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Old 08-02-2012, 03:48 PM   #1
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Default 2007 Precedent not charging...

Hey guys , I`ll try to make this as short as possible..

Cart is a 2007 Prec. w/4 12 volt trojans that I put in in may 2011. everything was fine till just recently.

I noticed when i went out in the morning the cart was still charging...something it rarely does , and when you unplugged it the yellow light would flash indicating it`s not fully charged. So after our typical trip around the yard and neighborhood , it gets plugged back in for the night and the charger would kick on and the needle would go over to the right then slowly drop.

After a few days I`ve now noticed the needle no longer moves and the batteries are not charging. They are full of water, I replaced the three things on the charger , and man. charged each battery hoping to give them enough of a charge for the cart to start charging them in the event they were just too low...still nothing.

I`m going to load test the batteries tonight and re set the obc and see if that does anything..any other ideas?
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Old 08-02-2012, 05:24 PM   #2
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Hey guys , I`ll try to make this as short as possible..

Cart is a 2007 Prec. w/4 12 volt trojans that I put in in may 2011. everything was fine till just recently.

I noticed when i went out in the morning the cart was still charging...something it rarely does , and when you unplugged it the yellow light would flash indicating it`s not fully charged. So after our typical trip around the yard and neighborhood , it gets plugged back in for the night and the charger would kick on and the needle would go over to the right then slowly drop.

After a few days I`ve now noticed the needle no longer moves and the batteries are not charging. They are full of water, I replaced the three things on the charger , and man. charged each battery hoping to give them enough of a charge for the cart to start charging them in the event they were just too low...still nothing.

I`m going to load test the batteries tonight and re set the obc and see if that does anything..any other ideas?
I forgot the correct procedure but I would try bypassing your OBC and see if the charger works.
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Old 08-02-2012, 06:51 PM   #3
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Default Re: 2007 Precedent not charging...

The charger clicks and acts like it`s coming on and the needle jumps ever so slightly...

Thanks , I will look that up and give it a try.

I just load tested the batteries and they checked out ok.
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Old 08-02-2012, 06:58 PM   #4
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Default Re: 2007 Precedent not charging...

Mine had those exact same symptoms and it ended up being the rectifier in the charger.
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Old 08-02-2012, 07:03 PM   #5
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Default Re: 2007 Precedent not charging...

if batteries are ok and cable/wires are good on cart one would have to suspect OBC ..........if you can get a good charger just to try and confirm that would help.............................................. .......
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Old 08-02-2012, 07:04 PM   #6
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Mine had those exact same symptoms and it ended up being the rectifier in the charger.
I think he did that already as his post says he replaced three items so I'm assuming he replaced the rectifier, relay, and breaker.
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I think he did that already as his post says he replaced three items so I'm assuming he replaced the rectifier, relay, and breaker.
Sorry I missed that. I may have not understood what he was referring to. I'm not a cart expert, just offering what happened to me.
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Old 08-02-2012, 08:02 PM   #8
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Sorry I missed that. I may have not understood what he was referring to. I'm not a cart expert, just offering what happened to me.
I'm only assuming and he will have to confirm...
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Old 08-02-2012, 08:14 PM   #9
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Correct...I couldn`t think of what the three things were called , but those are indeed the three items..same issue.

I tried re setting the obc...still nothing.

I`m taking the charger to my local cart shop tomorrow and see if there`s anyway to test it on a different cart...I almost think it HAS to be a charger issue , but who knows?

Thanks for the help guys , and if anyone else has any ideas , I`m open for suggestions.
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Old 08-02-2012, 08:16 PM   #10
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Correct...I couldn`t think of what the three things were called , but those are indeed the three items..same issue.

I tried re setting the obc...still nothing.

I`m taking the charger to my local cart shop tomorrow and see if there`s anyway to test it on a different cart...I almost think it HAS to be a charger issue , but who knows?

Thanks for the help guys , and if anyone else has any ideas , I`m open for suggestions.
At this point I would say it's your OBC. You need to bypass it and see if the charger works.
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