Carbon pile load or hydrometer which is best

chuckinnc · 05-31-2018, 08:32 AM

I have 2 golf carts and always have battery issues, my DVM doesn't tell me anything usefull about the real load capacity so I am looking at a HF 500 amp
carbon pile tester for $50 or a good hydrometer, which do you think would give a true battery condition.

yurtle · 05-31-2018, 08:40 AM

Clip your DMM probles on one battery at a time and drive it uphill. If all batteries are in the same condition, what is the voltage before and during an uphill run?

chuckinnc · 05-31-2018, 10:03 AM

Ok, I will enlist the grandkids after school and give that a try

scottyb · 05-31-2018, 10:28 AM

As suggested the cart is the BEST tester. A good refractometer will analyze the cell condition if needed.

JohnnieB · 05-31-2018, 12:26 PM

Not having grandkids living nearby, I use a DVM with a Min/Max function.

05-31-2018, 08:32 AM	#1
chuckinnc Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 120	Carbon pile load or hydrometer which is best I have 2 golf carts and always have battery issues, my DVM doesn't tell me anything usefull about the real load capacity so I am looking at a HF 500 amp carbon pile tester for $50 or a good hydrometer, which do you think would give a true battery condition.
chuckinnc Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 120

05-31-2018, 08:40 AM	#2
yurtle Gone Mad Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 8,988	Re: Carbon pile load or hydrometer which is best Clip your DMM probles on one battery at a time and drive it uphill. If all batteries are in the same condition, what is the voltage before and during an uphill run?

05-31-2018, 10:03 AM	#3
chuckinnc Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 120	Re: Carbon pile load or hydrometer which is best Ok, I will enlist the grandkids after school and give that a try
chuckinnc Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 120

05-31-2018, 10:28 AM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: Carbon pile load or hydrometer which is best As suggested the cart is the BEST tester. A good refractometer will analyze the cell condition if needed.

05-31-2018, 12:26 PM	#5
JohnnieB Techno-Nerd Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Virginia Posts: 19,654	Re: Carbon pile load or hydrometer which is best Not having grandkids living nearby, I use a DVM with a Min/Max function.

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