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01-10-2014, 02:47 PM | #1 |
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battery load tester
Quick question, see a bunch of cheap 6/12volt testers on ebay that are rated to 100 amps, are those enough to test cart batteries to see if they are good under a load?
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01-10-2014, 07:53 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: battery load tester
It will give you an idea, but it won't test the capacity of the battery. If you have a dead cell in a battery, it will show you that. Consider that the average amps used while a cart is running on smooth ground is around 60 amps. The batteries have to supply this current for over an hour!
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01-10-2014, 11:04 PM | #3 |
Happy Carting
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Re: battery load tester
A handy load tester is the one the battery sits in. Head up hill hard from a stand still and see what the pack drops to..... You just made a 200 amp draw test. Trying to find a weak battery in the pack? Put a hand held meter on each individual battery and repeat up hill test..... record the results... post them here if you need help deciphering them.
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01-11-2014, 03:39 PM | #4 |
Getting Wild
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Re: battery load tester
Tried that once,
on one cart with 2 new batteries and 4 old ones, the old ones began about 6.3 but went down to: A: 5.5 B: 5.5 c: 5.5 d: 5.7 on the other cart, readings went down to: 5.75 5.78 5.81 (haven't got to the other 3 yet) in all cases upon stopping batteries went back to 6.3-6.5 |
01-11-2014, 09:49 PM | #5 |
I Refuse To Get Stuck!!!
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Re: battery load tester
Yep,either the "Hand-Held Meter-Test" or else you will need a Load-Tester capable of drawing at least 1/2 the CCA-Rating of the battery to properly test them.The small handhelds aren't very good for cart batteries.I bought an Electronic one from Snap-On,and I don't trust it.It tests fine one day,then the next time its' way off.A good Carbon-Pile tester is the only way to go if you are testing them out of the cart.Hope this helps.
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01-11-2014, 10:46 PM | #6 |
Happy Carting
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Re: battery load tester
What Pachanga says -
I paid more for my load tester than 2 sets of T105s |
01-12-2014, 07:15 AM | #7 | |
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Re: battery load tester
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It was once suggested I put the cart up against a stationary object like a wall or light pole for load check. I had to remind them how bad an idea that was. |
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01-12-2014, 09:09 AM | #8 | |
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