Need help with Golf Cart E-Z-GO 12v battery conversion

[Gem99ultra]

It works fine, you can稚 just use regular car batteries, the big batteries I have retail for around $450 each, you may be able to find them cheaper, I only used them because I get them for free at 3 years old every three years from work so I have a few laying around. I have more money in 12v batteries in this cart than I could have replaced the 6v for, if they were bought new.

You might get away with a deep cycle marine 12v batteries or shell out for big D8 batteries like I have but regular car batteries won稚 work, they will die too fast.

Duracell Commercial Battery - Group Size 8D - Sam'''s Club
Just found this, you can buy Duracell cheaper but one of these replaces 2 6v batteries so it痴 not much of a saveings. Rural King has the 6v batts around $79 each I think

You sure know how to kill my joy! I was starting to think I could just stick in 3 12V cheapies and be done with it. But - I really do appreciate your knowledge and for sharing it with us. You've undoubtedly saved me a bunch of grief.

 

[B7510HSD]

You sure know how to kill my joy! I was starting to think I could just stick in 3 12V cheapies and be done with it. But - I really do appreciate your knowledge and for sharing it with us. You've undoubtedly saved me a bunch of grief.

I think the key is they must be deep cycle and you DO NOT want to charge them after every use they need to run down or they won't last!! The Trojan T105 is a good battery if used and charged correctly as is the Trojan T125 little more amp hours BUT they must be run almost dead and water kept up. We run these in all our electric jacks and typically get 2 to 3 years out of them!

 

[/pine]

FWIW...There is a lot of misinformation and and bad information in this thread in regard to lead acid batteries and Golf cart applications...
For anyone dealing with electric carts using lead acid batteries I highly recommend reading the tutorials linked below...believe me...there are a lot of myths and misconceptions about the care and charging of deep cycle batteries...

visit the link below and read about breaking in new batteries and facts about charging...
Battery Tech Info

 

[Gem99ultra]

FWIW...There is a lot of misinformation and and bad information in this thread in regard to lead acid batteries and Golf cart applications...
For anyone dealing with electric carts using lead acid batteries I highly recommend reading the tutorials linked below...believe me...there are a lot of myths and misconceptions about the care and charging of deep cycle batteries...

visit the link below and read about breaking in new batteries and facts about charging...
Battery Tech Info

Good info /pine. Thanks for the link. I learned something today!