I then drove it about 3-4 miles each day this week for a total of about 16 miles and the voltage is at 49.6 this morning, after sitting overnight. After sitting about 4 hours the pack read 50.8. The pack voltage was then 50.6, with each battery at 8.4. I then drove it about 1-1/2 miles and checked again. It was 59.2 with the charger connected and 54.6 immediately after disconnecting it. After charging 17-18 hours without the charger shutting off I checked the voltages. I suspect the batteries are nearing end of life, as they are labeled D2018. The charger is trying to get the charging voltage to 56 volts or so and if the batteries are defective it can't do that. If the pack is not at 51 volts, the batteries are dying.
Check the pack voltage at least 12 hours later. Charge the pack and let the charger cycle off. But if they are over 3 years old, were ever run low on water, and were not charged regularly, they might not be able to hold 51 volts. You haven't mentioned the age of the batteries. Your pack will last a lot longer doing this. There is no need to run them down to 60% or 49 volts. It is highly recommended that you charge the pack at the end of every day that you use the cart for any distance of a few miles or more. Make sure the battery electrolyte level is 1/4 to 1/2" above the plates. You will need to run a two wire cable from the pack to the dash for the volt meter. Watch the voltage at rest and when it gets to 49 volts, be close to home so you don't have to push it there. To see what is going on, you need a digital voltmeter in the dash. Golf carts used on courses had this just as a warning light for users. The battery warning light is nearly useless in determining state of charge and should not be used for that purpose. Fully charged they should be around 51 volts. You will damage your batteries if you run them consistently below 49 volts. After running it around for a few days without charging, it's at 49.9 volts, so I'm anxious to see if something happens when it gets below 48 volts. or (2) Batteries have discharged to less than 25% of rated capacity." so I figured if it was too low to run, the light should have been on.
#Club car ds battery warning light manual#
I've let it go for 17-18 hours but it never shut down and was still showing around 7 amps when I unplugged it.Ī manual I found online says that "the warning light will illuminate and remain illuminated if: (1) Batteries voltage drops below 48 volts when there is no load on the batteries (the vehicle is stopped and there are no accessories on). It does the pegged/zero/pegged dance when I plug it into the cart, then slowly drops to about 7-7.5 amps over a few hours and stays there. How low can/should I let the voltage get before charging? I've not charged every day because my PowerDrive 2 charger hasn't been shutting itself off after 16 hours. But the warning light never lit up.Īfter charging, it's running fine again and I've installed a voltmeter to monitor my voltage so I don't get stranded again. Fortunately I was less than 1/4 mile from the house. Well, on one outing, it started slowing down shortly after I left the driveway and eventually quit, with just enough power to run for a few seconds at a time. How can I test the Battery Warning Light on a 2001 Club Car DS (Serial # AC0119-xxxxxx) to make sure it's working properly and not burned out?Ī week or so ago, I hadn't charged my cart for several days, and was waiting for the battery warning light to come on before charging, just to get some idea of how far I could go on a charge with this new-to-me cart.
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