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Cost $680 total. Installation time 1 hour.
My first surprise when I got the golf cart was realizing the batteries were shot when I thought they were fine. The cart was fast but the charge would only last around 4-5 miles. Then one of the terminal lug bolts became loose while I was driving it causing the connection to arc and burn the lead terminal and actually burn through the battery. This destroyed this particular battery. I then checked the other batteries and found the water levels were below the cells. The batteries were dry. After reading online, I determined that if I replaced the one battery, the other batteries would bring the new battery down to their level. After talking to a golf cart shop, I decided to replace all six. I'm glad I did because I think I would have eventually had to regardless. I now get 30-35 miles per charge.
My first surprise when I got the golf cart was realizing the batteries were shot when I thought they were fine. The cart was fast but the charge would only last around 4-5 miles. Then one of the terminal lug bolts became loose while I was driving it causing the connection to arc and burn the lead terminal and actually burn through the battery. This destroyed this particular battery. I then checked the other batteries and found the water levels were below the cells. The batteries were dry. After reading online, I determined that if I replaced the one battery, the other batteries would bring the new battery down to their level. After talking to a golf cart shop, I decided to replace all six. I'm glad I did because I think I would have eventually had to regardless. I now get 30-35 miles per charge.
I went to a local golf cart shop and bought 6. I also bought a strap for $8 that you connect to the battery to make it easy to lift the battery out of the cart. Definitely get the strap. I don't think I could have placed the batteries in the tight compartment had I not had the straps. I then took the dead batteries to the golf cart shop for recycling.
What I learned:
Use Distilled Water ONLY
Keep battery water level 1" above the cells (the cells look like cardboard inside the battery)
Put Lock Washers between your battery lugs and terminals
Check for tightness of your lugs every month or so.
Occasionally wash your off your batteries with water from your house spigot/garden hose
