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An hour or bit longerI’ve just bought a s5 Motocaddy with the free bag lithium battery
How long do they take to fully charge after a round of golf??
An hour or bit longerI’ve just bought a s5 Motocaddy with the free bag lithium battery
How long do they take to fully charge after a round of golf??
My S7 Remote takes under 4 hours but it's a 36 hole battery, driving two motors. Yours should be under 3 hours.I’ve just bought a s5 Motocaddy with the free bag lithium battery
How long do they take to fully charge after a round of golf??
ThanksAn hour or bit longer
It’s not that it “can come off charge†, it’s the hassle of remembering to go back into the garage and disconnect it. You would think the manufacturers would make chargers that allowed the battery to remain connected without harming it!
And Motorcaddy do supply different chargers for their lead acid and lithium batteries...i have both, and they are very different beasts.If you read the article this is what they say - the chargers for lithium batteries should be different to those used for lead acid batteries. Lead acid battery chargers drop to a trickle or burst charge if this is done to lithium battery it will shorten it's life. Lithium battery chargers turn off until the battery drops to a certain voltage and the boost charge the battery back up again and turn off.
As the trolley manufacturer should know what type of charger they are supplying I would follow their instructions.
Dangerous, I'd forget. Put mine on as soon as I get home, set alarm for 4 hours then switch it off. It'll last 2 /3 weeks like that no problem.When charging my lithium, I plug it in the night before, and unplug it before I leave for the course.
When I plug mine in and it’s fully charged the light goes from red to green so I would have thought the charger would then stop charging so it wouldn’t make any difference wether it was left on or not.
Dangerous, I'd forget. Put mine on as soon as I get home, set alarm for 4 hours then switch it off. It'll last 2 /3 weeks like that no problem.
My version of the instructions for my 2017 trolley tells you to leave it on charge all the time. The instructions say it's perfectly safe and this method maximises the battery's life.
Interested in why they've changed the instructions for their 2018 range.
Powakaddy manual states;
Leave the battery on charge even when not in regular use to maintain optimum life and performance. It is perfectly safe to leave the battery plugged in on charge. Once the green light illuminates the charger will use virtually no electricity but guarantee you a fully charged battery for your next round.
I can but can’t be bothered to read it - who reads instructions?!