You can bring your recyclable batteries to any Interstate Batteries distributor or Interstate All Battery Center nationwide. You’ll find these batteries in vehicles like cars and trucks, motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, boats, RVs and lawn mowers.
Where can I recycle old car batteries?
You can bring your recyclable batteries to any Interstate Batteries distributor or Interstate All Battery Center nationwide. You’ll find these batteries in vehicles like cars and trucks, motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, boats, RVs and lawn mowers.
How to revive old golf cart batteries?
Two basic ingredients are all you need: Epsom salts and distilled water. Below is a tutorial which will help you out with reviving old golf cart batteries – to restore them to life! Allow approximately half the battery acid to run out of each cell and into a plastic container. Clean the battery with your paintbrush dipped in a baking soda solution.
Can I delay buying new batteries for my golf cart?
This is an old fashioned way to possibly delay the purchase of new batteries for your golf cart. This is hit or miss depending on how long your batteries have sat without a charge or how long they last after they are charged, or if they take a charge at all.
How do I know if my golf cart battery is bad?
If the battery has taken a charge, replace the cell caps and use your golf cart for a long ride and see how long the charge lasts. If the ride and power is short lived it is still likely you will need to replace your golf cart battery. It is also quite possible that your golf cart battery charger is not charging properly.
Lead-Acid Batteries
You’ll find these batteries in vehicles like cars and trucks, motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, boats, RVs and lawn mowers. Sealed lead-acid batteries may be found in electric scooters, wheelchairs, alarm systems, ride-on toys and UPS backup systems among other applications.
Industrial Batteries
Industrial batteries can be found in farm and agriculture equipment, forklifts, scissor lifts, boring machines, coredrills, tracked loaders, backhoes, excavators, trenchers, pavers, rollers, sweepers, scrubbers and many more applications.
Household Batteries
Household batteries include both rechargeable chemistires such as nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-ion), as well as single use batteries such as alkaline. Learn more about recycling household batteries.
What is a scrap golf cart battery?
Scrap golf cart lead acid batteries contain large amounts of lead and an acid based solution that allows electricity flow in golf carts. The outer casings of scrap golf cart batteries are made out of hard plastic and the inside is lead & lead acid solution. Lead acid golf cart batteries are found in all types of golf carts.
What is a scrap battery?
Scrap lead acid truck batteries contain large amounts of lead in and acid based solution that allows electricity flow in trucks. The outer casings of scrap truck batteries are made out of hard plastic and the inside is lead & lead acid solution. Lead acid batteries are found in late model trucks and are much heavier than their lithium counterparts found in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles.
What are RV batteries made of?
The outer casings of scrap RV batteries are made out of either hard plastic or steel and the inside is lead & lead acid solution. Lead acid batteries are found in all model year recreational vehicles. Typical usage; RV’s.
What is lead acid in a car battery?
Lead acid scrap car batteries contain large amounts of lead and an acid based solution that allows electricity flow in motorized vehicles. The outer casings of scrap car batteries are made out of hard plastic and the inside is lead & lead acid solution. Lead acid batteries are found in late model vehicles and are much heavier than their lithium counterparts found in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles.
How to keep golf cart batteries charged?
Another good thing to have for your golf cart batteries is a watering system. Make sure you check the water level in your golf cart batteries monthly to make sure they are still saturated. ( always do this after your batteries are fully charged because if you check them and fill them before you charge them 100% you could over fill them and acid will leak out the top of the batteries while they charge and get all over your cart and in the garage or where ever you store the golf cart. Which is not good because battery acid will eat away at your concrete floor in the garage. Checkout Pete’s great deals on a new One point golf cart watering system to avoid over filling them and making a mess or getting battery acid on your cart, clothes or garage floor and do it with ease. ( In minutes – not an hour or more… weekends are meant to be spent with the family or watching the game not in the garage filling batteries… so get yours today!)
What to do if your golf cart battery hasn't taken a full charge?
If the battery has taken a charge, replace the cell caps and use your golf cart for a long ride and see how long the charge lasts.
How to clean a battery with acid?
Step 1: Tip the battery on its edge: Allow approximately half the battery acid to run out of each cell and into a plastic container. Clean the battery with your paintbrush dipped in a baking soda solution. Rinse your battery with plain water, making certain none of the water gets into any of the cells.
Can you replace a golf cart battery?
If the ride and power is short lived it is still likely you will need to replace your golf cart battery. It is also quite possible that your golf cart battery charger is not charging properly. You will need a volt meter to check the power output of your battery charger.
