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06-03-2017, 09:37 PM | #1 |
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Old Club Car 36 Volt Charger
Chuckinnc posted the thread that I linked below, which prompted a couple of questions for those with experience with older Club Car Golf Cars.
I have a 1973 Club Car Caroche/Vanguard Sport Coupe, which came with a newer, 1991 30 Amp Club Car charger. I have stripped all of the old electronics out of the cart, and there was no OBC. So my question is how did the early Automatic chargers work? Was it a mechanical timer as Chuck found? I haven't even looked at this charger, just took it out of the box saw it was in like new condition and put it back in the box. http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...-chargers.html Thank you, Aflyer |
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06-03-2017, 10:04 PM | #2 |
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Re: Old Club Car 36 Volt Charger
Rather than an "on board charger" I'm guessing it has a charger that won't recycle. Like the new dpi
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06-04-2017, 07:19 AM | #3 | |
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Re: Old Club Car 36 Volt Charger
timer chargers were used til 1981
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06-04-2017, 07:43 AM | #4 |
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Re: Old Club Car 36 Volt Charger
Those old 36v chargers did have an internal current regulation system.
The system is called FerroResonant and it consists of a capacitor wired to an extra set of windings in the transformer. The "tuned" LC (inductor + capacitor) circuit regulates (lowers) the current as the battery voltage goes up. The timer only serves to adjust how long you keep the finishing charge on the batteries. |
06-04-2017, 09:04 AM | #5 |
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Re: Old Club Car 36 Volt Charger
CTD,
Thank you. Sergio, Thank you also, interesting old technology. Aflyer |
06-05-2017, 09:27 AM | #6 | |
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Re: Old Club Car 36 Volt Charger
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Sometimes we come up with strange questions in our heads. And I have read that the only stupid question is the one that you don't ask, so here goes. Today my strange idea is how do I convert this 36 Volt charger to a 48 volt charger? My first answer is to sell this one and go buy a 48 volt charger. But are there any other solutions/upgrades that could be done? Thank you, Aflyer |
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06-05-2017, 10:36 AM | #7 |
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Re: Old Club Car 36 Volt Charger
Yes, sell and buy a 48v, I don't think You can vary the capacitor that much in that design to output 48v.
Interesting enough you could convert it to 72v by replacing the 2 diodes with a bridge rectifier. |
06-05-2017, 12:49 PM | #8 |
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Re: Old Club Car 36 Volt Charger
Sergio,
So it would appear that I had a great idea, it just won't work to do what I want it to. I will have to think about the 72 volt option, but I don't think this old buggy is ready for that. Thank you again, Aflyer |
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