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When charging my golf cart batteries they begin to bubble and produce a rancid smell?

I just installed new batteries in my golf cart because the water in the old ones evaporated and the plates were exposed for too long. The golf cart was able to move with the new batteries but when plugged into the charger the water began to bubble and it produced a rancid smell…Is this normal?

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3 Responses to “When charging my golf cart batteries they begin to bubble and produce a rancid smell?”
  1. Karle says:
    November 8, 2013 at 6:50 pm

    well yes the watet is supposed to bubble a little wile a battery is on charge…..not a lot tho…..and normally they don’t smell……sounds like ur trying to charge them too fast or ur charger is malfunctioning…..

  2. Johnny Rotten says:
    November 11, 2013 at 3:25 am

    You are over charging them..

  3. mike p says:
    November 12, 2013 at 4:48 am

    You may need to check the charger. It sounds like its overcharging and running at too high a current.
    It would be better if you charge the new batteries separately by them selves with a 2Amp charger for the first complete charge.The smell your getting is the acid boiling off in the batteries.

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