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1. Edward Doda

   

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   4/6/2016 8:04 AM

   We have 30 2012 EZ-GO RXV carts and we bought them after lease expired. Last year dealer worked on a number of them since we had battery issues. They said that staff had filled them improperly using the quick-fill system. A number of fill systems replaced along with a number of batteries on warranty. Carts look terrific but now there is concern over the health of the batteries. Course is easy walk with only a couple of hills (over 80% walking no doubt to the 130 power caddies we have) but we do need many of these carts to go 36 holes on busy days.
   
   In our shop we do battery load tests to evaluate individual batteries for turf equipment. Would this be appropriate for the deep discharge cart batteries? Our plan was to replace half the fleet this year and other half next spring . All carts ran well as of last season and I would like to replace the worst one first. Cost of 60 batteries including core credit is 10k of Can dollars so want to get the best result.
   
   Ed Doda Barrie CC...hour north of toronto

   
   
   
   
2. Steven Scott

   

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   4/7/2016 4:04 PM

   We use a battery discharger/tester and a volt meter to test the batteries in our EZGOs. Contrary to you, we have a pretty hilly, rough course and we can usually run a set of batteries 3-4 years and for budget purposes we try to replace no more than 10 sets/yr (We have 40 carts). We discharge once a year to see how long the runtime for the set is and if it is less than it should be for that year model battery, we then test individual batteries to find the bad apples. The dischargers are pricey(around $650) but we couldn't run electric carts without one. A little maintenance goes a long way with electric carts, just keeping up with the water in the batteries, making sure the cables stay snugged down, and occasionally rinsing under the seat to keep corrosion down keeps a lot of problems at bay.

   
   
   
   
3. Michael Rogers

   

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   4/8/2016 6:04 AM

   We have 50 2012 EZ GO RXV´s. In the first wave of battery failures we got about 100 batteries on warranty because we are very hilly and the contract said 5000 kilometers ( 3000 miles ) under warranty.
   
   Keeping them clean and topped up is obviously very important.
   It was a bit difficult under warranty because the EZ GO dealer was putting new batteries with old batteries. It is best to put equal strength batteries together as a weaker one will hurt the new ones.
   
   We have been through our second wave and have replaced all 200 again.
   
   We use an hydrometer brand called Ferve model F-425C http://www.ferve.com/en/f425.htm We are in Spain and they cost about $7 each. I am sure there is something the same in USA. The hydrometer basically tests the specific density of the water telling what percent H2SO4 remains. It has been a while since I organized it but I think under 50% reading and out goes the battery.
   
   We group batteries of equal strength together as often as possible without breaking the back of the mechanic.
   
   Un saludo Michael
   
   Marbella Golf Country Club