Battery tips

A proper lead-acid charger reaches a full charge and then stops or drops to a finish the manual describes. That can be overnight. Match the cart by make…

Lithium iron phosphate is built for partial charges. Plug it in when you get home. You do not need to run it flat first. Match the cart by make, model…

A flooded pack that lives at half charge sulfates. The habit that is healthy for lithium is how lead-acid dies early. Match the cart by make, model, year…

Equalize only if the charger manual has that mode for your pack voltage, only on flooded batteries, only in a ventilated area, and only after a full charge.

AGM does not get an equalization overcharge. The button that helps a flooded set can vent and ruin an AGM. Match the cart by make, model, year, and voltage…

A lithium BMS is not asking for a lead-acid equalize. That voltage profile is wrong for the cells. Match the cart by make, model, year, and voltage before…

Leave a flooded or AGM pack fully charged, not half. Sulfate is the storage failure. Match the cart by make, model, year, and voltage before you order.

Follow the kit manual for storage state of charge. It is not ’empty,’ and it is not always ‘leave the charger clicking for six months.’. Match the cart by…

Do not charge a lithium pack below freezing unless that model is heated and the heater has done its job. Bedrock sells heated versions. Ask about lead time.