Super Trucker
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Have a golf cart that's 36 volt and the charger is smoked. How can I use my 12 volt charger to charge. I need just enough to move it.
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Disconnect the appropriate cables such that you have 3 sets of 2 batteries each- and charge each set of 2 with your 12 volt charger.
Given the price of batteries, I'd be doing some measurin' and figgerin' to replace them with 3- 12 volts, when the time comes. 12 volts are often on sale, but 6's never are. And you'd only need to buy 3, instead of 6.
Given the price of batteries, I'd be doing some measurin' and figgerin' to replace them with 3- 12 volts, when the time comes. 12 volts are often on sale, but 6's never are. And you'd only need to buy 3, instead of 6.
buickanddeere
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Why are you wanting to disconnect the batteries before charging?
Super Trucker
Member
Thanks guy's it worked great. Only if I had 2 more chargers.
buickanddeere
Well-known Member
You serious or just joking?
An amp hour is an amp hour.
An amp hour is an amp hour.
I'm charging 12 volts worth of batteries at a time. Would it still work all right if you just left all of them remain hooked together? You're the electron guy- let me know. Just seems like a 12 volt charger wouldn't charge a 36 volt circuit, but then, I'm just shootin' in the dark here.
teddy52food
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If the 12 volt batteries are the same size (dimention) as a 6 it would cut it in half.
Theoretically, you could hook "twos of them" in series to equal 12 volts,
then hook each pair in parallel, then charge them all at once with a 12 volt
charger.
I would question whether or not the charger would have the capacity to actually
charge them all without overheating or overheating the cables.
I would also question if they would charge equally.
Just thinking out loud.
then hook each pair in parallel, then charge them all at once with a 12 volt
charger.
I would question whether or not the charger would have the capacity to actually
charge them all without overheating or overheating the cables.
I would also question if they would charge equally.
Just thinking out loud.
Batteries in our tanks were both series and parallel to provide 24 Volt. 2 of each batts in series making 3 pair and the 3 pair in parallel. The alternator seemed to do a good job of keeping em pretty even on charge so I would think a charger would do the same. I too question if the clamps/cables or charger itself would handle it.
Rick
Tx Jim
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Yes that would be very similar to charging the 12 volt batteries on a 24V JD diesel by attaching a 12 V battery charger to each 12V without disconnecting any tractor cables/wires. I done that several times plus attached 2(two) 12V booster vehicles to each battery to quickly jump 3010/4020's off that have drained batteries.
Caution: don't let bumpers of either boosting vehicle touch tractor frame. Be sure to attach red jumper cable + to +,black jumper cable - to -.
buickanddeere
Well-known Member
Wrong. Three 100lb 12V batteries with for example 150amp hours . Will replace and equal six 50lb 6V batteries with 150amp hours.
Of course if using a magic joe motor. Only a 9v transitor radio battery and a ceramic magnet is required.
Of course if using a magic joe motor. Only a 9v transitor radio battery and a ceramic magnet is required.
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