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Old 06-21-2011, 09:18 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Island-Ho View Post
Eight volt batteries are extremely rare if they even exist! Lead acid batteries have a finite life and you may have reached that point. Golf cart batteries, as well as boat batteries are similar to your car battery, but they are built slightly more rugged and have more space below the plates to collect the flaking from the plates due to vibration and the deeper discharge cycles experienced in these applications. You may get 5-10 years out of a set, but you are living on borrower time at that point. Get them charged properly and then have the specific gravity checked. that will tell you a lot about their condition. I may just be time to replace them.
8 volt golf cart batteries aren't extremely rare, in fact they are quite common. Most late model Club Cars use six 8 volt batteries. Mine certainly does.
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