Battery Troubleshooting Chart - Club Car IQ Plus 2008 Maintenance And Service Manual Supplement

BATTERIES

BATTERY TROUBLESHOOTING CHART

Reading below 6 amps and on-charge
On-Charge Voltage Test
All readings below 5.25 V but within 0.5 V
Possible old batteries.
Go to hydrometer testing.
Replace any battery with a variation
of more than 50 points of specific gravity
between cells or has a cell with no
reading at all.
Vehicle not operating to expectation.
Fully Charge Batteries.
Battery Charger Test
voltage above 56 volts.
Any reading below 5.25 V and not
within 0.5 V of those batteries
above 5.25 V, replace battery.
Entire battery set with specific gravity
readings below 1.250 is being
consistently undercharged.
Evaluate charging practices.
If discharge time is less than 60 minutes,
replace all batteries below 5.0 V.
Figure 14-5 Battery Troubleshooting Chart
2008-2011 IQ Plus Electric Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement
Battery Troubleshooting Chart
Reading of 6 amps or more.
Check electrical system and charger
for problems.
SeeTroubleshooting Guide
If problem is not found, go to
on-charge voltage test.
All readings above 5.25 V and within 0.5 V.
Hydrometer Test
No apparent problems.
Discharge Test
If discharge time is 60 minutes or
more, problem is not with the batteries.
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