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04-03-2008, 11:51 AM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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club car DS-battery is not charging?
I'm having trouble with the charging system on my DS. The battery does not charge. The battery is good so I'm thinking its the generator/starter. When I put a volt meter on it I'm only getting about .4 volts at idle and about 1.5 volts at a higher RPM. I checked the brushes on the generator and they look good. What else could be the issue?
I can get the generator rebuilt locally for $110 but I would like to rule out other causes or simple repairs first. Thanks, Tom |
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04-03-2008, 03:44 PM | #2 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: club car DS-battery is not charging?
Any thoughts?
The snow is melting and I'm itching to get the cart out!!!! Tom |
04-03-2008, 09:24 PM | #3 |
Gone Crazy
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Re: club car DS-battery is not charging?
Sorry I can't state facts but check the stickys or a manual on proper testing procedure. You might need to disconnect the output wire to the regulator to get an accurate reading incase the reg has a short or other issues. It should be reading 13.5v to 15v area.
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04-03-2008, 09:56 PM | #4 |
Happy Carting
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Re: club car DS-battery is not charging?
Yes so I suspect the regulator and it doesn't hurt to buy one because I replace them if I replace the generator anyway...what do you think, Crash?
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04-03-2008, 11:03 PM | #5 | |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: club car DS-battery is not charging?
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I disconnected the yellow wire leading to the voltage regulator and the reading does not change....I show less than 2 volts output from the generator. The brushes look good, are there any other componants on the generator that could be bad? Tom |
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04-05-2008, 11:22 PM | #6 |
The Last Moja Morani
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Re: club car DS-battery is not charging?
tom, its your voltage regulator......................................... ........
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04-06-2008, 03:11 PM | #7 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: club car DS-battery is not charging?
It is the VR. I was looking for loose connections or a broken wire but I didn't see anything. I rechecked the voltage and I was getting 13 volts at idle and 15 volts at higher RPM's. I must have a bad wire leading in the VR and when I wiggled the wire it made a connection. Its working for now but I'm sure I will need to replace the regulator.
Thanks, Tom |
04-06-2008, 06:35 PM | #8 |
The Last Moja Morani
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Re: club car DS-battery is not charging?
they arn,t expensive so don,t wait you want to be out at night about 9 miles from your camp and hit the pedal to find out it just drained the crap out of the battery and have to push it back like i did....................lol...................
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