So I asked for the old batteries from the golf carts. Mike, the
owner of the golf course said that he had to pay to have the
old batteries taken away and that I could have them.
Ok, so we had a source of free ‘old’ deep cycle batteries. Most
of them didn’t work though. Could I find out how to
recondition batteries?
As a minimum, you should always aim for 10 volts minimum
for every 12 volts that the batteries are rated for. For
example, if they are rated for 24 volts, then check them and
make sure they are at least running 20 volts.
Note: Batteries that are below these minimum amounts are
much harder to revive.
Free Batteries – Source #Do you live near a major industrial center? Surely there is a
city within an hour’s drive of you.
In every city there is an industrial section, big square
buildings where they manufacture goods for sale.
All of these manufacturing plants have forklifts, and it turns
out, industrial forklift batteries are very good for Renewable
Energy systems or converting your car to electric usage.
Some of these batteries will last up to 20 years! They are
made for industrial purposes and are very expensive.
But, these large companies with regular maintenance
schedules and capital depreciation schedules to follow
usually only keep the batteries for 5 years!