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Old 10-24-2014, 11:12 AM   #7
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Default Re: no power going up inclines

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Originally Posted by jim@nuggetrvpark.com View Post
Nailed it! All batteries are weak, two dropping below 3.5 volts on the hill. Total recovered voltage was 30.1 after testing each battery separately. I never thought about load testing the batteries under actual driving conditions. My crappy little hand-held load tester had me thinking in other directions, but it makes sense that a tiny little load tester can't sufficiently load a golf cart battery.
Thanks! I'm off to buy six new batterie$$$......


Stop - be aware batteries come in different sizes
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