Monthly Archives: December 2016
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- December 26, 2016
Polaris Industries has a rich history of manufacturing powersport vehicles and now military, commercial and industrial vehicles via their purchase of Taylor-Dunn. It was 1945, during the height of World War II when two brothers, Edgar and Allen Hetteen along with their good friend David Johnson formed Hetteen Hoist & Derrick. Fast forward to 1955, in tiny Roseau Minnesota, the trio took their skill at repairing farm machinery and created a motorized winter vehicle that helped them haul gear to remote isolated customers stranded by deep drifting snow. History now refers to these men as the fathers of the snowmobile.
Corporate Overview
As a fledgling industry, snowmobile makers in the 1960’s and early 70’s were filled with excitement and expectation. The late 1970’s and 1980’s were filled with tumult as the snowmobile industry suffered from extreme competition followed by a sudden and dramatic decrease in sales. In 1968, during the height of enthusiasm, this forerunner to what we now know
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- December 12, 2016
Knowing how to properly charge and maintain your powered wheelchair or mobility scooter batteries is vitally important. For many, these electric powered chariots, as one customer so eloquently described them, provide independence and are a necessary part of everyday living. So when dead or dying batteries are encountered, it is more than an inconvenience; it is a world on hold event! Our goal today is to provide some basic battery charging tips and some simple tests that can be performed to diagnose a bad battery. We will also share a few other nuggets of wisdom that may help debunk some battery myths you may have come across in your travels and hopefully provide some preventative medicine so to speak.
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- December 08, 2016
Why would you want to bypass your Club Car onboard computer? Ingersoll Rand Corporation, the makers of Club Car, started using an on-board computer (OBC) on their 48 volt golf carts and electric vehicles as early as 1995. When you plug the charger into your golf cart, the OBC will tell the battery charger when to start and stop charging based on the voltage levels in your batteries. Sounds like a good idea, right? In theory or in a perfect world this utilization of technology makes perfect sense. However, the world is not perfect and this particular arrangement leaves many in the golfing world left wanting.
The Background for 'Why'
Here is the #1 complaint. Regardless the brand of charger selected if you do not bypass the OBC, one of two Club Car charging problems will happen. For 2006 and newer Club Car models the attached non-OEM charger will not be able to recognize the voltage on the battery bank and in turn will not commence charging. For older models the attached charger will become
