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Lester 2 36v Charger Excessive Draw
The Lester Lestronic 2 charger for my 90 Club Car 36v has excessive draw. When I plugged into the cart, the ammeter was pegged at 30 AMPS! It did not move and the only reason it shut off was because it tripped the breaker in the garage. I am going to start picking apart the charger. Does anyone know what could be happening? BTW, the batteries are 12V Trojan Golf Car batteries new in 2012.
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11-23-2013, 10:49 AM
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Re: Lester 2 36v Charger Excessive Draw
. . . possible transformer issue in charger . . .
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11-23-2013, 10:56 AM
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Re: Lester 2 36v Charger Excessive Draw
Roughly how much would that cost?
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11-23-2013, 10:59 AM
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Re: Lester 2 36v Charger Excessive Draw
Also I noticed this. It looks like that dark red thing goes from one bolt to the other. (Supposed to anyway)
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11-23-2013, 11:09 AM
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Re: Lester 2 36v Charger Excessive Draw
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11-23-2013, 08:35 PM
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Re: Lester 2 36v Charger Excessive Draw
That pic doesn't look right...
A transformer costs pretty much what a new charger costs I think...  |
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11-23-2013, 09:05 PM
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Re: Lester 2 36v Charger Excessive Draw
The dark red is just the coating peeling off, common in chargers that are older. I think its actually varnish that the transformer is dipped in before installation when new, just like the armature in a cart motor.
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11-24-2013, 06:33 PM
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Re: Lester 2 36v Charger Excessive Draw
Are you sure that you don't have a shorted battery? I'd measure the voltage at the charge receptacle, it should be "about" 36 volts. If the pack was really dead, it might even overload the charger.
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