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04-22-2021, 09:51 AM | #11 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Lithium Ion Upgrade input
Thank you everyone, I've been spending time reading through the the Lithium section, and learning a lot. I've also been having direct communication the Extreme Team regarding their Lithium Phosphate kits, they just finished a drop in kit for the early DS carts like mine, not on their website yet. I'm thinking this might be the route I take.
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04-22-2021, 10:34 AM | #12 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Southwestern Pa.
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Re: Lithium Ion Upgrade input
Do whatever you feel comfortable with. Also, I would suggest you buy as many "Amp-Hours" as your wallet will afford.
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04-22-2021, 02:45 PM | #13 | |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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04-22-2021, 03:07 PM | #14 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Ramer, AL
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Re: Lithium Ion Upgrade input
Totally agree with last 2 posts! I will never buy another FLA battery for my carts! And go with most AMP hrs your wife can afford!:
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04-22-2021, 04:31 PM | #15 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Jun 2015
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Re: Lithium Ion Upgrade input
I'm looking at a 200 AMP/hr kit, should allow me many of miles before needing a charge. Basically we live in Canyon lake California, a Golf Cart community, during summer the cart gets used a lot, what happens is my son uses it all day, brings it home almost dead (which isn't good for FLA batteries), then the wife and I cant use the cart, it takes overnight to charge. Plus we take it camping with us on a few trips, so what I'm hoping for is being able to drive it all day in our community, drive to the lake, to barbeques, etc, and not having to worry about charge, or taking it camping and driving it around for 2-3 days and not worrying about charging.
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04-22-2021, 04:35 PM | #16 | |
Gone Wild
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04-22-2021, 04:43 PM | #17 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Jun 2015
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Re: Lithium Ion Upgrade input
Well, the wife told him its hers for the summer! LOL
I'd say a real heavy day of driving in our community might be 10-15 miles, 20 tops |
04-22-2021, 05:29 PM | #18 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Lithium Ion Upgrade input
A 200Ah pack will need a big charger to charge it adequately. A 10A charger will take 22-24 hours to fully charge it.
Another, often not talked about benefit of lithium is the fact that it can be charged at any time and it can be charged rather quickly. Get yourself a 30A charger. If your son gets home after a day of driving and puts it on charge, you can get 30Ah of energy back into the battery in just one hour. Double it in 2 hours, etc..... You may be able to get away with “only” 100Ah if your cart is used in this way. A 100Ah lithium battery will give you more range on a single charge than a 200Ah fla. Cheers Pat. |
04-23-2021, 09:20 AM | #19 | |
Gone Wild
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I have a 20 amp charger and it equates to around 14mph charge speed, and as mentioned above you can charge for brief periods here and there and it adds useful range in short periods of time, which could reduce the need for higher AH packs in many cases. |
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04-23-2021, 10:42 AM | #20 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 109
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Re: Lithium Ion Upgrade input
The kit Extreme Team is offering me has a 20 AMP on board charger. I thought about maybe going with less Ah, but considering our community does have hills, and that we take the cart camping, I like the idea of having maybe more than I need for Ah. You can see the picture of my cart in the intro, stretched, 6 seater, running 25" tires, stock gears, 5.5 HP motor, 700 AMP controller, #2 welding cable for all battery cablers, which were crimped using a hydraulic crimper and shrink wrapped afterwards, OBC stud, 1000 Solenoid from Scotty B my own 4 wheel disc brake kit using honda civic rear rotors for both front and rear of cart, Club Car Carryall Calipers, Wilwood Master Cylinder, steel braided brakes lines throughout, and I swapped out the Club Car pads for Wilwood standard pads, the metallic were tearing up the rotors. . I really appreciate all of the input, its really helping me make a decision, and understand all of this!
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