48 cc powerdrive question

cwayaustx · 09-04-2008, 06:32 PM

I have a powerdrive II charger that I rerouted the wires according to post I found here. I am trying to hook this up to a 48 volt pack out of the cart and get a huge spark when I add the negative cable to the battery post. It literally melted the 5/16 stakon connector. Is this something ordinary that I would have to use some sort of a plug to connect? I checked and rechecked my wiring, thanks.

cwayaustx · 09-05-2008, 04:09 PM

I didn't state I rewired due to not having obc, I want to charge a pack that is not in the cart. Is this spark normal? Do I need toconnect through a plug?

scottyb · 09-06-2008, 07:46 AM

The plug or lack of one - would not make a difference. It sounds like you have something shorted out. I have charged many set out of the cart. I have an old recepticle with two leads that bolt onto the batts as factory would....I make all the DC connections and then plug the AC in...

bokeasmowl · 09-06-2008, 08:15 AM

Off topic, I'm sorry...but what happened to that cart when it landed in your avatar ? WOW

cwayaustx · 09-06-2008, 08:37 AM

What I did was series all of my batteries, coming out of my charger I had a cable with 5/16 lugs on it. When I attempted to hook these up(ac disconnected) it sparked something fierce. I'm thinking that the heavy plug makes this connection eliminating the sparks.

bokeasmowl · 09-06-2008, 08:56 AM

I was talking about the cart jumping that dirt hill in your avatar picture.

cwayaustx · 09-06-2008, 10:30 AM

Yes, I know what you were talking about. No damage was done when I landed.

scottyb · 09-06-2008, 04:46 PM

Do you have a voltmeter? You have something hooked up wrong there. The heavy plug will not make a difference. The spark is telling you that the circut is complete, (pos to neg) which you don't want.

cwayaustx · 09-07-2008, 08:55 AM

Yes, I have a voltmeter, my batteries are hooked up correctly. I guess I need to find the post that takes relay from powerdrive charger and check what I did. This is the only thing I can think of that could be wrong.

scottyb · 09-07-2008, 09:13 AM

Yeh, it sounds like the trouble may be in the charger.

09-04-2008, 06:32 PM	#1
cwayaustx Gone Wild Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 772	48 cc powerdrive question I have a powerdrive II charger that I rerouted the wires according to post I found here. I am trying to hook this up to a 48 volt pack out of the cart and get a huge spark when I add the negative cable to the battery post. It literally melted the 5/16 stakon connector. Is this something ordinary that I would have to use some sort of a plug to connect? I checked and rechecked my wiring, thanks.
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09-05-2008, 04:09 PM	#2
cwayaustx Gone Wild Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 772	Re: 48 cc powerdrive question I didn't state I rewired due to not having obc, I want to charge a pack that is not in the cart. Is this spark normal? Do I need toconnect through a plug?
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09-06-2008, 07:46 AM	#3
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: 48 cc powerdrive question The plug or lack of one - would not make a difference. It sounds like you have something shorted out. I have charged many set out of the cart. I have an old recepticle with two leads that bolt onto the batts as factory would....I make all the DC connections and then plug the AC in...

09-06-2008, 08:15 AM	#4
bokeasmowl friends call me Boke Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Smithfield, North Carolina Posts: 7,772	Re: 48 cc powerdrive question Off topic, I'm sorry...but what happened to that cart when it landed in your avatar ? WOW

09-06-2008, 08:37 AM	#5
cwayaustx Gone Wild Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 772	Re: 48 cc powerdrive question What I did was series all of my batteries, coming out of my charger I had a cable with 5/16 lugs on it. When I attempted to hook these up(ac disconnected) it sparked something fierce. I'm thinking that the heavy plug makes this connection eliminating the sparks.
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09-06-2008, 08:56 AM	#6
bokeasmowl friends call me Boke Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Smithfield, North Carolina Posts: 7,772	Re: 48 cc powerdrive question I was talking about the cart jumping that dirt hill in your avatar picture.

09-06-2008, 10:30 AM	#7
cwayaustx Gone Wild Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 772	Re: 48 cc powerdrive question Yes, I know what you were talking about. No damage was done when I landed.
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09-06-2008, 04:46 PM	#8
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: 48 cc powerdrive question Do you have a voltmeter? You have something hooked up wrong there. The heavy plug will not make a difference. The spark is telling you that the circut is complete, (pos to neg) which you don't want.

09-07-2008, 08:55 AM	#9
cwayaustx Gone Wild Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 772	Re: 48 cc powerdrive question Yes, I have a voltmeter, my batteries are hooked up correctly. I guess I need to find the post that takes relay from powerdrive charger and check what I did. This is the only thing I can think of that could be wrong.
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09-07-2008, 09:13 AM	#10
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: 48 cc powerdrive question Yeh, it sounds like the trouble may be in the charger.

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