[Greg L]

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]

Originally Posted by Greg L

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]

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]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

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]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

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]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

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]

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]

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

[sdeikenberry]

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]

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

[Worldseries27]

Bite the bullet. Hire a nuclear engineer to figure it out

[Duppman]

Originally Posted by Greg L

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]

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

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[jimkerr]

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]

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