Golf Card Charging Wire? I am Stumped.

[9452772]

I have a 48 volt golf cart and I just replaced all the batteries with 8 new 6 volt batteries. I did a good job documenting where all the wires go except the battery charging wires. The charge wires where directly connected to the batteries. I just do not remember which battery and what terminal the cable was connected to. I am worried that if I hook it up wrong something bad will happen. Surprisingly a quick internet search resulted in must chargers not connected straight to the batteries like mine is. Here is where I am at.

Battery 1 neg goes somewhere. Battery 1 pos goes to battery 2 neg. Battery 2 pos goes to battery 3 neg and so on to battery 8. Battery 8 pos goes somewhere. Using this logic what batter number should the pos and neg of the charger be connected to?

FYI, if it has wire I do not get along with it so please keep it simple.

Thanks,
Monty

[oktx]

Try youtube.

[bowhuntvideo]

Google “image of 48 volt golf cart battery wiring diagram”. Print it off and take it to the cart with you. File for future reference.


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[Mr. Whiskers]

Should be the positive of the first battery in the series and the negative of the last. Use a volt meter from positive to negative and make sure you have 36 volts. Hook up wires and roll

[fulmer34]

Negative charger "Should" go to battery one negative. Positive charger should go to battery 8 positive, that way you are charging all the batteries. What type of golf cart and what year? Im going to guess a club car? Seems someone bypassed the on board computer, unless this is a pretty old cart.

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[fulmer34]

Should be the positive of the first battery in the series and the negative of the last. Use a volt meter from positive to negative and make sure you have 36 volts. Hook up wires and roll

Make sure you have 48v since it's a 48v Cart not 36v.

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[Mr. Whiskers]

Make sure you have 48v since it's a 48v Cart not 36v.

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You’re correct sir

[9452772]

Cart is a 48 volt. Has worked great for years and the charge cable has always been on the batteries. I will check again and make sure neg is on battery one neg and pos is on battery 8 pos. In my mind this makes sense and should work so I will double check.

Thanks,

[Calrob]

Are these 8 6 volt batteries golf cart batteries? Ive never seen a 48 volt cart done that way. Maybe its just me.

[steve morton]

Mine has 6 8volt batteries.
Same difference?

[DRT]

https://www.buggiesgonewild.com

Gary