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10-18-2016, 05:46 PM | #1 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lake Kiowa, Texas
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Battery condition... or lack thereof
As can be seen above, my battery pack is not good. #1 and #4 is toast and the rest are reasonable. This was 12 hours after a full charge. My question to the group is: 1. can I reasonably drop in two decent similar batteries and limp along for a couple of months? I am very low on funds at present. I know I need a new set. 2. can I put my 6 volt charger on the other 4 batteries one at a time to bring them up to par without separating them from each other, or do I have to break the connection between them first? The batteries are US 1800 and marked E1, I am assuming that they are May 2011. 5 and half years old, pretty much in the proper range of decline as I have read on the site. So all-in-all not too bad for life expectancy. But still bad timing. p.s. pardon the image size, I am still trying to get used to what is right for the site. I'll know next time what pixel size to shoot for. |
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10-18-2016, 05:54 PM | #2 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Battery condition... or lack thereof
You can charge 1 or 2 batteries in the middle of a pack by simply connection the charge leads to the + and - of the battery(ies) targeted for charging.
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10-18-2016, 05:58 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Sunset Bay, TN
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Re: Battery condition... or lack thereof
I can't see your picture due to a slow connection so I'll assume all are 6 volts...
1) Yes, you can do whatever your budget says you must do. Just look for batteries that are very close in amp-hour ratings... 2) Yes, you can indeed charge batteries one at a time without disconnecting any cables... |
10-18-2016, 06:26 PM | #4 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lake Kiowa, Texas
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Re: Battery condition... or lack thereof
Thanks guys, at least I can do that much.
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10-18-2016, 08:15 PM | #5 |
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Re: Battery condition... or lack thereof
i get used batteries at a cart shop for about 1/2 the cost of new
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10-18-2016, 08:36 PM | #6 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lake Kiowa, Texas
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Re: Battery condition... or lack thereof
Worth a shot. I might be able to swing that much out of the budget.
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10-19-2016, 08:18 AM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Location: fletcher,nc
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Re: Battery condition... or lack thereof
if you put new batteries with old-the old will damage the new-so i would find some"good" old batteries and buy a new pack when the budget allows...
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10-19-2016, 09:13 AM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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10-19-2016, 10:14 AM | #9 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lake Kiowa, Texas
Posts: 145
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Re: Battery condition... or lack thereof
It is an iPhone app called BattSix. Only good for 6 batteries and it is manually inputted. At lease it is free. It helps me remember the SOC chart.
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