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The most important thing that i have learn’t about deep cycle electric golf buggy batteries

December 28, 2007 on 5:12 am | By admin | In Sports

When you strike a problem on the course with your electric golf trolley; the most logical thing to do is to take the battery to the auto electrician or the buggy manufacturer and they will perform a battery load test. Problem being in most cases they will tell you that the battery is okay, but this does not simulate it driving on a golf course.

This standard procedure works with car batteries as they are testing the cranking amps which would start the motor of your car. Golf buggies don’t rely on cranking amps so this is not a useful test. The accurate way to test the Deep Cycle battery is to fully charge the battery, then set it up on a system that drains the battery over a period of time drawing the amps that it would typcially use on the golf course. The rate that it loses its charge and the final outcome is worked out mathematically according to the specifications of the battery.