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01-20-2022, 11:25 AM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Another battery/charger question
Two questions:
1) Is it normal for battery readings to be slightly lower during cold weather? I've got four 12v Trojan's in my RXV and they are one year old. Before the cold hit, the pack would read 50.9 after fully charged and ~ 12 hour rest. Each battery would read 12.7. Now that the cold has hit I'm getting ~ 50.6 - 50.7 for the pack and 12.6 for each battery. 2) I have a MODZ MAX 15 amp charger. It is supposed have an automatic shutoff and recharge feature. It does automatically shutoff after a full charge. However, I have yet to see it automatically recharge. Does the pack have to drop to a certain level before chargers like this automatically kick back on to recharge? Or could this be a sensor issue? I've seen the pack drop as low as 50v without recharging. |
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01-20-2022, 11:53 AM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Another battery/charger question
Battery voltage will be lower in cold weather. The internal resistance is also higher so you get less performance and range in cold weather. I don't know about the behavior of the MODZ charger though.
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01-20-2022, 12:12 PM | #3 |
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Location: West Virginia
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Re: Another battery/charger question
1. Yes. Lead-acid batteries have a slightly lower At-Rest voltage when cooler. They also have less storage capacity when cooler, but age slower also. Attached is a chart showing those factors. (Green text at bottom is At-Rest voltage)
2. The following is a cut and paste fro the MADZ MAX48 15 owner's manual. The MODZ® Max battery charger includes innovative, plug and forget smart float technology allowing you to plug in your golf cart and leave it plugged in without fear of damaging your batteries over extended periods of time Not sure what "smart float technology" means, but if it goes into a float charge mode after the normal charging cycle ends, then it ought to keep the pack voltage somewhere between the nominal At-Rest voltage (50.9V) and the gassing voltage (56.4V). Trojan recommends 54V. |
01-20-2022, 01:07 PM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Jun 2020
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Re: Another battery/charger question
Great info. Thank you. I parked it for winter after Halloween and then went to move it about a month later and the pack had dropped to about 49.5v. Which made me wonder at what point is this thing going to recharge? I thought it was defective so I sent it back and got a replacement. After reading through here, starting to think I should've gone the Lester route.
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01-20-2022, 07:28 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Another battery/charger question
FWIW I charge my batteries during the off season every 2 to 3 weeks.
Rather not wait till charger turns on at 49 volts. And yes voltage after charge is slightly less then what it is during summer months by A. Couple 10th’s a volt after rest. Cart stored in my garage at 60* average temps. |
01-21-2022, 10:04 AM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Another battery/charger question
That's kind of what I'm trying to understand with these "plug and forget" chargers. Do they recharge once voltage drops to a certain level? Or after a certain number of days? I've yet to see mine recharge automatically, even though it's supposed to.
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01-21-2022, 11:07 AM | #7 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Another battery/charger question
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I've never seem mine start recharging but once it finishes charging there isn't anything to indicate that it did. |
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01-21-2022, 11:58 AM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Another battery/charger question
Ok. Thanks. That is helpful to know.
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01-21-2022, 01:02 PM | #9 | |
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Re: Another battery/charger question
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My DPI Accusense Gen-III goes into float charge mode immediately after the normal charge cycle terminates and initiates a new charge cycle every 28 days when left plugged in for extended lengths of time. My batteries are 9.2 years old. Showing their age, but still usable. |
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01-21-2022, 03:38 PM | #10 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2016
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Re: Another battery/charger question
The theory may say one thing, but in practice my Trojan T125 pack of 8 x 6 volt batteries has a stabilized full charge voltage of about 52.0 volt at 30 C (86 F) or at 0 C (32 F).
My fully charged pack will actually increase in voltage (to about 52.3 volts) when the electrolyte level gets low and the acid is more concentrated. |
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