![]() As his pack aged, his yellow light would come on as he drove up the Chatham hill. From Chatham my Dad could come down and play Havana, then return home (28? miles). There seemed to be plenty of juice left in my pack. I could easily drive from Mallory to Lopez to play golf, come home and then go out to Spanish Springs and home again (35? miles). The thing that struck my Dad and I was the range difference between my Par Car and his Club Car. Hopefully it is still rolling around in TV somewhere. The things I learned fixing that Par Car could be a thread in itself. I cut my teeth on this cart learning all kinds of stuff. I found a 2000 Par Car, which I paid $2700. My Dad had a 2003 Club Car which he had bought new. It was going to be electric, but that is all I knew. When we bought our home, I rushed out all excited and got a golf cart. It is fair to say that I knew NOTHING about electric carts when my wife and I bought our home in The Villages in 2007. He is making space for the extra two batteries in a different place that I did. ![]() In this thread I can also share my Dad’s project as he is currently converting a 1996 CC DS to hold 8 6 volt batteries. I am not a professional cart mechanic or a professional writer, so bear with me. Hopefully there will be something of interest for others, or maybe someone had a different experience to share. At a minimum I thought sharing the cost, effort and results could be interesting. I have no ulterior motive for doing this, but to share the experience, I know some folks are interested as I get PMs on the subject. As I find long posts difficult to write and read, I will post a series of posts on the effort when I get some time. Part of that effort was converting the cart from 6 - 8 volt batteries to 8 - 6 volt batteries. For flooded batteries top off the battery with distilled water to the manufacturers recommended level (usually to the bottom of the plastic insert within each cell).Īs always we recommend you follow your manufacturers recommend processes as this may not cover all scenarios specific to your golf cart.I am creating this thread to share my experience fixing up a 2002 Club Car DS.Spray your terminals with a Battery Corrosion Preventative Spray. ![]() Your last connection should be connecting the negative to the golf carts negative wire. Now starting from the first battery you connected the positive wire to connect your jumper wires till you reach the end of the battery pack.Reconnect the positive coming from the golf cart to the positive on the battery noted in step two.Re-install batteries in the same the same orientation as you notated in Step 2.This should include the golf cart connecting positive and negative wires, and the jumper wires going from battery to battery. Clean all ring connectors that hook up to the battery pack with a wire brush and Battery Cleaner with Acid Detector & Neutralizer.Disconnect the positive cables from the batteries.Disconnect the negative cables from the batteries.Make special notations of the current batteries orientation noting the location of the positives and negatives, make a note of how the battery pack is connected to the golf cart, and how the connecting wires jump from battery to battery. Take a picture or draw a diagram of your current battery setup before disconnecting.Battery Cleaner with Acid Detector & Neutralizer.Wire Brush or Battery Terminal Cleaning Brush.Below is a quick step-by-step process change on how golf cart batteries are changed. Most golf carts are designed for easy replacement of batteries. Simply keeping them on a maintenance charger when not in use is the only maintenance needed! How do you replace a golf cart battery?Ĭhanging a golf cart battery isn't difficult. Maintenance Free golf cart batteries come in AGM and GEL technologies and do not need to be maintained with water. One of the most common reasons for replacing golf cart batteries is due to flooded golf cart batteries not being properly maintained with distilled water as it evaporates. ![]() Maintenance Free golf cart batteries offer a hands-off solution versus flooded golf cart batteries. What are the best batteries for golf carts?
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