changing chargers ??

04-24-2013, 08:44 PM

i want to change a late ez go 70s resistor cart from old style charger (dead) to a newer EZGO Powerwise Charger

as i see it i can just change the Receptacle .. right ??

+ to + and - to -
and not install a reed switch

kab69440 · 04-25-2013, 07:32 AM

I don't see why not. The reed switch is only there to keep morons (like me) from driving off with the gas pump's nozzle still in the filler tube, so to speak.

JohnnieB · 04-25-2013, 09:09 AM

Or you could fix the old charger.

04-25-2013, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnieB

Or you could fix the old charger.

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JohnnieB · 04-25-2013, 10:44 AM

The transformer is the one part in those old monsters that isn't cost effective to replace.

I don't remember of every posing for a picture with my tinfoil hat on, so I don't think that is me in the avatar, but there is a remarkable resemblance to me in pictures taken during my younger years and I was known to have tipped a few back then, so most anything is possible.

04-25-2013, 10:55 AM

simple man · 04-25-2013, 11:00 AM

[quote=crash test dummy;872846]i want to change a late ez go 70s resistor cart from old style charger (dead) to a newer EZGO Powerwise Charger

as i see it i can just change the Receptacle .. right ??

Should work fine! You are charging a battery pack that is virtually the same for either cart. I did notice that my old Total Charge ( green face ) has a bit higher final voltage output than the Lestronic II that I'm presently now using. The Total Charge doesn't seem to have a voltage cutoff point, just what time you have set on the dial. Either one charges the batteries fine, It's just more convenient for me to carry the much lighter Lestronic II to the cart!

gornoman · 04-25-2013, 12:24 PM

Instead of spending money on a new charge receptacle, why not move the charger plug to the new charger?

04-25-2013, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gornoman

Instead of spending money on a new charge receptacle, why not move the charger plug to the new charger?

cause the chargers work on the other 2 carts in the group so if i put a new receptacle on old cart i can use 1 of the 2 working chargers to charge it and rotate charges on the 3 carts

gornoman · 04-25-2013, 04:59 PM

Now it makes sense. Carry on.

04-24-2013, 08:44 PM	#1
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04-25-2013, 07:32 AM	#2
kab69440 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Marion, Ohio Posts: 1,391	Re: changing chargers ?? I don't see why not. The reed switch is only there to keep morons (like me) from driving off with the gas pump's nozzle still in the filler tube, so to speak.

04-25-2013, 09:09 AM	#3
JohnnieB Techno-Nerd Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Virginia Posts: 19,654	Re: changing chargers ?? Or you could fix the old charger.

04-25-2013, 10:44 AM	#5
JohnnieB Techno-Nerd Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Virginia Posts: 19,654	Re: changing chargers ?? The transformer is the one part in those old monsters that isn't cost effective to replace. I don't remember of every posing for a picture with my tinfoil hat on, so I don't think that is me in the avatar, but there is a remarkable resemblance to me in pictures taken during my younger years and I was known to have tipped a few back then, so most anything is possible.

04-25-2013, 10:55 AM	#6
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04-25-2013, 11:00 AM	#7
simple man Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bunnell, Florida Posts: 2,408	Re: changing chargers ?? [quote=crash test dummy;872846]i want to change a late ez go 70s resistor cart from old style charger (dead) to a newer EZGO Powerwise Charger as i see it i can just change the Receptacle .. right ?? Should work fine! You are charging a battery pack that is virtually the same for either cart. I did notice that my old Total Charge ( green face ) has a bit higher final voltage output than the Lestronic II that I'm presently now using. The Total Charge doesn't seem to have a voltage cutoff point, just what time you have set on the dial. Either one charges the batteries fine, It's just more convenient for me to carry the much lighter Lestronic II to the cart!

04-25-2013, 12:24 PM	#8
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,291	Re: changing chargers ?? Instead of spending money on a new charge receptacle, why not move the charger plug to the new charger?

04-25-2013, 04:59 PM	#10
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,291	Re: changing chargers ?? Now it makes sense. Carry on.

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