Golf trolley battery...best buy

'scorthy

Neighbour did me a turn now it's pay back time...he has a Turf Glider (can't find anything about it ont' interweb) but it sounds like the battery is at fault as he can only get 9 hole out of it. It's a 12V 25AH Elite battery. Searching other threads on boards.ie I see suggestions for testing electric golf trolley batteries which I've passed on...but I dont think running it totally down will bring it back to life with the next full charge.

Any one come across this make?

billy3sheets

Here's a Turf Glider
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-DELUXE-TURF-GLIDER-GOLF-BUGGY-FOLD-UP_W0QQitemZ390045945997QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Sport_Golf_Equipment?hash=item390045945997&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318#ebayphotohosting

Looks like it should be drawn by a horse :eek:

'scorthy

He must have the name wrong because I can't see any motor...and battery/charger are not listed in the itinerary.

I'll keep googling 12V/25Ampere-hour Elite batteries and see where that gets me.

These batteries are a rip off in stores when you consider that you can get a car battery for a little less!
Supply & demand I presume.

billy3sheets

'scorthy,
A battery is a battery. These are not made by Powakaddy or Turf Glider but by battery makers such as Lucas, Sonnenschein, Yuasa, Ever Ready etc.
They are generally either 12 or 24 Volt. The Ampere-hour(Ah) is the capacity of the battery. A 36 hole one might have a 50Ah rating whereas a 18 hole one might have a 25Ah rating.
Same deal with the motors in trolleys.

The only difference usually is the connector.
I'd get your mate to bring it along to a shop where they sell them and they probably will have an adapter or connector that fits.

I'd splash the extra few quid and go a 36-hole battery if it will fit on the trolley as these will last much longer.

Hope this is of help.

DonkeyPokerTour

'scorthy wrote: »

He must have the name wrong because I can't see any motor...and battery/charger are not listed in the itinerary.

I'll keep googling 12V/25Ampere-hour Elite batteries and see where that gets me.

These batteries are a rip off in stores when you consider that you can get a car battery for a little less!
Supply & demand I presume.

There is a Massive difference between a "Car Battery" and a battery used in a golf trolly.

*Nerdy Sciency Bit* Skip if not interested
A Car Battery is whats called a "Lead Acid Battery" It will be 12v made by connecting 6 2volt cells in series to give 12volts. Note 12v is the "Nominal" Value, a fully charged battery hot off the charger will be closer to 13v.
The problem with car battery's in terms of portable use is that they are a "Wet Cell" battery, that means that there is Acid in Liquid form inside the battery. You may sometimes have to add "Deionised, Filtered Water" to your battery (mainly on older cars). If you leave a car battery on it side then it will leak and battery acid is not something you want on your hands.
The Battery's used in golf trolly's etc are called "Sealed Lead Acid Battery's" Like the car battery's they are made of 6 2volt cells in series. However they are a "Dry Cell" as the Acid inside the battery is a gel type substance. This means that you can put the battery in any orientation, cut it in 2 etc and the acid will not leak out. This is why these battery's are used in Golf Trolly's as people transport their trolly's in their car's and the last thing you want is a battery leak in the boot of your car.
*End of Nerdy Bit*

So basically you need to get yourself a sealed lead acid battery. Check the amp/hr rating of your existing battery and get the same size or slightly bigger. Usually an 18hole battery will be in the region of 17-20amp/hr where as a 36hole battery will be in the region of 25-30amp/hr.

As for connector issues there shouldn't be any. Assuming you still have the "Old" battery you can unscrew the connectors from the battery terminals, then screw them onto the new terminals, its not rocket science. Just make sure that the positive side is connected to the positive side and the negative to the negative side.

I'm in my final year of an electrical/electronic engineering degree (Hence the nerd knowledge on battery's) so I have a fair amount of knowledge when it comes to wiring but the changing over of a corrector on a battery is pretty simple for anyone who can do basic DIY.

Regards
Ian

Beats6

Hi there, My Powakaddy Battery Charger fault went on the blink and was hoping for some advice re a replacement or can it be repaired, I have a 36 hole battery (33AH - 12 Volt) Cheers!