[nancyre]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

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

Battery Brothers or Battery Boys came checked ours and got the charger going. If you have cart rescue they might have the appropriate charger.
DO NOT jump it with a care charger - they are not the same

[Susan1717]

I have heard of a few electric cart fire problems in garages? That scares me. Plus where did these batteries come from and go when they die. What fuel is used to bring them to our country? Could farmers really use electric in their fields? I’ll stick to gas. I don’t believe any of this. Bring oil production back here. We produce way less negatively into our global environment than most other countries due to our standards. Save the fuel to transport it globally. My resident building in other location I live could not handle the grid if condo owners got electric nor would there be room for the 340 condos owners to have 340 charging stations built.

[Elixir34]

[QUOTE=sdeikenberry;2135544. Any auto parts store carries a slow trickle charger, it's small, and is easy to use. Worth the money in the long run.[/QUOTE]

Auto parts stores likely carry only 12V trickle chargers, not 48 volt chargers. You don’t want to connect a 12V charger across your 48V golf cart battery. Amazon does carry 48V trickle chargers, however. They are approx. $300. They also (supposedly) de-sulfate the batteries over time to extend battery life.

[ronwinger]

Some Cart Chargers will not charge if your batteries are too LOW/DEAD. You may need to disconnect each battery independently and charge each battery, one at a time. Once the batteries get enough charge in them, your Cart Charger will do the job. That is, if, your Charger is not malfunctioning. IF and I say IF... you are not comfortable disconnecting or being around your batteries, PLEASE call a person that is as the batteries can explode ot at the least scare the hell out of you. Either way be careful and take precautions.

[Steve]

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"?

I doubt if very many people would.

[Berwin]

My Club Car has 8 volt batteries so I'd be careful about putting a 12 volt charger on yours until you check the voltage. I guess a 6 volt charger would be OK to get a little juice back in mine knowing that I would not be able to fully charge them. Older chargers I used had a switch for the voltage but my new charger automatically senses between 6 and 12 volts so who knows. Six 8 volt batteries in series for a total of 48 volts.

[TraceJustice]

What kind of cart? If it is electric, what voltage?

[Flyers999]

The OP didn't mention what brand model cart he has or how many batteries it has or what the voltage of each batter is.

I have a 2012 Yamaha YRDE. It has a shutoff switch I'm supposed to use when charging as well as when I don't use it for over a few hours. I also turn it off when parking at a busy parking lot to prevent someone from jumping in with a bootleg key.
I often wonder why all electric carts don't have this. Or why not just disconnect one of the batteries when you go on an extended trip?

[Flyers999]

I believe one is not supposed to put distilled water into an uncharged battery unless it needs it. I only add water after charging.

[MARBAR]

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

Unless you have a 48V source, jumping won't work. The easiest way is to purchase a 48v trickle charger (pricey) or call your golf cart mobile service to have them come out with a 48v source.

[OhioBuckeye]

Just hope it’s not a Lithium battery or whoever you buy one from doesn’t talk you into one. Not cheap!

[jimschlaefer]

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

Couple of points to consider (assuming you have a gas cart with 12 volt battery):
[*]You probably should borrow someone's car battery charger and put a fresh charge into yours[*]Secondly, you can get a "trickle" charger at Walmart for under $20 that you can hook up to your battery when your not using it and that will keep a steady, full charge on it. I use these for my motorcycle and carts for years. (Don't leave home without one ������)[*]Your battery shouldn't run down just sitting there. You may have something drawing power when everything should be off. You might want to have that checked out also

[Belva100$]

Set of jumper cables on TOTV or Nextdoor. $5.

[kkingston57]

6 weeks to drain batteries and sounds like nothing left on. Looks like more than a battery problem. Need a good mechanic

[villagetinker]

OP, after a lot of mixed information and some misinformation, did you ever get your electric cart batteries charged?