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07-30-2014, 07:05 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Location: Matthews, NC
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Charger Tripping Breaker
Hello. I have a 94 electric club car. I bought this cart back in mid June 2014 and it has given me issues ever since. A few weeks ago I purchased new batteries. Once I got the new batteries in it, the cart would overheat and nearly catch on fire, no joke. So I took it to the shop to get looked at. They told me that I needed a new vglide, solenoid, resistor board, all new speed resistors, and new cables. Today I picked it up from the shop after getting some serious work done to it. The cart had a full battery when I picked it up so I am assuming that they charged it up. However, my charger at home is now tripping my breaker. It didn't trip my breaker before I took it to the shop. Can somebody tell me where to begin? I even unplugged everything in the garage that is one the breaker except for the charger and it is still tripping.
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07-30-2014, 07:11 PM | #2 |
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Re: Charger Tripping Breaker
It may be that one of the batteries is wired in reverse polarity and is maxing out the charger, causing it to trip the breaker
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07-30-2014, 07:31 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Charger Tripping Breaker
I just checked the batteries and they appear to be wired correctly.
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07-30-2014, 07:39 PM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Charger Tripping Breaker
Just to clarify, it is the gfi that trips and not the breaker on the charger. That breaker does not trip.
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07-30-2014, 08:49 PM | #5 |
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Re: Charger Tripping Breaker
Plug it in some where else and see if it works there, or trips the breaker. could be a bad GFI
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07-30-2014, 09:19 PM | #6 |
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Location: Kentucky
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Re: Charger Tripping Breaker
I had a gfi in my shop go like that a few months ago. It would trip with very little load. Replaced it and all was well.
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07-31-2014, 06:17 AM | #7 |
Not Yet Wild
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Location: Matthews, NC
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Re: Charger Tripping Breaker
Well I plugged the charger into an outlet that does not have a gfi this morning for about 1 1/2 hours and it did not trip the breaker. However, the cord was really hot. I am guessing that this is not normal. Should the cord to the charger get that hot?
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07-31-2014, 08:29 AM | #8 |
Old Sky Soldier
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Re: Charger Tripping Breaker
I don't think mine does. Sounds like something pulling a load in charger. I would open it and see what I could fine. Unplug it first.
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