BATTERIES
Battery Troubleshooting Chart
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2004 Precedent Electric Golf Car Maintenance and Service Manual
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BATTERY TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
Figure 13-7 Battery Troubleshooting Chart
Battery Charger Test
On-Charge Voltage Test
Hydrometer Test
Discharge Test
Vehicle not operating to expectation.
Reading of 6 amps or more.
Fully Charge Batteries.
Reading below 6 amps and on-charge
voltage above 56 volts.
No apparent problems.
Possible old batteries.
Go to hydrometer testing.
All readings above 14.0 V and within 1.0 V.
All readings below 14.0 V but within 1.0 V
Check electrical system and charger
for problems.
SeeTroubleshooting Guide
If problem is not found, go to
on-charge voltage test.
Any reading below 14.0 volts and not
within 1.0 volts of those batteries
above 14.0 volts, replace battery.
Replace any battery with a variation
of more than 50 points of specific gravity
between cells or has a cell with no
reading at all.
Entire battery set with specific gravity
readings below 1.250 is being
consistently undercharged.
Evaluate charging practices.
If discharge time is 60 minutes or
more, problem is not with the batteries.
If discharge time is less than 60 minutes,
replace all batteries below 10.0 volts.
