golf cart system assisstance

[Beaver1992 10+ year member]

ok i plan on putting a radio and some speakers in my golf cart but was wondering how to go about powering them. since my golf cart is electric it has 6 6v batteries in it and my radio is a 12v input. do i have to install another battery to hook this up or is their some way to hook it up. thanks for the help

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[alexregalgs 10+ year member]

yes add a 12 volt battery preferably one with a somewhat high ah

 

[Beaver1992 10+ year member]

is their anyway to charge it throught the golf cart or will i just have to charge it seperatly.

 

[alexregalgs 10+ year member]

i think it would need a seperate charger because theres no way for it to create current to the battery

 

[Beaver1992 10+ year member]

k thx for the help

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

why would you need another battery?? 6 6v? so do the cart motors run off of 36v just? the batteries should be wired in series, just tap into the second battery from the first, that should be 12v, every time you series wire batteries voltage is added, so 6v-12-18-24-30-36 total

 

[McIntosh 10+ year member]

why would you need another battery?? 6 6v? so do the cart motors run off of 36v just? the batteries should be wired in series, just tap into the second battery from the first, that should be 12v, every time you series wire batteries voltage is added, so 6v-12-18-24-30-36 total

Correct. Wire across 2 adjacent batteries for 12V. Any 2, whichever are easier to access.

 

[Beaver1992 10+ year member]

why would you need another battery?? 6 6v? so do the cart motors run off of 36v just? the batteries should be wired in series, just tap into the second battery from the first, that should be 12v, every time you series wire batteries voltage is added, so 6v-12-18-24-30-36 total

i thought this too but every where i looked it said add a 12v battery.

 

[baneshecker 10+ year member]

I think a golf cart runs off 6 volts. the batteries are wired parallel. you would need a good 12 volt battery maybe a kinetic 1400.

 

[Beaver1992 10+ year member]

my golf cart is 6 6v batteries wired in series to 36 volts

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

why would you need another battery?? 6 6v? so do the cart motors run off of 36v just? the batteries should be wired in series, just tap into the second battery from the first, that should be 12v, every time you series wire batteries voltage is added, so 6v-12-18-24-30-36 total

I would expect this, but what about when he goes to charge the system. if the hu was on the circuit when 36v was added for charging purposes what would happen?

^^my only concern

 

[billjones42 10+ year member]

I think a golf cart runs off 6 volts. the batteries are wired parallel. you would need a good 12 volt battery maybe a kinetic 1400.

if you don't know what you're talking about, don't talk. wire to any 2 batteries in the cart. It will work just fine.

 

[Beaver1992 10+ year member]

I would expect this, but what about when he goes to charge the system. if the hu was on the circuit when 36v was added for charging purposes what would happen?

^^my only concern

this is my concern also

 

[McIntosh 10+ year member]

I would expect this, but what about when he goes to charge the system. if the hu was on the circuit when 36v was added for charging purposes what would happen?

^^my only concern

Nothing bad. The voltage across any two batteries is still 12V. No worries.

 

[Cameron_B 10+ year member]

Guys sorry for bumping an old thread, but wouldnt wiring it to 2 of the batts yeild a stronger draw on those 2 batteries causing them to discharge at a different rate?

Wouldnt a 36v to 12v power inverter be way better?

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