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Trojan 6 volt batteries

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  1. Nicolas Davies
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    10/2/2013 7:10 AM
    Guys a question .

    If you have 6 seater club car with 8 x 6 volt batteries , my mechanic has found a weak battery and substituted it with a weak 8 volt battery , so 7 6 volts all on good charge and one weak 8 volt .

    Any comments on this , Fine for short term , No it will damage the cart charger relay system etc .

    would be very interested in any one else's experience

    Rgs Nic



  2. James Smith
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    10/2/2013 7:10 AM
    I would be interested in seeing the answers from better informed persons then myself but my thoughts is that this should be a no-no.

    From my thinking an 8 volt battery will charge up to 8 volts or at least try, and lead to too many volts running the system. instead of 36 volt system you would have a 38 volt (or from what your saying at least a 37 volt) system and the main computer module or board may overload and burn out.

    Like I said above, I would be interest in seeing what others have to say.



  3. Keith Lamb
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    10/2/2013 7:10 AM
    Try asking in this forum.

    http://server1.buggiesunlimited.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=11&sid=47f3e6e32d3c1057753619d30a37fb73

    Not an expert, but 8v and 6v have different amp draws so that may be a concern more than the voltage. I know the old Western golf carts basically used all EZGO parts and ran a 7x6v (42v) system using the EZGO 36v parts.



  4. Nicolas Davies
    Nicolas Davies avatar
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    10/2/2013 7:10 AM
    Guys a question .

    If you have 6 seater club car with 8 x 6 volt batteries , my mechanic has found a weak battery and substituted it with a weak 8 volt battery , so 7 6 volts all on good charge and one weak 8 volt .

    Any comments on this , Fine for short term , No it will damage the cart charger relay system etc .

    would be very interested in any one else's experience

    Rgs Nic



  5. Keith Pegg
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    10/2/2013 5:10 PM
    on wiki info,
    Short answer, no.

    Not so short answer, it depends on the battery's chemistry. In all cases, you're not going to charge it completely no matter the chemistry, but you might charge it anywhere from nothing to ~75% depending on the chemistry and the 6 volt charger's top voltage(It's not 6 volts! If it's a lead charger, you might expect a top voltage of ~6.8 volts). Also, you want to make sure the charger's amperage doesn't exceed the battery's charging current's ability or you might overheat the battery and destroy it.

    In a longer answer, it is possible to convert a 6 - 7 volt supply to 8-9 volts with a "boost up" converter but that's either going to require buying the device or making it yourself. Even if you we're to do that, you need to make sure the battery's chemistry's safe limits aren't exceeded. NiMH, for example, has a quick downtown in its voltage near the end of its charging, and if the charging isn't cut-off there, the battery will keep absorbing charge until it overheats and explodes.
    another comment: yes if it fits into the device normally though it would take a little longer to charge
    Keith



  6. Nowakowski Michael J
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    10/3/2013 10:10 AM
    We have some Yamaha 6 X 8 volt carts and if one battery is weak the charger will default to incomplete or abnormal and not charge the batteries. It is usually something like a loose connection, low water level, or sometimes a weak battery and we have to replace it.
    Sometimes we try to isolate the weak battery, disconnect the cables, use a 6 volt charger on it to get the volts up, then reconnect and charge the whole system. This seems to work because if one battery is so much lower than the other 5, the charger will never bring up all 6, it senses the difference and stops charging and defaults to abnormal.



  7. Nicolas Davies
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    10/4/2013 8:10 AM
    Guys mnay thanks for replies .

    the link is useful thank you Keith.


    We decided to change over to a 6 X 8 volts seems ok so far .

    Yes one would think the three main issues with batteries 1. never let the electrolyte drop below the lead plates , 2. keep the whole battery area clean and dry 3. double check the guy who says he is signing his sheet saying he is doing the maintenance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thanks Guys .


    Rgs Nic



  8. Keith Lamb
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    10/4/2013 9:10 AM
    We have a cart repair business we run out of our shop. Besides not checking battery water, the biggest issue we see is people overfilling the batteries. Plates only need to be covered by about a 1/4" of water. Batteries heat up when charging and if overfilled they boil over spreading acid throughout the compartment.



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