How to Get a Dead Golf Cart to Charge

How to Get a Dead Golf Cart to Charge

Golf carts are convenient on the golf course, allowing you to cart yourself, your partner and your clubs around the course. It helps you play the game faster than if you walk the course wheeling your clubs behind you. However, golf carts are not just for the golf course. A number of people use them to navigate their large properties to check on farm animals, to check the mail or just to drive around their communities for enjoyment. No matter your use for your golf cart, it wont do you any good to have a golf cart with a dead battery, which is why you need to charge the battery consistently.

Instructions

    1

    Read the care instructions for your golf cart battery. There are several types of golf cart batteries. Charge your battery according to the manufacturer's instructions to ensure it charges fully and properly.

    2

    Attach the proper battery charger to the dead battery in the place indicated. Most batteries show you exactly where to attach the chargers. Ensure that the positive cable is attached to the positive battery post, and the negative cable to the negative post. Plug the charger into a power source in your garage or an outlet on the outside of your home.

    3

    Leave the battery plugged in until the charge is complete. Some batteries must be plugged in overnight; others shut off automatically when the battery is fully charged.

    4

    Check the water level in your battery after charging it and add more, if necessary. Open the twist knob on top of the battery and fill it.