When to add water to your golf cart battery?
First of all, you need to determine the location of the electrolyte in the battery, roughly 1/4 inch from the top of the lead plates in the battery or when the electrolyte is lower than that, it means you must add water to your battery.
Of course, you need to note that the water you must add is distilled water, because distilled water does not contain many impurities like tap water, such as sodium chloride, magnesium chloride and calcium chloride, etc. These impurities will disrupt the equilibrium in the electrolyte and interfere with the normal conduct of the chemical reactions inside the battery, which in turn will cause the battery to fail to function properly, which is something that you do not want to see.
Under normal circumstances, the golf cart battery is not necessary to add water every day, usually every month to the battery inside the regular addition of distilled water, the added distilled water does not need too much, make sure that the distilled water distance from the lead plate above the 1/2 inch on the line.
Of course, when the battery is used frequently, too much heat will be generated inside the battery, and too much heat will take away more water from the electrolyte, which requires you to replenish the distilled water in time. Similarly, you may need to refill the electrolyte with distilled water several times a month in hot summer weather. The steps for replenishing distilled water to the battery are as follows:
a. Preparation
You need to wear goggles and rubber gloves, because adding water to the lead-acid battery may lead to acid splashing, acid has a certain corrosive, will cause damage to your skin and eyes, and then it is necessary to be in a ventilated environment, so that the harmful gases dispersed in time to prepare clean containers for distilled water.
b. Water filling
Remove the battery cover first, then pour the distilled water in the glass slowly into the battery electrolyte to 1/2 inch above the lead plate, pay attention, never let the distilled water drip down to the battery terminals, this will cause the battery to work when a short circuit phenomenon.
What happens if I don’t add water to my golf cart battery in time?
The first thing you need to know is that distilled water is the solvent for the electrolyte inside the lead-acid battery, and it’s the solute that reacts primarily. In the case of a lead acid battery, for example, the solvent is water and the solute is lead sulfate, which reacts chemically at the positive and negative electrodes, allowing electrons to move in a directional manner so that the battery can function properly.
Therefore, if you do not add distilled water to the golf cart battery, the solvent is reduced, resulting in the chemical reaction can not be carried out normally, and the evaporation of water can take away the heat released when the lead-acid battery work, reduce the lead-acid battery accident rate.
Is there any golf cart battery that can be used without adding water?
The answer is yes, take lithium iron phosphate batteries as an example, because lithium iron phosphate batteries use solid electrolyte, so the electrolyte inside the lithium iron phosphate batteries will not volatilize, and lithium iron phosphate batteries are sealed, which further reduces the possibility of volatilization of lithium iron phosphate batteries, so lithium iron phosphate batteries used as a golf cart batteries basically do not need to add water.
Of course, not only lithium iron phosphate batteries do not need to add water, such as nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries usually do not need to add water, if you feel the trouble of adding water, these batteries may be a better choice for you.
Summary
I believe you can use your golf cart better by knowing the time to refill the water in the golf cart, these basic knowledge about golf carts can surely help you in the process of using golf carts in the future, now, enjoy your good golf time!
