Battery Testing; Fleet Rotation - Club Car 1995 Golf Car Maintenance Service Supplement

Incoming AC Service Continued:
volts (minimum 105 volts, maximum 128 volts) and 10.7 amps per charger with all the chargers turned on. If
not, consult your local power company or electrical contractor.

Fleet Rotation

Rotate your cars. Put a different set of cars out first each morning. It is very hard on batteries if the last cars
in at night are the first ones out in the morning and also are required to go 36 holes. Spread the workload
evenly, giving all cars the same amount of play. This will keep your fleet in balance and will not overwork cer-
tain sets of batteries.
NOTE
• WHEN A FLEET OF POWERDRIVE SYSTEM 48 VEHICLES IS BEING ROTATED, THE CLUB CAR
CDM (COMMUNICATION DISPLAY MODULE) CAN BE A TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL SERVICE
TOOL. BY MONITORING THE VALUE OF FUNCTION 3 WITH THE CDM, IT CAN BE DETER-
MINED WHICH CARS SHOULD TO BE USED (SEE PAGE 17-21). HOUR METERS CAN BE USED
TO MONITOR THE USAGE OF 36 VOLT VEHICLES.
Numbering Cars and Chargers
Return the cars to the same charger each night if possible. If the cars are put in a storage facility at random
and a car dies on the course and testing shows the batteries are good, you know you may have a bad charg-
er - you just don't know where. Numbering the cars and the chargers and returning each car to its desig-
nated charger each night can be a great aid in troubleshooting a problem.

BATTERY TESTING

Four tests have been developed to test a set of batteries that has not lived up to its expected performance.
Each test becomes progressively more thorough and time consuming. It is therefore suggested to begin with
the first test and follow through with the other tests until the problem has been found as outlined in the bat-
tery troubleshooting chart (Figure 18-8).
DANGER
• WEAR A FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING AROUND BATTERIES BECAUSE OF THE DAN-
GER OF AN EXPLODING BATTERY.
• BATTERY - EXPLOSIVE GASES - DO NOT SMOKE! KEEP SPARKS, FLAMES, CIGARETTES
AWAY. TOOLS, WIRES AND METAL OBJECTS CAN CAUSE SPARKS WHEN "SHORTED"
ACROSS A BATTERY. INSULATED TOOLS SHOULD BE USED. EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE
TAKEN WHEN DISCONNECTING OR RECONNECTING BATTERIES. WHEN WIRES ARE DIS-
CONNECTED, BE SURE TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM BATTERY POSTS AND OTHER WIRES.
VENTILATE WHEN CHARGING OR USING IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE TO PREVENT EXPLOSIVE
GAS BUILD-UP.
• POISON - CONTAINS ACID - CAUSES SEVERE BURNS! - AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES
OR CLOTHING.
BATTERY ACID ANTIDOTES:
EXTERNAL: FLUSH WITH WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
INTERNAL: DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK OR WATER. FOLLOW WITH MILK OF
MAGNESIA OR VEGETABLE OIL. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
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