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

IQ PLUS CHARGER (EXTERNAL)
4. Using pliers, install the strain relief bushing and AC cord into the mounting hole in the charger face.
5. Install the charger cover.
BLACK WIRE TO
CIRCUIT BREAKER
BLUE WIRE TO
DC CORD
TAN WIRE TO
PRIMARY COIL
VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR

CHARGING A BATTERY PACK THAT HAS LOW VOLTAGE

See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1. See additional WARNING on page 8-1.
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 8-5, Page 8-9).
• 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 charger cover.
4. To apply AC power directly to the transformer primary coil, the relay must be bypassed.
4.1. To bypass the relay, remove the black wire (3) from the AC circuit breaker and disconnect the tan
wire (4) from the relay. Connect the tan wire (4) to the AC circuit breaker (Figure 8-20, Page 8-30).
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.
TAN WIRE TO
PRIMARY COIL
GREEN GROUND
WIRE
BLACK WIRE TO RELAY
(RED WIRE) TO
HEATSINK
Figure 8-19 Charger Relay
2008-2011 Domestic Battery Charger Maintenance and Service Manual
Charging a Battery Pack that has Low Voltage
WHITE WIRE
FROM AC CORD
STRAIN RELIEF
BUSHING
AC CORD
AC CIRCUIT
BREAKER
CHARGER RELAY
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