Would this charger charge an almost depleted golf cart battery?
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I used it to recharge a nearly depleted battery for my Suzuki SV650 motorcycle and the battery was only one year old. I just forgot to take it out of my motorcycle at the end of the season and drip charge it through the winter. It gave it enough juice to get my bike started so I could start the riding season again.
1246156
NO. Though it is a small trickle charger, it is only a maintainer for an almost fully charged battery! It a great maintainer to leave hookup to a good battery.
1246157
I think the answer would depend on the condition and age of the battery. I replace my riding mower battery every three years, out of habit and experience. The charger should work with your golf cart - or any other - battery, if the battery is capable of receiving and holding the charge. Also, if the battery is aged, don't expect it to hold the charge for an extended period of time. I will trickle charge my riding mower battery during storage at least three times over the long New England winters up here to keep the battery "formed." So, the best answer to your question is: yes; depending on the condition and age of the battery. This is a really good, inexpensive charger and has proved itself with my mower. Have you thought about replacing the battery? Properly maintained - with the help of this charger - your golf cart battery should be reliable. Hope this helps.
1247876
I've had this charger for about 2 months and use it everyday on my 36v golf cart with no problems.
1838963
Yes it will. Almost all chargers any more will quite charging when the battery is full. They have circuitry that will monitor that. Whether it is a cell phone, lap top, or golf cart.
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When charging your normal batteries for a 36V System (Trojan T105 or Equivalent) this charger will take all night to charge them. This is rated for a normal discharge of the golf cart to where your cart is not moving anymore and not to a fully depleted battery that reads 0V. Also chargers that go 20A are not commonly made anymore as a low amp charge is better for your batteries than a powerful 20A charge. The longer you charge the batteries at low amps the better it is for the batteries as it prevents sulfate from building up. Also a 20A charger will only take about 2-4 Hr. for a full charge on a normal use battery. When charging your normal batteries for a 36V System (Trojan T105 or Equivalent) this charger will take all night to charge them. This is rated for a normal discharge of the golf cart to where your cart is not moving anymore and not to a fully depleted battery that reads 0V. Also chargers that go 20A are not commonly made anymore as a low amp charge is better for your batteries than a powerful 20A charge. The longer you charge the batteries at low amps the better it is for the batteries as it prevents sulfate from building up. Also a 20A charger will only take about 2-4 Hr. for a full... » Read More When charging your normal batteries for a 36V System (Trojan T105 or Equivalent) this charger will take all night to charge them. This is rated for a normal discharge of the golf cart to where your cart is not moving anymore and not to a fully depleted battery that reads 0V. Also chargers that go 20A are not commonly made anymore as a low amp charge is better for your batteries than a powerful 20A charge. The longer you charge the batteries at low amps the better it is for the batteries as it prevents sulfate from building up. Also a 20A charger will only take about 2-4 Hr. for a full charge on a normal use battery. « Show Less
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I believe it should work. Typically, trickle chargers don't have a high current capacity, like the charger you're considering. Harbor Freight often gives away a small trickle charger that I doubt has the capacity yours has and it works OK left on a car battery overnight or longer.
721723
You could do that, sure, but the idea of the charger is to maintain, not recharge. They should call it a maintainer instead! It won't charge a dead battery; rather, it'll keep a live battery from going dead. So--if you know the battery is live, you might do as you've said, but if your trailer was mine, I'd keep the battery attached to the charger full time. That's what I do, and it works. Eric
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The answer is Yes and No. Any 12 volt charger will charge it, but must have the right size "Spade Lug" connectors to mate with the battery terminals. Or have an "adaptor cable" to convert the typical 12 volt charger cable connector to the battery lugs. Be careful to use a low current charger adaptor, not a car battery charger.
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I would say yes as long as the battery isn't totally drained. The battery needs to be charged because it's a maintainer to keep a battery fully charged all the time! I think it's to small to charge a totally dead battery. The battery tender only puts out 1.5 volts and a regular battery charger puts out 12 volts to charge a totally dead battery.
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I don't know if that will work. My battery states, "Use only Sears charger No 1425301, 315.115720, 315.115730." But no problem charging my battery on this charger, which is numbered, #315.CH2020. I assume that this charger came out later but works for older battery models. At this low price I thought it was worth the gamble. Good luck.
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Hi! Indeed it can, but will not maintain them perfectly equally among all batteries. I have mine connected to 4 155AH batteries in series (48V) that are all identical, and it does an adequate job on a very technical, high-spec installation. It will do a golf cart battery sufficiently that you will not notice a difference between batteries.
1449596
Yes, it does! Thats exactly what i use mine for. I have an '03 club car golf cart that runs on 48 volts. It maintains, charges & conditions your batteries to get more life out of them! I don't even use the original charger at all any more! My cart runs on 6 8v batteries.
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It should, I have one on the dash of my Mustang and it is plugged into the cigarette lighter. It does a good job at maintaining the charge. If does not have a enough power to bring a dead battery back to life in any reasonable time. I have another one on my riding mower, for the same reason. It is there to maintain the charge.
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being an electrician for Chryslers you might think I would know this. The float chargers that we use at Mopar were huge for the batteries that we charged for the carts that are used. They were ran in series also. I do not think this would be what you need, but it wouldn't hurt. I would call a battery wholesaler or ask this question on google.
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It should work on any 12 volt DC source...usually golf cart batteries are wired in series to produce the higher voltage, so I would be extremely careful and test your connection for the correct voltage BEFORE you connect the LED's...higher voltage will probably burn the lights out permanently.
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You could check in these web pageshttp://www.batterystuff.com/battery-chargers/48-volt/CLUBCARcord.htmlhttp://www.golfcartking.com/mobile/default.aspx
1809060
It might help... I found that the regular charger performed poorly so I used a trickle charger thru the gator clamps and charged it that way.If I had know what I know now, I wouldn't have bought it. Poor design, short life of battery.
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It does come with the correct plug to charge your cart. It will depend on the condition of your batteries as to how well it will work.