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golfcarts 05-27-2009 09:47 PM

How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
I wanted to know how many amps a golf cart draws during charging. I did some research and found a website that explained that when the charger is first plugged in it draws up to 10 full amps for a few minutes and then drops off to 5 or 6 amps. It also went to explain that the average amount of power consumed is consistent with the following formula:

120 volts x 4 amps x 00hours= xxx watt-hours

Is it safe to assume that a golf cart draws an average of 4 amps per hour while charging?:help:

tonyton 05-27-2009 10:06 PM

Re: How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
Probably 5 amp avg.

oxfordlawn 05-27-2009 10:12 PM

Re: How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by golfcarts (Post 206849)
I wanted to know how many amps a golf cart draws during charging. I did some research and found a website that explained that when the charger is first plugged in it draws up to 10 full amps for a few minutes and then drops off to 5 or 6 amps. It also went to explain that the average amount of power consumed is consistent with the following formula:

120 volts x 4 amps x 00hours= xxx watt-hours

Is it safe to assume that a golf cart draws an average of 4 amps per hour while charging?:help:

Are you trying to figure out a question I recently had running thru my head....how much more energy efficient is a golf car over a small fuel efficient car---dollars to mile driven theory. How much does it cost to recharge a cart for 10 hrs. and drive for 35 miles or so.

GLEEMO 05-28-2009 07:50 AM

Re: How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
How much is the Kilowatt charge in your area ?

Fishing Dude 05-28-2009 09:21 AM

Re: How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
The cart draws no amps during charging, the charger does however. I pay $.09 where I charge the cart, and $.07 at the other place. These include fuel charges, and transmision charges.

GLEEMO 05-28-2009 12:19 PM

Re: How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
so to charge your cart for
10 hours at an average of 5 amps it would cost at 9 cent a kwh
120 x 5 x 10 = 6000 or 6 Kwh , so 9 x 6 = $.54
and you get an average of 35 miles per charge ,
My 97 CC Gasser is supposed to get 70 MPG at $2.28,
thats still 3 times what the electric cost.
Think Ill keep my electric cart .

oxfordlawn 05-28-2009 12:27 PM

Re: How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by gmorrison (Post 207187)
so to charge your cart for
10 hours at an average of 5 amps it would cost at 9 cent a kwh
120 x 5 x 10 = 6000 or 6 Kwh , so 9 x 6 = $.54
and you get an average of 35 miles per charge ,
My 97 CC Gasser is supposed to get 70 MPG at $2.28,
thats still 3 times what the electric cost.
Think Ill keep my electric cart .

well how about that...just throw a thought out there and I get an exact answer....Thanks G-man...now I have to come up with something else to think and contemplate about--its not easy ya know:lhmo:
and sorry...didn't mean to hijack this thread

GLEEMO 05-28-2009 03:15 PM

Re: How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
Keep em coming Ox , there always intertaining :)

fordnutjm 08-20-2009 02:13 PM

Re: How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
Let me ask this, How efficient would it be to have an electric cart and instead of battery's, have a lawnmower engine running a power inverter?Also, how big (wattage) of inverter would it take??

gaston 08-20-2009 02:43 PM

Re: How many amps does a cart draw during charging?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by fordnutjm (Post 266697)
Let me ask this, How efficient would it be to have an electric cart and instead of battery's, have a lawnmower engine running a power inverter?Also, how big (wattage) of inverter would it take??

welcome to forum!!!... this has been done before, you haven't discover gunpowder :lol:... You need a pretty BIG inverter, others had done it using the charger... be sure to dig on the forum about this and to visit http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/introductions/

Seriously, it can be done, but I am afraid it will look something like this:

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/...pg?w=500&h=322


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