Battery tips

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

Bedrock 48V 105Ah lithium golf cart conversion kit

Why You Replace Golf Cart Batteries as a Set

One new battery in a pack of old ones becomes the old ones. Replace the string together. Match the cart by make, model, year, and voltage before you order.

Monthly Golf Cart Battery Maintenance Checklist

Ten minutes a month: charge, water, terminals, hold-downs, and a look at the charger light. Match the cart by make, model, year, and voltage before you order.

How to Store Golf Cart Batteries Between Seasons

Store a golf cart pack fully charged, disconnected, and checked once a month. A discharged flooded battery can freeze and sulfate. Match the cart by make…

How to Tell a 36V Golf Cart from a 48V Cart

Count the batteries and read the voltage printed on one of them. Six 6-volt batteries are 36 volts. Six 8-volt batteries are 48 volts. Match the cart by…

How to Test Golf Cart Battery Voltage

A resting voltage check tells you the pack voltage and which battery in the string is the weak one. Match the cart by make, model, year, and voltage before…

How to Clean Golf Cart Battery Terminals

Neutralize the crust on golf cart battery posts, then protect the terminals so the cables make a solid connection. Match the cart by make, model, year, and…

How to Water Flooded Golf Cart Batteries

Water flooded golf cart batteries after charging, with distilled water, and only to just cover the plates. Match the cart by make, model, year, and voltage…

Battery hardware mistakes on a Club Car DS

Club Car DS: cables, the solenoid, and the charger plug are separate from the battery. Match the year band before you buy parts. See the product page.

Lead-acid set or lithium kit for a Club Car DS

Club Car DS: a lead-acid set keeps a lead charger and an $18 core on each battery. A lithium kit is a different order. Confirm voltage first.

Which battery fits a Club Car Precedent (2004-2008)

Club Car Precedent (2004-2008): confirm voltage, the year band, and the tray before you order a kit or a lead-acid set. The fitment guide names the product.