Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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How to care for a golf cart when back up north
I've received different answers on how to maintain the battery in my golf cart when I'm away for 5 -6 months up north. Here are the three options:
1. Trickle charge it but I've heard that's bad because there are power surges. 2. Install a battery disconnect switch on the negative cable. 3. Have someone drive the cart every month around the block. |
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I would go with driving the cart occasionally check with your home watch people to see if they will do this, otherwise maybe you can work something out with a neighbor.
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Lithium battery electric cart - bring down to no more than 50% charge, then leave. Won't lose any significant charge while you are gone. Lead acid flooded batteries would require trickle charge and/or monthly driving to maintain charge. And possible adding of water to cells.
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We use this. Works perfectly. Battery Tender(R) Junior 12V, 750mA Battery Charger
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I simply disconnect one of the battery cables, nothing else. (essentially your #2 but much cheaper)
With no load connected a decent battery should hold enough charge to get the engine started. After that, a few miles on the cart will get the battery back to a good state if it wasn't already.
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From TVGC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADKdU-YUfI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DMaD_H4MyA The battery tender they use can be purchased at Amazon for 40 bucks.
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For my gas cart:
1. make sure tires are up to pressure. 22psi for my Yamaha. 2. I jack the cart up and get tires off the ground so they don't have flat spots when I return. This isn't absolutely necessary, but I've done it this way, and I've NOT done it, and when I don't do it, I can feel the flat spots for about a month or so. 3. I use ethanol free gas anyway, so I make sure it's full or near full, and put some Sea-Bil in there. 4. Connect to a battery tender. 5. I unroll the curtains and let them hang. Might be better to snap them. Probably not good for the plastic to be rolled up for the months I am away. What type of cart do you have? |
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Thank you to everyone who responded.
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I do the same thing with my Polaris SxS in Indiana. We're here for 6 months and all I do is keep it on the battery tender. I've used them for years on all my motorcycles as well. They will extend your battery life. Todays gas doesn't go bad, and non ethanol gas is a gimmick. It says E10 on top of the gas tank on my Yamaha Btw, we do roll our curtains down.
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"Attack life. It's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen Last edited by MX rider; 03-06-2024 at 08:25 AM. |
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