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Originally Posted by webhair
Question - I have an 99 DS Club Car, should the batteries bubble or boil when charging... The lowest mine ever get down to is around 3-4 amps (on the charger) The charger never shuts off. I am wondering if I have a bad OBC or a problem with the charger.
When I plug it in I have the delay (2-4 seconds I think) then it kicks on the charger - starts at 15 amps or so... Each of the batteries is reading 8.46v. They are brand new this week....
So should the batteries bubble and at some point the charger shuts off?
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Does your charger cycle when you plug it in? It should turn on within 2-10 seconds of plug insertion, run for a few seconds, and cycle off and back on. This is normal, we need to make sure this happens. Also, you need to take a voltage reading on your battery pack once the charger reaches 5 amps or below. If the voltage of the batteries never reaches 58.3 volts while on charge, the batteries are the issue. The OBC does not trigger the charger to turn off until it detects 58.3V.