Trolley battery.

Basher

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I use a powered trolley when playing a full round on my course. The night before, I usually give the battery a charge in readiness.
I did the same thing Friday night for my Saturday morning round. Thing was, the trolley struggled and by the end of the round the little red light was on - battery dead as a dead thing.

Now, my trolley has been struggling lately and I thought my battery was on it's way out.
Luckily I have 2 batteries and 2 chargers. I used the other charger and put some juice into the flat battery. Kept my eye on it as it charged. The light started off an orange colour, went amber and later in the eveing went green (1st time I've actually seen the green light)
Plugged in my other battery and got the same result.

I therefore assume my previously used charger may be faulty as I have never seen a green light displayed. (It's an LED light that goes from red to orange to amber and I've since found it goes green)

Feeling much better now as it looks like I have now got 2 fully charged batteries so no need to buy another. I think I'll stick with the good charger from now on.
Haven't had chance to give my trolley a run to test the batteries but I'm optimistic. :)

How long do you charge the battery on yours, and what indication do you have to tell you that your battery is fully charged? (Assuming you own a powered trolley of course!)
 
Hi Basher,
My Powakaddy battery needs an eight hour cycle to recharge no matter how dischaged it is. This is the way the charger works. If you connect the battery for less than the recommended time it doesn't complete the cycle and can damage the battery. You should also disconnect the charger from the mains before attaching/removing the battery from the charger.
 
That's interesting Clive.

Just checked my second battery and the green light is showing (been on charge best part of the day)

I usually unplug the charger from the battery then unplug the mains. Would this potentially damage the battery?

Must ensure I unplug from the mains in future.
 
I use the GK and they recommend leaving it plugged in all the time. I've had one problem battery which they replaced without hassle (picking up from home and leaving a brand new one - no postage charge or inconvenience). My charger is red when charging and green when fully charged and on stand by. It does sound like a charger problem
 
I think most of the batteries are better left on charge the whole time, thats what I do with mine and it will still do 36 holes at a push and its three years old! That being said your problem does sound like a charger issue!
 
Older batteries such as Ni-Cad and Ni-mh need to be fully discharged before fully charging to gain the best out of them. So for example leave your trolley rolling in the air to fully discharge it, some chargers do have a discharge function.

Newer batteries such as lithium ion do not require to be fully discharged and can be part charged without damage.
 
My batteries are SLA MiGM Huitong Industry 6-DW-17 , sealed lead acid batteries.

Some time ago I had a go at discharging the battery fully by running it on the cart with the wheels removed. Damned thing ran for bloody hours. Had to turn it off when I went to bed as I thought it may damage the battery if I left it switched on.

It would appear that both my batteries have had a good charge now. I'll try and get out on the course soon and give the troley a run to see how it performs.
 
Older batteries such as Ni-Cad and Ni-mh need to be fully discharged before fully charging to gain the best out of them. So for example leave your trolley rolling in the air to fully discharge it, some chargers do have a discharge function.
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Don't know where you get your info from. Obviously not from an electric trolley or trolley battery supplier.

Golf trolley batteries are lead-acid or (more recently) lithium. As far as I'm aware they have never been Ni-cad or NIMH.

Lead-acid/gel batteries should NOT be fully discharged as that, to put it in simple terms, will probably bu33er them.

They are designed to give different performance characteristics to lead-acid car batteries where the car battery is required to give instant massive power when required and then be brought back asap to full charge. The trolley battery is designed to give a steady low output over a long period of time and then be gently recharged over several hours. That's why they are called "deep cycle" batteries. If you over discharge them irreversable damage can be caused.
 
Just turned off my charger. Happened to notice a bit of blurb on the side of the battery which stated that the battery should NOT be left on charge permanently.

What I did notice also was that the battery and charger were cool. Whenever I charged the battery with the other charger, the charger and battery used to get quite warm to hot.

Now feeling quite confident that both batteries are now in a fully charged state.......hopefully.
 
I have just bought a new gel battery for my pk. The instructions said ' never store the battery in a discharged state, for any length of time' so I now charge my battery as soon as I get back from playing and then a little top up the night before. ( which it doesn't really need).
 
I've never left my GK battery on constant, I charge until the green light is showing and the turn off the plug. I have to think about the cost of keeping it on constant charge as well as the safety aspect.
 
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