Your Ultimate Battery Care Guide

By following our battery care guide can result in achieving at least 500 cycles, unlike some other brands that only run in the region of 300 cycles. We advise you to follow our guide to get the most out of your battery.

Battery Care: How to cycle your battery

The battery is supplied 80-90% charged. Make sure the battery is fully charged before using it. This should be a full 12-hour charge. You will not experience optimum performance from your battery until it has been used (cycled) 3-4 times.

Battery Care: Important Points

  • Use only chargers designed for golf trolley equipment, not cars as these will not charge to the required voltage level.
  • A charger over 5 years old and regularly used will not provide a consistent or adequate charge.
  • Always keep your battery charged, do not fully discharge the battery as this may cause permanent damage.
  • Try to use the battery regularly as storage/non-use will affect the battery life.
  • Store at room temperature, not in extreme conditions, either hot, cold or wet/damp.
  • Treat your battery with respect; do not short it in any way.
  • Ensure that your trolley is kept in good condition; any undue load on the battery reduces its life. (I.e. worn motor brushes and a build-up of carbon deposits within the motor housing)
  • Do not run the battery for more than the recommended number of holes.
  • When using torberry connectors, please ensure that the red from your trolley is connected to the red from the battery and the same for the black terminals. Connecting red to black will damage your trolley.
  • Unused batteries do lose efficiency, we recommend that you re-charge (as per the running-in procedure) at least once a month.
  • The battery should be recharged after every use, regardless of the number of holes played.
  •  Please ensure that the strap or protector bag is fitted correctly prior to lifting.

Battery Care: Charging

VRLA batteries require a charging rate of 14.8 volts, reducing to 13.8 volts to complete its charge.

Please ensure that you connect black to the negative (-) and red to the positive (+).

Do not leave a battery connected to a charger with the power switched off.  The battery MUST be disconnected from the charger or it will fully discharge the battery.

How to charge your battery when you’ve finished playing golf

We recommend charging the battery when you return from the course, when the battery is fully charged (minimum 12-hour charge), disconnect the battery from the charger and top-up the charge before you are due to play again.  Leaving a battery on charge all the time can cause damage if the charger develops a fault and keeps charging.  Electric storms and power cuts can also affect the performance of the charger.

Posted: June 19, 2019