battery advice needed

Hi all ,

I need some advice regarding buying a new battery and charger.My battery only does about 14 holes on our very hilly course. Its a 26 Ah AGM battery. I would like a 33 ah battery but they are all 197 mm long so wont fit my trolley tray (which is desgned for 176 x 175 batterys) and stood on its end it would be too high and foul the trolley. I have been looking at batterys and chargers on line and the Pury Drive batterys seem popular. Would a gel type 26 Ah battery and 3 stage intelligent charger give me the lasting power that I need????. All help and suggestions appreciated,

regards,

Michael.

A 26 amp lead acid  battery should last 2 rounds on a flat course and easily last one round on a hilly course. During winter don't leave it in the garage or anywhere it can freeze. Also, allways charge it as soon as you get home from golf . Personally I prefer lead acid batteries to gel or lithium, and you can pick them up new on ebay for less than £40.

Thanks for the advice guys. As my battery is a no name Chinese jobby I will buy a new one and take better care of it then I did the current one.

kindest regards,

Michael.

Michael, I know Darren said to keep your current charger as it will not make any difference and he may well be correct.  However, from my own experience I have found that the standard chargers provided with a new trolley have a limited life and can be the cause of problems.

I have 3 x 36 hole batteries which are in regular use throughout the playing season.  I have 2 x ProLite chargers which I use to keep the batteries charged using them in cycle so two are always on charge.  All I can say is that since I bought the ProLite charger I haven't had any battery problems.  All of the batteries are now at least 3 years old and perfectly capable of covering 36 holes in a day.

Personally, I would say the the ProLite charger has been the best investment I have made and seems to have extended the working life of my batteries quite considerably.

Before you ask, I have no interest in or connection with any company making or selling ProLite chargers - just a happy customer.

Richard

I have bought a Prolite charger and new Pure Drive battery which seems to have a good reputation. I think the plates have become sulphated on the old battery and it has only a basic charger. Sometimes I left the battery in the car until the next weekend and only charged it the night before. This is a NoNo. Aparrently the battery should be recharged asap after use and only stored in a charged state.

I`m will always charge the new one after use and with this charger you can leave it connected until its needed again,

Thanks for your help,

regards,

Michael.

Michael, I think you now know leaving partly discharged battery in boot during the week is a very bad idea!  Get the thing on charge ASAP.  As you rightly say, you can leave battery on charge until next used but I haven't experieinced any obvious problem with leaving them standing once full charged.  Having three batteries (4 if you include my 18 hole Hill Billy) I can only leave two on charge!

Richard

Just carry ya clubs mike ya lazy sod lol

Marc

Hello stranger

Marc,

I had to push the damn thing up the hill that is the 16 1nd 17 fairways last Sunday. I didnt have the energy to hit the ball after that.  So I have pushed the boat out and bought a new battery and charger. I knackered the last one thro neglect..

MK