Section 15-Motor; General Information - Club Car 1998 Maintenance And Service Manual Supplement

SECTION 15–MOTOR
DANGER
• BATTERY - EXPLOSIVE GASES! DO NOT SMOKE. KEEP SPARKS AND FLAMES AWAY. VENTILATE WHEN
CHARGING OR USING IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE. ALWAYS WEAR FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING
ON OR NEAR BATTERIES.
• USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING TOOLS, WIRES, OR METAL OBJECTS NEAR BATTERIES! A SHORT
CIRCUIT AND (OR) SPARK COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION.
• BATTERY - POISON! CONTAINS ACID! CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES, OR
CLOTHING. ANTIDOTES:
- EXTERNAL: FLUSH WITH WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
- INTERNAL: DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK OR WATER. FOLLOW WITH MILK OF MAGNESIA OR
VEGETABLE OIL. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
- EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
WARNING
• ONLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS SHOULD REPAIR OR SERVICE THIS VEHICLE. ANYONE DOING EVEN SIMPLE REPAIRS
OR SERVICE SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN GENERAL MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL REPAIR.
FOLLOW ALL PROCEDURES EXACTLY AND HEED ALL WARNINGS STATED IN THIS MANUAL.
• WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR APPROVED EYE PROTECTION WHILE SERVICING VEHICLE.
• PLACE THE TOW/RUN SWITCH IN THE TOW POSITION BEFORE CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING BATTERY
WIRES.
• BEFORE PERFORMING ANY TESTS OR REPAIRS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO BE ENERGIZED,
MAKE SURE CAPACITORS ARE DISCHARGED. PLACE THE TOW/RUN SWITCH IN THE TOW POSITION, DISCONNECT
BATTERY WIRES, PLACE FORWARD/REVERSE ROCKER SWITCH IN REVERSE AND LISTEN FOR THE REVERSE BUZZER:
- IF THE REVERSE BUZZER DOES NOT SOUND, THE CAPACITORS ARE DISCHARGED.
- IF THE REVERSE BUZZER SOUNDS, TURN THE KEY SWITCH ON AND DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL
UNTIL THE BUZZER CAN NO LONGER BE HEARD.
• DO NOT WEAR LOOSE CLOTHING. REMOVE JEWELRY SUCH AS RINGS, WATCHES, CHAINS, ETC. BEFORE
SERVICING VEHICLE.
• ALWAYS USE INSULATED TOOLS WHEN WORKING NEAR BATTERIES OR ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. WHEN
BATTERIES ARE CONNECTED, USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID SHORT CIRCUITS IN COMPONENTS OR WIRING.
• TO AVOID UNINTENTIONALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE, DISCONNECT BATTERIES AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 15-1,
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GENERAL INFORMATION

The PowerDrive Plus vehicle is equipped with a 48-volt DC, shunt wound, reversible traction motor. The shunt
wound motor is designed for use on the PowerDrive Plus vehicle only. Club Car recommends motors requiring
major repair be sent to a qualified motor repair shop. However, there are many relatively simple tasks that can be
performed by a technician with general knowledge and experience in electric motor repair.
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