Anybody out there boondocking use a 48 volt electric golf cart as your source for lots of electric storage (as well as a means of local transportation)?
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DonavonP
2016 Jayco White Hawk 27dsrl
US Army 1968-70 SETAF 559th Vicenza Italy
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Anybody out there boondocking use a 48 volt electric golf cart as your source for lots of electric storage (as well as a means of local transportation)?
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DonavonP
2016 Jayco White Hawk 27dsrl
US Army 1968-70 SETAF 559th Vicenza Italy
I have been watching your question to see what the answer is. Well, nobody has responded. I find the thought interesting.
Would it not be a problem connecting the golf cart batteries to the inverter? You would have to run a pretty good size welding cable even with the cart right at the door.
Again, sounds interesting but I am not sure if it would be practical.
Still interested if someone is doing this thou.
You have to disconnect the golf cart batteries anyway - in a golf cart they are all wired in series for 48 volts. Need to re-wire as pairs for 12V for the RV.
Not many people have a way to carry a gold cart, but I have seen a few. Don't know if those few ever used the batteries as reserve power, since I saw them in RV resorts rather than a boondcking scenario.
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Gary Brinck
Former owner of 2004 American Tradition and several other RVs
Home is now West Palm Beach, FL
Rewiring for 12 volts in most cases will be tough. Most 48 volt golf carts use (6) 8 volt batteries ala Club Car. The 36 volt carts use (6) 6 volt batteries not a problem with them, (Ezgo and Yamaha carts come to mind).
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Wayne & Kathy
05 Alpine 40FDQS #75330 Towing 24' car hauler, 2012 Spyder, 2003 Harley FatBoy
Good point, Wayne. I had forgotten that the 48's use 8V batteries. Tricky too, since the Trojan T105 is made in both 6V & 8V versions and look pretty much identical.
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Gary Brinck
Former owner of 2004 American Tradition and several other RVs
Home is now West Palm Beach, FL
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