battery charger to get enough juice in those batteries to start your charging. In the future just have a neighbor take your cart out on occasion.

Tyrone Shoelaces 09-12-2022 07:04 AM

Great time for a lithium conversion.
You won't even think it's the same cart.
Power and Range.


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