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

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POWERDRIVE CHARGER (EXTERNAL)

CHARGING A BATTERY PACK THAT HAS LOW VOLTAGE

See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1. See additional WARNING on page 3-1.
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 3-9, Page 3-11 and Figure 3-10, Page 3-15).
• 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 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 3-28, Page 3-34).
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.
DC CORD
AC CIRCUIT
BREAKER
AC INPUT PLUG
AC CORD
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RED
BLUE
BLACK
3
RELAY
BLACK
4
GREEN
CASE
GROUND
WHITE
Figure 3-28 PowerDrive Charger Wiring Diagram (Relay Bypassed)
Charging a Battery Pack that has Low Voltage
RED
1
SECONDARY
COIL
PRIMARY
COIL
TAN
TAN
DIODES WITH
HEATSINK
2
BLACK
BLACK
FUSE
AMMETER
5
7
6