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  • 1995 club car 48 volt - charging issue?

    Hello and thanks for your assistance-
    I have a 1995 Clubcar, 48 volt golf cart. The Batteries are 2 ½ years old and my wife and I have been very attentive in making sure the cell fluid levels are maintained with distilled water. Each battery tests out above 9 volts and the entire pack charge tests out at 57.3 volts. The cart uses a “Lester” charger.
    Within the last few months, I have noticed that the amp meter on the charger reaches around 4 amps, but seems to stay there without finishing the charge cycle and shutting itself off.
    At first blush, the charger seems to be functioning as it should:
    1. Comes on when plugged in.
    2. Meter jumps to about 15-20 amps.
    3. Meter returns to zero.
    4. Meter jumps back to 15-20 amps and remains on.
    5. Meter reading lowers as charge increases.
    6. Seems to hang at 4 amps.
    I have read in several posts that it could take up to 16 hours to fully charge. Could it be possible I’m simply not letting charge long enough or does this sound like there may be other issues.
    The reason I’m asking this is I’ve contacted a mobile cart repair person who charges $75.00 just to show up. When I spoke to him on the phone, the first thing he said is “I charge $1,000.00 for new batteries”. I’m wondering if this guy is just a battery peddler.
    Thanks for the help
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