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06-18-2011, 11:46 PM | #1 |
JT!
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Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
i have been reading up on noisy chargers as mine is incredibly loud.
when i bought my cart used, i didnt think to try the charger. it appears to charge ok, but is incredibly noisy. i can hear it half way across the campground..... i am wondering if there are better ways to charge a 36v bank of batteries, that is silent, and possibly more efficient. i am not really looking to spend much on another charger, is there not a cheaper, more efficient way to get 36v @ 25amps. how many kilowatt hours does a charger like mine use in a month? |
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06-19-2011, 12:42 AM | #2 |
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Re: Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
transformers progressively get noisier as they age. when fresh from the factory, the varnish they are dipped in keeps vibrations to a minimum. as they age, the varnish breaks down and things start wiggling loose.
cheapest route would be to rebuild the charger paying attention to the areas causing the noise. ie: use fresh rubber dampers to mount the transformer, fresh rubber feet for the charger, varnish dips for the transformer. another option is to just get a cheap switching charger like the protech. -sj |
06-19-2011, 12:59 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
thats like asking how much gas are going to use next month... i have no idea! how often do you use the cart? how far do you go? is all hills and sand or smooth asphalt? is it stock or do you have big wheels/tires and huge motor upgrade?
if you take volts times amps you get watts. so with 115v at the wall times say maybe 6A average will be roughly 700 watts. multiply that times the number of hours it takes to charge and you get kW hours per charge. multiply that times number of charges a month and you'll end up with roughly your kW hours per month. -sj |
06-19-2011, 10:05 AM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
Open it up and see if the relay is making noise
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06-19-2011, 10:26 AM | #5 |
JT!
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Re: Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
youre right. but in your opinion the charger uses 6A an hour on average? are switching chargers any good? or should i stick to rebuilding my lester.... i'll go open up the box and look inside to see whats buzzing.... yes i will be very careful :) |
06-19-2011, 10:33 AM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
Open it up first then we could look at the other questions
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06-19-2011, 10:40 AM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
Be as careful as you want to bE we won't feel a thing
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06-19-2011, 11:36 AM | #8 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
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06-19-2011, 11:55 AM | #9 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
here is a schematic for your charger
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06-19-2011, 12:30 PM | #10 |
The Last Moja Morani
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Re: Lester Charger `82 club car VERY noisy
rabbit, good idea about the google we got some guys here that are pro googlers maybe they can help him out..........................
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