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09-25-2014, 05:20 PM | #1 |
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98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
Bought new Crown CR165 batteries for my 1998 Club Car DS. I hooked everything up correctly and when I charged batteries for first time the charger quickly went to over 60 volts. The batteries were in charge for 8-10 hours. I then drive the cart about three miles and then went to charge again. The charger went to over 60 volts again within an hour or two and would not shut off. I read that it may take up to 16 hours. I unplugged the charger after 19 hours and I am now going to wait 12 hours to check individual battery voltages.
I am guessing that maybe my OBC is malfunctioning or the battery charger. How do i trouble shoot this?What is the proper ay to break in new batteries and how long should I charge if charger will not automatically shut off? |
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09-25-2014, 06:06 PM | #2 |
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Re: 98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
Sounds like something is not right with batteries. Could you post a photo of battery area?
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09-25-2014, 06:36 PM | #3 |
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Re: 98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
Sounds like polarity may be reversed somewhere
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09-25-2014, 08:41 PM | #4 |
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Re: 98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
Trust me the bats are hooked up correctly. I did find a loose connection on the gray wire going in to the back of the charging socket. I don't think this was the problem because I think an open on this lead would prevent the charger from starting? The bats are settling in nicely after the long charge. It has been 4 hours off charge and I am getting 8.57+/- .03 volts. I think the charger should have a timer??
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09-25-2014, 08:44 PM | #5 |
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Re: 98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
Nope, the Powerdrive is fully automatic
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09-25-2014, 08:45 PM | #6 |
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Re: 98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
As mrgolf said, could you post a picture of the battery area?
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09-25-2014, 09:04 PM | #7 |
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Re: 98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
the neg wire is disconmected
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09-25-2014, 09:10 PM | #8 |
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Re: 98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
CCfanantic,
What did you sell your 99 DS for? I am going to be selling mine after Halloween. |
09-25-2014, 09:10 PM | #9 |
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Re: 98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
I'd check the connections and make sure everything is clean, tight, and correct
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09-25-2014, 09:56 PM | #10 |
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Re: 98 CC DS, New Bats, Powerdrive 17930 charger
First test the battery in your volt meter, if it is low you will get strange readings.
Next the best I can tell from the photo, some of the ends on your cables look questionable. Seeing this I would suggest checking the cables going the controller and motor. One other thought. If you happen to have a bad cell in one of the batteries, and it can happen with new batteries. That would cause problems. |
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