Charging A Battery Pack That Has Low Voltage - Club Car 2008-2011 Maintenance And Service Manual

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POWERDRIVE 3 – MODEL 26560

CHARGING A BATTERY PACK THAT HAS LOW VOLTAGE

See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1. See additional WARNING on page 6-1.
If battery pack voltage is below 34 volts, the charger will not activate. The charger relay will have to be
bypassed to activate the charger. See following WARNING.
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WARNING
• Knowledge of battery charger wiring and component terminology is required before
attempting any repair (Figure 6-9, Page 6-11 and Figure 6-10, Page 6-15).
• Prior to servicing the charger, disconnect the AC power supply cord from the wall outlet and
the DC plug from the vehicle charger receptacle.
1. Turn key switch OFF and place the Forward/Reverse handle in the NEUTRAL position. Leave the bat-
teries connected.
2. Disconnect AC cord from the wall outlet and DC plug from the vehicle receptacle.
3. Remove the screws securing the charger cover and remove the cover from the charger.
4. To apply AC power directly to the transformer primary coil, the relay must be bypassed.
• To bypass the relay, remove the black wire (3) from the AC circuit breaker and disconnect the black
wire (4) from the relay. Connect the black wire (4) to the AC circuit breaker (Figure 6-26, Page 6-35).
See following DANGER.
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DANGER
• Do not touch any wire or component in the battery charger while AC power is present. Failure
to heed this warning will result in an electric shock.
5. Plug the DC cord into the charger receptacle first, and then plug the AC cord into an electrical outlet.
6. The charger should activate and begin to charge the batteries. Allow the charger to operate for one or
two hours. See following WARNING.
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WARNING
• Do not leave the vehicle unattended while it is charging. A charger operating with a bypassed
relay could short circuit and possibly cause a fire.
7. After one or two hours, disconnect the charger AC cord from the electrical outlet first. Then disconnect
the DC cord from the charger receptacle in the vehicle.
8. Disconnect the transformer wire (4) from AC circuit breaker and connect it to the relay. Connect the black
wire (3) from the relay to the AC circuit breaker (Figure 6-26, Page 6-35). See following WARNING.
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WARNING
• The relay wiring must be properly connected prior to placing the charger back into normal
service. Failure to properly connect the relay wiring could result in property damage, severe
personal injury, or death.
9. Install the charger cover and the retaining screws.
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