Check the Amp Draw Before Converting to Lithium Golf Cart

When looking to convert to Lithium Batteries DO NOT just look at Volts and Amp Hours. Check your golf cart's Amp draw and the max Amp output the new batteries can handle before buying new batteries.

Here is us testing the Amp draw on our golf cart.

[tonymusto]

Following up as I see there is a new comment. I have not had any problems since the installation last year. I used the Epoch 36v. I do not have stock tires but they are not big either. I did a few tests on flat ground with four people on the cart and punching it and no issues.

[paulknick]

This should be the top of YouTube. Cool live testing of how to understand the big picture

[SilverTreasures]

My concern was going up an incline. On a flat plane with two passengers my cart will consume 150 to 180 on acceleration and settle around 50 continuously. I have a configurable bms and have it set to protect after 5 seconds at 300 amps. 400 amps will trigger it in 1.5 seconds. 500 amps instantly shuts it off. I’m running 16 lifepo4 40ah 10C continuous discharge cells. I get around 8-10 miles on a full charge. Some would argue that’s not enough. I find it to be plenty. The kicker is that I can charge the pack from 0% to full in about 90 minutes which is never really the case. I usually run the pack down to 40%-50% then charge it up to full which only takes a half hour or so. If I’m going on a long ride I bring my ecoflow and charge it in between stops.

[donaldfennell]

Sounds as if you need a minimum 96Ah LiFePO4 3x 48V 32 Ah. Add a 4th 32Ah batt if necessary for 128Ah.

[tmphd]

What battery did you buy? I have the same concerns.