Battery tips

How-to and maintenance for lithium and lead-acid golf cart batteries.

Bedrock 48V 105Ah lithium golf cart conversion kit

36-volt lithium pack or 48-volt pack

These are different carts. Six 6-volt lead batteries mean the cart is 36 volts. Six 8-volt batteries, eight 6-volt batteries, or four 12-volt deep-cycle batteries mean 48 volts.

48-volt pack or 72-volt pack

A 72-volt cart is not a 48-volt cart with a bigger battery. The controller, the motor, and the charger are built for that voltage. Match the cart by make…

One lithium battery or eight 6-volt batteries

Eight 6-volt lead batteries in series are a 48-volt pack. One 48-volt lithium battery replaces that whole string. It does not replace a 36-volt string of six.

GC2 6-volt or GC8 8-volt

A GC2 is a 6-volt deep-cycle golf battery. A GC8 is an 8-volt deep-cycle golf battery. They are not substitutes for each other in the same hole.

Six 8-volt or eight 6-volt for 48 volts

Both strings are 48 volts. Six times 8 is 48. Eight times 6 is 48. The tray, the cables, and the hold-downs are built for one of those layouts.

Four 12-volt or six 8-volt

Four 12-volt deep-cycle batteries in series are 48 volts. Six 8-volt batteries in series are also 48 volts. The tray decides which one you have.

Lithium charger or lead-acid charger

A lead-acid charger finishes a flooded or AGM string. A lithium charger finishes a lithium pack. They are not backups for each other. Match the cart by…

Named conversion kit or a universal kit

A named kit is the bracket and the title for one cart, one year band, one tray. A universal kit is the product for a tray that does not have that named bracket, or that has been mo

Lithium warranty lengths by brand

Warranties in this shop are not one number. Read the one on the product you are buying. Match the cart by make, model, year, and voltage before you order.

Six 6-volt batteries for a 36-volt cart

Six 6-volt deep-cycle batteries in series are a 36-volt pack. That is the whole voltage story for this layout. Match the cart by make, model, year, and…