General Information - Club Car 1995 Golf Car Maintenance Service Supplement

SECTION 17B - DS ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH
POWERDRIVE SYSTEM 48
WARNING
• ONLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS SHOULD REPAIR OR SERVICE THIS VEHICLE.
DOING EVEN SIMPLE REPAIRS OR SERVICE SHOULD HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE AND EXPE-
RIENCE IN GENERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIR. FOLLOW ALL PROCEDURES EXACTLY AND
HEED ALL WARNINGS STATED IN THIS MANUAL.
• ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR APPROVED EYE PROTECTION WHILE SERVICING
VEHICLE. WEAR A FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING WITH BATTERIES.
• TURN KEY SWITCH OFF, PLACE FORWARD AND REVERSE LEVER IN THE NEUTRAL POSI-
TION, AND REMOVE KEY PRIOR TO SERVICING.
• DO NOT WEAR LOOSE CLOTHING. REMOVE JEWELRY SUCH AS RINGS, WATCHES, CHAINS,
ETC. BEFORE SERVICING VEHICLE.
• ALWAYS USE INSULATED TOOLS WHEN WORKING NEAR BATTERIES OR ELECTRICAL CON-
NECTIONS.
• TO AVOID UNINTENTIONAL STARTING OF THE VEHICLE, DISCONNECT BATTERIES AS
SHOWN IN FIGURE 17-1, AND THEN DISCHARGE THE CONTROLLER AS FOLLOWS:
- TURN THE KEY SWITCH TO "ON" AND PLACE THE FORWARD AND REVERSE LEVER IN
THE REVERSE POSITION .
- SLOWLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND KEEP IT DEPRESSED UNTIL THE
REVERSE WARNING BUZZER CAN NO LONGER BE HEARD. WHEN THE BUZZER STOPS
SOUNDING, THE CONTROLLER IS DISCHARGED.
DANGER
• BATTERIES RELEASE EXPLOSIVE GASSES! KEEP ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION (CIGA-
RETTES, SPARKS, FLAMES) AWAY FROM CHARGING AND SERVICE AREAS. CHARGING AND
SERVICE AREAS SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT BUILD-UP OF EXPLOSIVE
GASSES.
• USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING TOOLS, WIRES, OR METAL OBJECTS NEAR BAT-
TERIES! A SHORT CIRCUIT AND (OR) SPARK COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION.
• BATTERIES CONTAIN ACID THAT IS POISONOUS AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS!
BATTERY ACID ANTIDOTES:
EXTERNAL: FLUSH WITH WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
INTERNAL: DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER OR MILK. FOLLOW WITH MILK OF
MAGNESIA OR VEGETABLE OIL. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
EYES : FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Club Car has manufactured two versions of the PowerDrive System 48 vehicle. The earlier version used a
multi-step (wiper switch) potentiometer in the speed control circuit, whereas the current version, beginning
with week A9529, uses a continuously variable potentiometer. Both versions feature a 48 volt electrical sys-
tem, including an on-board computer that controls the battery charger, monitors vehicle energy usage, and
provides test data to the optional Communication Display Module.
ANYONE
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