Club Car Gasoline Service Manual page 465

DANGER
• BATTERY - EXPLOSIVE GASES! DO NOT SMOKE. KEEP SPARKS AND FLAMES AWAY. VEN-
TILATE WHEN CHARGING OR USING IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE. USE EXTREME CAUTION
WHEN USING TOOLS, WIRES, OR METAL OBJECTS NEAR BATTERIES! A SHORT CIRCUIT
AND (OR) SPARK COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION.
• BATTERY - POISON! CONTAINS ACID! CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. AVOID CONTACT WITH
SKIN, EYES, OR CLOTHING. ANTIDOTES:
- EXTERNAL: FLUSH WITH WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
- INTERNAL: DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK OR WATER. FOLLOW WITH MILK OF MAG-
NESIA OR VEGETABLE OIL. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
- EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
WARNING
• TURN KEY SWITCH OFF, PLACE FORWARD AND REVERSE LEVER IN THE NEUTRAL POSI-
TION, AND REMOVE KEY BEFORE SERVICING.
DISCHARGE TEST
If the previous tests have failed to discover the problem with a set of batteries, conduct a discharge test. The
discharge test comes closest to simulating the actual golf car operating conditions by continuously drawing
amps from the batteries until voltage drops to 1.75 volts per cell.
• V-Glide 36 volt vehicle - draws 75 amps until batteries drop to 31.5 volts.
• PowerDrive System 48 vehicle - draws 56 amps until batteries drop to 42.0 volts.
The discharge test is the hardest test on the batteries and the most time-consuming to perform. Use the bat-
tery discharge tester (CLUB CAR Part No.1018319-01). This discharge tester can be used on both V-Glide
36 volt vehicles and PowerDrive System 48 vehicles.
Performing the Discharge Test
1. Be sure that the batteries are fully charged and that the electrolyte level is correct in all cells.
2. Connect the tester leads to the positive (+) post of battery No.1 and negative (-) post of battery No. 6
(See Figure 22-10 for V-Glide 36 volt vehicle; Figure 22-11 for PowerDrive System 48 vehicle).
V-GLIDE MODEL 36 VOLT
FRONT OF VEHICLE
TESTER
6
+
4
+
5
FIGURE 22-10
1
+
3
+
+
2
POWERDRIVE SYSTEM 48
FRONT OF VEHICLE
TESTER
5
+
+ +
+
4
6
FIGURE 22-11
2
+
+
3
1
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