|
Electric Club Car Electric DS, and Precedent golf cars |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
12-05-2015, 05:41 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 62
|
Load testing an 8 volt battery
I just got a load tester to test my 8volt batteries but the question is what should the reading drop to when the load is put on each individual battery? Like they start with about 8.6 volts but when they drop what is the lowest the should go to know if they are bad or not?
|
Today | |
Sponsored Links
__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members. Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum |
|
12-05-2015, 07:07 PM | #2 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 73,406
|
Re: Load testing an 8 volt battery
A golf cart is the best tester. Likely you have a 50 amp or a 100 amp tester. That's good for car batteries but golf cart batteries should be tested at 2 to 3 times this load. The cart itself will provide the load under hard start preferably uphill.
Simple fix alligator clamps to your meter and test each battery. A drop of 1v is acceptable under severe load. a drop of 2v or more indicates a bad cell. Take paper and pen and write down the before voltage and load voltage drop. Post the results here. |
12-05-2015, 08:00 PM | #3 | |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 62
|
Re: Load testing an 8 volt battery
Quote:
|
|
12-05-2015, 09:10 PM | #4 |
Old Sky Soldier
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 3,881
|
Re: Load testing an 8 volt battery
The best thing you can do for those batteries is put them on a piece of wood and hook them to a battery maintainer. Until you can put them back in the cart. If you wait until spring they may not make it.
You can hook them all together to do this. |
12-05-2015, 11:47 PM | #5 | |
DS Drivers Club Founder
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 3,428
|
Re: Load testing an 8 volt battery
Quote:
|
|
12-06-2015, 12:26 AM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 62
|
Re: Load testing an 8 volt battery
Is there a special battery maintainer I need or can it be a car one? I already have them on a pallet.
|
12-06-2015, 12:27 AM | #7 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 62
|
Re: Load testing an 8 volt battery
|
12-06-2015, 03:38 AM | #8 |
Old Sky Soldier
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 3,881
|
Re: Load testing an 8 volt battery
Do you have a cart charger?
|
12-06-2015, 12:01 PM | #9 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 62
|
Re: Load testing an 8 volt battery
|
12-06-2015, 04:15 PM | #10 |
Old Sky Soldier
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 3,881
|
Re: Load testing an 8 volt battery
It may be worth it for you to buy a 48 volt battery maintainer.
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Testing battery capacity with an electronic load | Garage and Workshop | |||
Load testing 8V with load tester | Electric Club Car | |||
Battery load testing | Electric EZGO | |||
testing pic load | Test Post | |||
Load Testing | Electric Club Car |