CathyA
3-31-11, 1:07pm
I need a little advice.
We bought a used golf cart last Fall. It was 4 years old, but looked great. I'm discovering that it looked great because it was totally re-painted, lifted, with a seat added in the back. Its starting to not look so good now. Recently, I had trouble keeping air in the (new) tires and found out they had dry rot, and fortunately the guy who sold it to me replaced them free of charge (as he should have).
I thought my recent decrease in battery power was from the increased resistance in the bad tires. But I'm discovering, after getting the new tires, that the batteries are having their own problems.
Before I approach the guy again, I'm going to clean up the terminals. A couple of them are corroded. I've been adding distilled water as needed and try to clean off the area with baking soda and water.
There are 6 6 volt batteries. They too, are close to 5 years old. I charge them every so often with the battery charger that came with it. The batteries appear to charge fairly well. But the charge doesn't seem to last very long.
Sorry to ramble......
Here's my question......is there any shock hazzard in cleaning off the terminals? I have a post and clamp cleaner. I've read to disconnect the negative first.
I just don't know if the rules change if there are 6 batteries connected to each other.
Any other advice would be appreciated. I do intend to buy a device to determine if the battery solutions are still good.
I have real conflict over this used vehicle. I don't know how much to hold the seller responsible for problems that have arisen within 6 months of buying it.
Anyhow......battery info would be appreciated.
We bought a used golf cart last Fall. It was 4 years old, but looked great. I'm discovering that it looked great because it was totally re-painted, lifted, with a seat added in the back. Its starting to not look so good now. Recently, I had trouble keeping air in the (new) tires and found out they had dry rot, and fortunately the guy who sold it to me replaced them free of charge (as he should have).
I thought my recent decrease in battery power was from the increased resistance in the bad tires. But I'm discovering, after getting the new tires, that the batteries are having their own problems.
Before I approach the guy again, I'm going to clean up the terminals. A couple of them are corroded. I've been adding distilled water as needed and try to clean off the area with baking soda and water.
There are 6 6 volt batteries. They too, are close to 5 years old. I charge them every so often with the battery charger that came with it. The batteries appear to charge fairly well. But the charge doesn't seem to last very long.
Sorry to ramble......
Here's my question......is there any shock hazzard in cleaning off the terminals? I have a post and clamp cleaner. I've read to disconnect the negative first.
I just don't know if the rules change if there are 6 batteries connected to each other.
Any other advice would be appreciated. I do intend to buy a device to determine if the battery solutions are still good.
I have real conflict over this used vehicle. I don't know how much to hold the seller responsible for problems that have arisen within 6 months of buying it.
Anyhow......battery info would be appreciated.