Powerdrive Onboard Charger Features; Battery Warning Light; The Charge Circuit - Club Car 2008-2011 Maintenance And Service Manual

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POWERDRIVE CHARGER (ONBOARD)

POWERDRIVE ONBOARD CHARGER FEATURES

• Charge Interlock: When the AC power cord is inserted into a wall receptacle, the onboard computer
locks out the vehicle's drive system. This prevents the possibility of driving the vehicle while the
charger is plugged in and potentially damaging the vehicle and charger.
• Long-Term Storage Charge: PowerDrive chargers are designed to be left connected with AC power
to the charger, during off-season or long-term storage. The onboard computer will automatically acti-
vate the charger every 15 days. To return the vehicle to service, disconnect the AC cord from the wall
outlet, wait 15 seconds and then plug the AC cord back in. The charger will activate. Allow the vehicle
to complete one full charge cycle before putting it into service.

BATTERY WARNING LIGHT

The 48-volt electric vehicle features a dash-mounted battery warning light that alerts the operator to any prob-
lems with the batteries or charging system. The battery warning light is controlled by the onboard computer
(OBC).
When the batteries receive an incomplete charge because 1) AC power to charger is interrupted, 2) automatic
charger shut-off occurs after 16 hours of operation, or 3) charger malfunctions, the battery warning light will
indicate as follows:
• The battery warning light will not illuminate if the charge is 90% or more complete. The onboard com-
puter will retain in memory the amount of charge needed to fully replenish the batteries and will com-
plete the charge during the next charge cycle.
• When the charger AC cord is unplugged during a charge cycle, the battery warning light will illuminate
and remain illuminated for 10 seconds (25 seconds for Precedent vehicles) if the charge is less than
90% complete but the vehicle has enough power for 60 minutes of operation. This will alert the opera-
tor that the vehicle may be used, but that it must be charged to completion as soon as possible.
• The battery warning light will repeatedly illuminate for 10 seconds, at 4 second intervals (25 seconds,
at 10 second intervals for Precedent vehicles), if the charger times out at 16 hours and the batteries are
not sufficiently charged. This indicates an abnormal charge cycle. The charger and batteries should be
checked by your Club Car distributor/dealer.

THE CHARGE CIRCUIT

For vehicles with onboard chargers, the charge circuit consists of the following components:
• onboard charger
• onboard computer
• batteries
DS Villager 4:
The black wire from the charger is connected to the fuse link, along with the short black receptacle wire, on
the charger receptacle (Figure 4-2, Page 4-3). One 10-gauge black wire from the onboard computer con-
nects to other side of the charger receptacle fuse link. The other 10-gauge black wire from the onboard com-
puter connects to the B– terminal on the speed controller, and the 6-gauge black wire (also on the controller
B– terminal) goes through the onboard computer and connects to the negative (–) post of battery no. 4. The
red wire of the charger is connected to the positive (+) post of battery no. 1. The blue wire (sense lead) from
the charger is connected, through a 3-way wire adapter at the sense lead fuse, to the gray wire that connects
the charger receptacle to the onboard computer.
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