| Mr3Putt |
I have a remote controlled Golf Cart (trolley if you please) That uses a 12 V 26AH battery.
Question: Can I use a battery with a higher AH? If so, will it last longer i.e more holes? It seems like the higher AH the costlier the battery.
Any downside to using higher AH?
Here's a video of the actual cart for those inquiring minds... YouTube
I've looked all over the Interweb and can't seem to find the answer. So I turn to the smartest group on the net...
Waddya think? |
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| zebelkhan |
| From what I understand, as long as the voltage is the same and the battery physically fits it will be fine. The higher Ah (amp-hour) will let you run the cart longer. |
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| Kris |
Why TBH you would want such a cart? Entire pleasure of playing the golf is to walk the course and either carry or have “manual” cart to drag a golf bag….
To answer your question – there will be no problem with higher capacity battery…..so get as big as your wallet can afford and you can fit in the cart…. |
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| Mr3Putt |
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Originally posted by Kris
Why TBH you would want such a cart? Entire pleasure of playing the golf is to walk the course and either carry or have “manual” cart to drag a golf bag….
To answer your question – there will be no problem with higher capacity battery…..so get as big as your wallet can afford and you can fit in the cart….
I thought there would be no issue, I just wanted to double check. Thanks for the responses.
As far as the cart goes, I carried my sticks for years, then made the switch to a manual, 3 wheel push cart (which I still have). Then I found this puppy on Craigslist... (Tip, if you don't browse your local Craigslist.org, yer nuts)
I admit, I was a fool to ever carry my bag! This thing is like having R2D2 follow you around! I love it! I get to walk, yet not lug...
The current battery works fine, it just slows down a bit on the last 2 holes. Actually, that works out OK, cause I slow down on the last 3.......:31: |
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| hfelknor |
I think Kris shot from the lip without viewing the Utube.
That is one neat little gadget that still allows you to ruin a perfectly good walk. (Mark Twain)
Yes, you can get more performance out of higher AH.....if they are not lying about it.
It should be nearly linear.
10% more AH should give <>10% more "go" time.
Homer |
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| njjoe |
Nice little gadget. :4:
Do you control it's direction by pressing buttons or does it simply home in on a sensor that you keep in your pocket?
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| Mr3Putt |
It's controlled by pressing the buttons on the remote. Once you send it off, she'll roll along until you send the stop command. You can also drive it manually with the handles. The remote works from over 200 yards away!!!
They used to manufacture the "follow you around" type trolleys until one guy was looking for his ball in the lake, bent over and got pushed in! Apparently neither he nor the buggy could swim...
One more question regarding the battery...
The charger for my battery has 3 stages.
It starts with a fast charge, then it auto shifts to trickle mode, then it goes into a holding pattern to keep the battery charged.
The AH number has nothing to do with this...????
(I think that's a question)
In a few years, I'll be looking to trade in for one of these.....Youtube |
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| njjoe |
Your present three-stage charger will be just fine for the newer battery.
Remember, the charger is only going to "replace" the power that was used, so the charger should take the same amount of time to charge the battery. However, if you were to fully discharge the larger-capacity battery it would take a little longer to fully charge as compared to your current battery.
Those Segways are nice. There is a newer version that has wider, more turf-friendly tires.
-njjoe |
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