Club Car Gasoline Service Manual page 485

TEST PROCEDURE 6
Capacitor:
DANGER
• HIGH VOLTAGE! WITH THE CHARGER ON, THE VOLTAGE OF THE CAPACITOR INSIDE THE
CHARGER IS APPROXIMATELY 650 VOLTS. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN WORKING
NEAR CAPACITOR TERMINALS.
CAUTION
• TO AVOID BREAKING WIRES, DISCONNECT CAPACITOR LEADS CAREFULLY.
1. Disconnect both transformer coil leads from the capacitor terminals.
2. Place the probes of a multimeter, set to ohms (Ω), on the capacitor terminals and note the reading.
3. Reverse the probes and note the reading.
4. Interpret the readings as follows:
• Good Capacitor - When the multimeter probes are connected to the capacitor terminals, the meter
needle jumps to mid-scale and rapidly moves to high resistance (∞).
• Open Capacitor - When the multimeter leads are connected to the capacitor terminals, the meter nee-
dle does not move and stays at high resistance (∞). A bulge in the top of the capacitor may be visible if
the capacitor has failed "open".
• Shorted Capacitor - When the multimeter probes are connected to the capacitor terminals, the meter
needle jumps immediately to zero ohms and remains there.
5. If the capacitor is open or shorted, it must be replaced.
WARNING
• USE A CLUB CAR CAPACITOR (PART NO. 1015910) ONLY. THE USE OF A DIFFERENT VALUE
CAPACITOR MAY RESULT IN IMPROPER CHARGING, CAPACITOR FAILURE, TRANSFORMER
BURNOUT, AND/OR BATTERY DAMAGE.
TEST PROCEDURE 7
Transformer:
WARNING
• ONLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS SHOULD REPAIR OR SERVICE THIS CHARGER. ANYONE
DOING EVEN SIMPLE REPAIRS OR SERVICE SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
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 OR CHARGER. WEAR A FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING WITH BATTERIES.
• BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY REPAIRS TO THE CHARGER, ALWAYS UNPLUG THE ELECTRI-
CAL CORDS, FIRST FROM THE AC OUTLET AND THEN FROM THE VEHICLE RECEPTACLE.
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