1995 Club Car DS OBC

LukeL · 08-02-2017, 03:34 PM

Hi everybody – I just picked up a series 1995 club car DS. It’s been sitting for about two years. When I connected the Powerdrive charger to it, nothing happened. This was no surprise to me, since I have some experience with the electronic club cars.

I opened up the charger and jumped the relay, and the charger outputs the proper voltage. I connected it to the cart, and the amperage meter doesn’t do anything, so I ran a wire from the last negative on the battery pack to the negative on the back of my receptacle.

The orange battery light on the dash is glowing, but the amperage meter on the charger still shows zero.

I know these batteries will probably have to be replaced soon, but I was hoping the charger but at least do something.

Is there anything else I need to be doing to try to manually charge this thing?

The batteries are US Batteries, and I see “E 8 Y” on the lead terminals, and “A121D” on the top of the battery. Does anybody have any idea how old they are? I am not really familiar with this brand of battery.

Thanks in advance-

Luke.

Sergio · 08-02-2017, 03:39 PM

Check the fuse on the negative side of the charger receptacle (part #6):

LukeL · 08-02-2017, 03:56 PM

I believe all the fuses are OK.

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Sergio · 08-02-2017, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LukeL

I believe all the fuses are OK.

Do 2 tests:

Measure the voltage from pack positive to pack negative battery terminals.

Measure the voltage from the positive and negative sockets on the front of cart charger receptacle.

Please post the actual voltage, but they should be the same in both of those locations with your negative wire by-pass.

08-02-2017, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LukeL

I opened up the charger and jumped the relay, and the charger outputs the proper voltage. I connected it to the cart, and the amperage meter doesn’t do anything, so I ran a wire from the last negative on the battery pack to the negative on the back of my receptacle.

Luke.

that should be neg main to gray fused wire on receptacle (before the fuse )

LukeL · 08-02-2017, 05:38 PM

Yes. That’s correct.

LukeL · 08-02-2017, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sergio

Do 2 tests:

Measure the voltage from pack positive to pack negative battery terminals.

Measure the voltage from the positive and negative sockets on the front of cart charger receptacle.

Please post the actual voltage, but they should be the same in both of those locations with your negative wire by-pass.

Thank you Sergio. I will when I get back in a little bit.

LukeL · 08-02-2017, 07:09 PM

Can anyone detect that date code for the batteries?

08-02-2017, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LukeL

Can anyone detect that date code for the batteries?

i see no photo of a battery

LukeL · 08-02-2017, 07:15 PM

I didn’t put a photo. They say “E 8 Y” on the lead posts and “A121D” engraved in the top right on the plastic.

08-02-2017, 03:34 PM	#1
LukeL Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 6,539	1995 Club Car DS OBC Hi everybody – I just picked up a series 1995 club car DS. It’s been sitting for about two years. When I connected the Powerdrive charger to it, nothing happened. This was no surprise to me, since I have some experience with the electronic club cars. I opened up the charger and jumped the relay, and the charger outputs the proper voltage. I connected it to the cart, and the amperage meter doesn’t do anything, so I ran a wire from the last negative on the battery pack to the negative on the back of my receptacle. The orange battery light on the dash is glowing, but the amperage meter on the charger still shows zero. I know these batteries will probably have to be replaced soon, but I was hoping the charger but at least do something. Is there anything else I need to be doing to try to manually charge this thing? The batteries are US Batteries, and I see “E 8 Y” on the lead terminals, and “A121D” on the top of the battery. Does anybody have any idea how old they are? I am not really familiar with this brand of battery. Thanks in advance- Luke.

08-02-2017, 03:39 PM	#2
Sergio Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 9,329	Re: 1995 Club Car DS OBC help Check the fuse on the negative side of the charger receptacle (part #6):

08-02-2017, 03:56 PM	#3
LukeL Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 6,539	Re: 1995 Club Car DS OBC help I believe all the fuses are OK. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

08-02-2017, 07:09 PM	#8
LukeL Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 6,539	Re: 1995 Club Car DS OBC Can anyone detect that date code for the batteries?

08-02-2017, 07:15 PM	#10
LukeL Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 6,539	Re: 1995 Club Car DS OBC I didn’t put a photo. They say “E 8 Y” on the lead posts and “A121D” engraved in the top right on the plastic.

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08-02-2017, 05:38 PM	#6
LukeL Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 6,539	Re: 1995 Club Car DS OBC Yes. That’s correct.

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