Club Car 1995 Golf Car Maintenance Service Supplement page 54

Battery Charger Test Continued:
Continued poor performance may indicate a problem in the golf car electrical system, brakes or battery
charger. If the problem is not found in the golf car or charging system, proceed to the on-charge voltage test.
Batteries that remain at 8 amps or higher should be tested further using the on-charge voltage test.
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.
WARNING
• TURN KEY SWITCH OFF, PLACE FORWARD AND REVERSE LEVER IN THE NEUTRAL POSI-
TION, AND REMOVE KEY PRIOR TO SERVICING.
On-Charge Voltage Test (36 volt V-Glide)
When the batteries are fully charged, disconnect and reconnect the charger DC plug to restart the charger.
After 20 minutes, record the voltage of the battery set as well as the individual batteries, using the VOM,
(CLUB CAR part No.1011480). Set the meter on 50 VDC. Place the red (+) probe at the positive terminal and
the black (-) probe at the negative terminal of each battery. Record reading. The on-charge voltage for the set
should read between 42.0 volts and 47.4 volts depending on the make, size and age of the battery being test-
ed. If individual batteries read between 7.4 and 7.9 volts, the car may not have been fully charged when the
problem occurred. Send the car back out to see if the problem reoccurs. If the problem persists, go to the
hydrometer test. If any battery reads below 7.0 volts or differs by more than 0.5 volts from the other batter-
ies, have it replaced. If readings are below 7.4 volts but within 0.5 volts of each other, the batteries are old.
Batteries may have enough capacity left to last several more months. Go to hydrometer test (See Trouble-
Shooting Chart, Figure 18-8, and examples on following pages).
On-Charge Voltage Test (PowerDrive System 48)
When the batteries are fully charged, disconnect the charger DC plug. Wait 20 to 30 seconds and reconnect
the DC plug to restart the charger. After 5 minutes, record the voltage of the battery set as well as the indi-
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