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Old 07-25-2013, 12:35 PM   #1
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Default PowerDrive charger differnces

What is the actual difference between the PowerDrive 1, the PD 2 and the PD 3 chargers? I know the PD 2 is quite a bit smaller than the PD 1. I have them both. Also I know that any of the 3 will work on any 48v CC. Did they make some kind of change on the insides? Upgrades? Just curious.

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Old 07-25-2013, 02:21 PM   #2
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CartTrader,

I'm not the expert , I own a pw 2 & 3. I believe the pw3 works different vs the pw2 in how it chargers? I believe the pw2 has a larger capacitor/transformer and the pw3 just sends the juice straight? Does this make any sense?

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Old 07-25-2013, 02:46 PM   #3
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I'm not the expert , I own a pw 2 & 3. I believe the pw3 works different vs the pw2 in how it chargers? I believe the pw2 has a larger capacitor/transformer and the pw3 just sends the juice straight? Does this make any sense?

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Make sense? Yes and no!! Why the change?

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Old 07-25-2013, 06:26 PM   #4
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I too am a little foggy on this topic.
TahoeDawg should know, I hope he chimes in.
I also heard that they are all compatible with any 48v CC.
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The PowerDrive charger is the best charger they've ever had. It's build with top quality components and has a lower failure rate than either of the other 2. The PD2 charger was more compact and easier to work on. It used a bridge rectifier instead of the old fashioned heatsink. It was also a very good unit, but more prone to rectifier failure than was the original with the heatsink. The PD3 (I hate these things) is loud, obnoxious, hot running, and a pain in the you know what to work on. However, it seems to charge the battery pack faster than either of the other two. A bridge rectifier (50 amp flavor) was included in early PD3s but was substituted with two heatsinks similar to the original PD heatsinks and still remains that way today. It's a good charger, but loves to get hot so keep it well ventilated.

My vote.... PowerDrive2 charger with a 50 amp rectifier. A quality, compact product designed to last.
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The PowerDrive charger is the best charger they've ever had. It's build with top quality components and has a lower failure rate than either of the other 2. The PD2 charger was more compact and easier to work on. It used a bridge rectifier instead of the old fashioned heatsink. It was also a very good unit, but more prone to rectifier failure than was the original with the heatsink. The PD3 (I hate these things) is loud, obnoxious, hot running, and a pain in the you know what to work on. However, it seems to charge the battery pack faster than either of the other two. A bridge rectifier (50 amp flavor) was included in early PD3s but was substituted with two heatsinks similar to the original PD heatsinks and still remains that way today. It's a good charger, but loves to get hot so keep it well ventilated.

My vote.... PowerDrive2 charger with a 50 amp rectifier. A quality, compact product designed to last.
Info like ^^THIS^^ is why I love this forum. I always wondered about the difference myself until now. Not my thread, but thanks Tahoe!
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93Yellowclubcar...Thought I was looking one of my carts there for a minute!! Mine is a 96!! Mine is named Old Yeller!!
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The PowerDrive charger is the best charger they've ever had. It's build with top quality components and has a lower failure rate than either of the other 2. The PD2 charger was more compact and easier to work on. It used a bridge rectifier instead of the old fashioned heatsink. It was also a very good unit, but more prone to rectifier failure than was the original with the heatsink. The PD3 (I hate these things) is loud, obnoxious, hot running, and a pain in the you know what to work on. However, it seems to charge the battery pack faster than either of the other two. A bridge rectifier (50 amp flavor) was included in early PD3s but was substituted with two heatsinks similar to the original PD heatsinks and still remains that way today. It's a good charger, but loves to get hot so keep it well ventilated.

My vote.... PowerDrive2 charger with a 50 amp rectifier. A quality, compact product designed to last.
Thanks TD....Finally I know!! I have 2 of each and am going to sell a couple of the carts that they go with and wondered which was a better one to keep for myself.

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93Yellowclubcar...Thought I was looking one of my carts there for a minute!! Mine is a 96!! Mine is named Old Yeller!!
That's a sharp cart!

Mine's named Tina! (My mom's name. I was building it for her and it kinda took a different direction. The name stuck ever since)

I put a build thread in the Member's Rides section the other day:
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That's a sharp cart!

Mine's named Tina! (My mom's name. I was building it for her and it kinda took a different direction. The name stuck ever since)

I put a build thread in the Member's Rides section the other day:
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Thanks... I did a BIG conversion with mine...won't go into it all here. check out some of my threads I talk about it.... But I am street legal inspected and titled as a LSV. Top end right at 35MPH. Now that I have done it I will not do it again, this thing is scary at top speed!!

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