11-22-2020, 07:23 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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ICON i40L Battery Longevity
Question for you other ICON owners. I have only had my my cart for three days but have noticed that my mileage is about 10-11 miles before the battery meter drops to yellow and begins limp mode. This seems a little low to me but like I said I haven't had this cart long at all. My previous cart (club car presendent) lasted at lease 17-20 miles before it began to lose significant power. I am running Trojan T-875's if that matters. While I understand that this is a heavier cart it seems to me that I should be getting more distance/charge.
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11-23-2020, 02:20 PM | #2 | |
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Re: ICON i40L Battery Longevity
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Hopefully it could be as simple as tire pressure. I keep mine at 25 psi. However my cart is not lifted like yours. Your tires are larger diameter than my I40's. Low tire pressure on a cart increases rolling resistance and cart expends more power to run same distance. It wouldn't hurt to check tire pressure. Hope this helps. Happy cartin' |
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11-23-2020, 03:57 PM | #3 |
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Re: ICON i40L Battery Longevity
I did read that batteries need a break-in period so my hope is that battery life will improve over time. I'll check back here in a few weeks to update. Thanks!
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11-23-2020, 05:05 PM | #4 |
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11-24-2020, 04:08 PM | #5 | |
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Re: ICON i40L Battery Longevity
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My I60L has 8 trojans batteries and my I40L has 6 and I think they both have similar range. Granted, I turned my speed way up, I have tons of stop signs, a decent amount of hills, and loud speakers that could contribute to a reduced range. |
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11-24-2020, 05:18 PM | #6 | |
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11-24-2020, 08:43 PM | #7 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: ICON i40L Battery Longevity
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I think there are 3 or 4 things that get programmed on the carts:
The 4th possibly being the BMS (battery management system), but I'm not sure where that is and/or if that's apart of the charger itself? I know the controller software and I'm not sure if anything stands out as even a possibility of being an issue. The dash is kind of a simple device that I think just has inputs and parameters and then does its think. So was it the charger? And/or does anyone know if the BMS is apart of the charger? |
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11-24-2020, 09:15 PM | #8 |
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Re: ICON i40L Battery Longevity
I don't know the specifics but it was something with the charger software. They said they had 3-4 carts come back with the same issue.
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11-25-2020, 09:23 AM | #9 |
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11-29-2020, 09:18 PM | #10 |
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Re: ICON i40L Battery Longevity
I'm the OP and as a follow up my batteries are doing fine now. Put close to 25 miles on a full charge and the SOC percentage was I believe 58%. This seems fine to me. Must have been a battery break-in period that affected the initial couple of charging cycles.
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