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02-15-2012, 09:00 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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another charging problem
Hello everybody,
I really love this forum and have learned a tremendous amount about golf carts just by reading old posts. I have a 2003 club cart 48 volt ds and everything was working until I decided to upgrade the wires to 2 ga. I now have it all back together and the cart runs fine but will not charge. When I plug in the charger it clicks and does nothing. I took the charger to the dealer to have it tested and it works fine. I have checked all the wiring and it all looks right. The batteries are at 50.5 volts. I am using (4) 12 volt batteries. Does anyone have any ideas? Your help would be greatly appreciated. Rick |
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02-15-2012, 09:06 PM | #2 |
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Re: another charging problem
Check on page 12-4 here to verify your connections:
http://bennettgolfcars.ca/manuals/cl...c_vehicles.pdf |
02-15-2012, 09:41 PM | #3 |
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Re: another charging problem
thx Steve,
However, it's actually the diagram on page 12-22 and everything is where it's supposed to be. I have cleaned the terminals. Can the guage of wire somehow confuse the OBC? |
02-15-2012, 09:46 PM | #4 |
The Last Moja Morani
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Re: another charging problem
i,ll take a guess and say you ran a new cable around the OBC and not thur the hole in it??? if so thats your problem cable has to go thur OBC...........................
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02-15-2012, 09:58 PM | #5 |
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Re: another charging problem
no, the black from the recept. goes straight to the obc to the same terminal as the new neg. 2 ga. cable that goes to the neg. terminal of the battery pack. I must have put something together wrong but if the cart works fine it seem there are only so many things that can be wrong. Can the recept.go bad?
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02-15-2012, 10:40 PM | #6 | |
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Re: another charging problem
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02-15-2012, 11:31 PM | #7 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: another charging problem
yes, it passes directly through the obc to the controler. Why is that important? I did use 2 GA stranded wire from Home Depot. Could the insolation on the wire make a difference?
Thanks for your help. This is really bugging me. |
02-16-2012, 06:52 AM | #8 | |
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Re: another charging problem
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Did you have any issues getting the 2 ga wire thru the OBC? Did it fit easily or did you "open up" the hole? edit: As a side note, battery cable should be at least marine grade cable or welding cable, not household type wire/cable. |
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02-16-2012, 07:25 AM | #9 |
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Re: another charging problem
just because the charger CLICKS when plugged in doesn't mean the secondary transformia circuit is (diodes etc ) is working.....so question when your club car dealer checked the charger did you see the "METER" show a reading of 4 or more amps when it was tested ????
assuming the charger is working correctly and you hear a click about 10 seconds after you plug it into the carts socket.... (the click would indicate the "OBC" is working correctly and calling for charge).... remove the charger from the carts socket and check for a 48 volt or greater reading at the carts charger socket. you are looking for the voltage between the red and black wires at the back of the socket.....but do the test from the front of the socket. and look at the fuse located there while you are at it |
02-16-2012, 09:10 AM | #10 |
The Last Moja Morani
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Re: another charging problem
if everything worked fine before hand and now after you installed cables its not working.....you need to go over all your work go slow and double and triple charck what you did...................any part can go bad but if it wasn,t bad when you changed cables unless you shorted something out chances are problem is with something you did...very easy to do the 10 gage black wire from charge receptical your saying you put it on the last battery neg. terminal? didn,t it hook to controller B- same place cable from OBC goes to?..........................
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