Battery Troubleshooting Chart - Club Car V-GLIDE Maintenance Service Supplement

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BATTERIES

BATTERY TROUBLESHOOTING CHART

All readings below 7.0V but within 0.5V.
Possible old batteries.
Go to hydrometer testing.
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.
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Vehicle not operating to expectation.
Reading below 6 amps and on-charge
voltage above 42 volts.
On-Charge Voltage Test
Any reading below 7.0 volts and not
within 0.5 volts of those batteries
above 7.0 volts, replace battery.
Entire battery set with specific gravity
readings below 1.250 is being
consistently undercharged.
Evaluate charging practices.
If discharge time is less than 60 minutes,
replace all batteries below 5.0 volts.
Figure 13-7 Battery Troubleshooting Chart
Fully charge batteries.
Battery Charger Test
Battery Troubleshooting Chart
Reading of 6 amps or more.
Check electrical system and charger
for problems.
SeeTroubleshooting Guide.
If problem is not found, go to
on-charge voltage test.
All readings above 7.0V and within 0.5V.
Hydrometer Test
No apparent problems.
Discharge Test
If discharge time is 60 minutes or
more, problem is not with the batteries.