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Old 12-26-2016, 04:22 PM   #1
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Default Lestronic Charger won't turn off--- even when unplugged from wall

I am dealing with a very strange (and frustrating) situation.

I have a 2000 Western golf cart. I use a lesteronic charger for it. My cart was under half a charge and attempted to charge it. I plugged in the charger and after coming to look at the cart the next morning, saw that it was still charging. I found this odd because the cart should have have charged within that time. Things got even stranger when I unplugged the power cable from the wall outlet. The charger continued to try to charge the cart even though the power cable has been removed. I am very concerned about this and would appreciate any insight that people have. Thanks and Merry Christmas.
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Old 12-26-2016, 05:00 PM   #2
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Default Re: Lestronic Charger won't turn off--- even when unplugged from wall

Some chargers have a relay that needs to see voltage from the cart batts to engage it , then it starts charging.
Contacts may have welded together on this relay.

I'm 99.999999% sure it's not charging the batts if is is unplugged.

Maybe some help here: Page 2 bottom right para:
http://www.lesterelectrical.com/serv...otingguide.pdf
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Old 12-26-2016, 07:05 PM   #3
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Default Re: Lestronic Charger won't turn off--- even when unplugged from wall

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Some chargers have a relay that needs to see voltage from the cart batts to engage it , then it starts charging.
Contacts may have welded together on this relay.

I'm 99.999999% sure it's not charging the batts if is is unplugged.

Maybe some help here: Page 2 bottom right para:
http://www.lesterelectrical.com/serv...otingguide.pdf
Obviously the cart is not charging when the charger power cord is not plugged in the power outlet :) Thanks for the response, Golferave

Because it is so strange that the charger would be on and appear to be charging when the power cord is not on, I was hoping that someone might be able to discern the problem from that.
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Old 12-27-2016, 07:11 AM   #4
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Default Re: Lestronic Charger won't turn off--- even when unplugged from wall

Possibly a defective ammeter stuck at an amperage above 0.
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Old 12-27-2016, 10:12 AM   #5
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Default Re: Lestronic Charger won't turn off--- even when unplugged from wall

DPI Charger might be a good idea....
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