Battery Charger Gets Hot

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Is the battery charger supposed to get hot? I was unplugging the cord from the cart and noticed it was rather warm, then when I picked up the charger it self it was "hot". Not to hot to pick up by the handle, but hot none the less. Is this normal? I had been out in the cart earlier in the day and had plugged in the cart when I came back to the shop. I was going out in the cart again when I noticed it was hot.

Thanks in advance for your replies!!

BGW

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teecro

Since you commented that your charger to cart cord was warm to the touch I'd have to suspect that you need to give the plug & recept on the cart some attention as it sounds to me as though you could have a loose sloppy fit and with all that amperage passing through a loose connection it will generate extra heat... Some times even spraying the recept/plug with a little WD40 will improve the connection. As to the charger yes it will get warm and some are known to get almost too hot to handle and a loose connection at the cart will make worse.

Also be a good time to give your batteries a good inspection to make sure that all connections there are clean and tight as well as checking your water levels etc....

TahoeDawgZ71

What charger do you have? The PowerDrive3 charger is supposed to get extremely hot while charging. It's normal.

Tommy T

Mine gets warm, I always put a small fan blowing on it when it is charging. Don't know if it helps but it made me feel better . This is my first cart

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I have the Club Car Power Drive2 charger.

cartattach

I deal mainly with Club Car carts, and all the Powerdrive chargers get "hot" to the touch when in use. It does garner a lot of questions from owners, but it is normal.

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Thanks cartattach!!!