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Old 05-03-2009, 06:44 PM   #1
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Question 4-12 volt Battery Pack Run Times compared to 6 8 volt

It's been mentioned many times that 4 12volt battery packs have a lesser run time then other packs. Since I’m in an area where I can now really run my cart as much as I want I decided to keep track through my Garmin660 actual miles, actual moving time, max speed as well moving speed average to get a true perspective on this including ending voltage readings of the battery pack. So far today here is what I have:

Max Speed 26.6 mph
Average Speed 9.4 mph
Moving time 1hr 54 minutes
Actual Miles 18
Current Battery Pack Voltage 49.5 volts or around 70%

Last time we were at Ft. Wilderness we got over 32 miles on the pack in one day with pack voltage at 48.3.

So my question is... is this less than what one would get with 6 month old 8 volt Trojans, about equal or more? I'm not trying to be smart since my only other cart experience was really a friends 83 CC with 6 6 volt Costco batteries that wouldn't even make it half that amount. I'm just trying to provide solid data on the 4 12 volt packs.
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