First EZGO-problem with charger

mcbean7 · 01-06-2010, 11:11 AM

Hi All,
I am new to this forum. I bought my first cart over the holidays. It's a used 2006 EZGO PDS. I am having a problem with the charger. It came with a PowerWise Qe charger. Whenever I plug it into the wall, it would trip my GFI plug. I tried different outlets and keep getting the same results.
Has anyone else had this problem and is there a fix, short of replacing the charger?
Thanks in advance.

kirkroediger · 01-06-2010, 02:15 PM

sounds like you have a short in charger, check inside for burnt/loose wires, also try outlet that is not gfi as gfis go bad quite often. kirk

jauguston · 01-06-2010, 02:57 PM

I think that charger is a Delta-Q 48 sold under the EZ-GO label. If it is you might e-mail Hiroshi Hasagawa at Delta-Q. Their headquarters are about a hours drive north of me in Langley,BC,Canada. Hiroshi is their head of product support and a really nice guy. He might be able to help you. I had a issue with my Quiq 48 that was the fault of the place I bought it from and it was nothing to do with the quality of the charger. They didn't set the voltage right for my 42v system. I drove up there and while their tech guy setup my charger the right way Hiroshi gave me a tour.

His e-mail address is hhasagawa@delta-q.com

mcbean7 · 01-06-2010, 04:05 PM

jauguston,
Thanks for the link. I just emailed Hiroshi. Let's see what he thinks. I'll post up the results as soon as I hear back from him.
Thanks!

mcbean7 · 01-06-2010, 04:06 PM

jauguston,
Is the email link you gave correct? My email got bounced back stating address is undeliverable.

jauguston · 01-06-2010, 09:10 PM

Sorry guys - dumb thumbs.

hhasegawa@delta-q.com

Jim

mcbean7 · 01-07-2010, 05:39 PM

thanks jauguston.
I'll try the new link.

I tried plugging the charger into a non-GFI outlet and the charger works fine. I just don't understand why it trips GFI outlets. All the outlets in the garage are GFI. Would it be OK to swap a GFI outlet out for a non GFI outlet for charging the cart?

jauguston · 01-07-2010, 06:25 PM

I would.

Jim

Free Spirit · 01-07-2010, 11:06 PM

One other thing to check would be the outlet itself. There might be a reversal in the gfci outlet that is causing the charger to produce the "current leak" that trips the outlet. There are plug in testers that you can use to check the wiring of the outlet, and they're fairly inexpensive.

mcbean7 · 01-08-2010, 09:55 AM

Thanks for the reply Free Spirit.
When you say "a reversal in the GFI outlet" are you saying that it's not wired up correctly or is there a fault in the GFI outlet? Sorry, I don't know much about electrical.
Can I get more info on this tester? Is this something I can buy at Home Depot?
I tried every single GFI outlet in the garage, laundry room, even kitchen. The charger tripped them all. The only outlet in the garage that's not GFI is the outlet for the water softener. That's a non GFI outlet and it's the only one that the charger works on.
Also, if I change a GFI outlet out for a non-GFI outlet, am I doing any harm or put anything at risk?

01-06-2010, 11:11 AM	#1
mcbean7 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18	First EZGO-problem with charger Hi All, I am new to this forum. I bought my first cart over the holidays. It's a used 2006 EZGO PDS. I am having a problem with the charger. It came with a PowerWise Qe charger. Whenever I plug it into the wall, it would trip my GFI plug. I tried different outlets and keep getting the same results. Has anyone else had this problem and is there a fix, short of replacing the charger? Thanks in advance.
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01-06-2010, 02:15 PM	#2
kirkroediger Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 91	Re: First EZGO-problem with charger sounds like you have a short in charger, check inside for burnt/loose wires, also try outlet that is not gfi as gfis go bad quite often. kirk
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01-06-2010, 02:57 PM	#3
jauguston Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bellingham,WA Posts: 300	Re: First EZGO-problem with charger I think that charger is a Delta-Q 48 sold under the EZ-GO label. If it is you might e-mail Hiroshi Hasagawa at Delta-Q. Their headquarters are about a hours drive north of me in Langley,BC,Canada. Hiroshi is their head of product support and a really nice guy. He might be able to help you. I had a issue with my Quiq 48 that was the fault of the place I bought it from and it was nothing to do with the quality of the charger. They didn't set the voltage right for my 42v system. I drove up there and while their tech guy setup my charger the right way Hiroshi gave me a tour. His e-mail address is hhasagawa@delta-q.com

01-06-2010, 04:05 PM	#4
mcbean7 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18	Re: First EZGO-problem with charger jauguston, Thanks for the link. I just emailed Hiroshi. Let's see what he thinks. I'll post up the results as soon as I hear back from him. Thanks!
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01-06-2010, 04:06 PM	#5
mcbean7 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18	Re: First EZGO-problem with charger jauguston, Is the email link you gave correct? My email got bounced back stating address is undeliverable.
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01-06-2010, 09:10 PM	#6
jauguston Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bellingham,WA Posts: 300	Re: First EZGO-problem with charger Sorry guys - dumb thumbs. hhasegawa@delta-q.com Jim

01-07-2010, 05:39 PM	#7
mcbean7 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18	Re: First EZGO-problem with charger thanks jauguston. I'll try the new link. I tried plugging the charger into a non-GFI outlet and the charger works fine. I just don't understand why it trips GFI outlets. All the outlets in the garage are GFI. Would it be OK to swap a GFI outlet out for a non GFI outlet for charging the cart?
mcbean7 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18

01-07-2010, 06:25 PM	#8
jauguston Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bellingham,WA Posts: 300	Re: First EZGO-problem with charger I would. Jim

01-07-2010, 11:06 PM	#9
Free Spirit Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 167	Re: First EZGO-problem with charger One other thing to check would be the outlet itself. There might be a reversal in the gfci outlet that is causing the charger to produce the "current leak" that trips the outlet. There are plug in testers that you can use to check the wiring of the outlet, and they're fairly inexpensive.

01-08-2010, 09:55 AM	#10
mcbean7 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18	Re: First EZGO-problem with charger Thanks for the reply Free Spirit. When you say "a reversal in the GFI outlet" are you saying that it's not wired up correctly or is there a fault in the GFI outlet? Sorry, I don't know much about electrical. Can I get more info on this tester? Is this something I can buy at Home Depot? I tried every single GFI outlet in the garage, laundry room, even kitchen. The charger tripped them all. The only outlet in the garage that's not GFI is the outlet for the water softener. That's a non GFI outlet and it's the only one that the charger works on. Also, if I change a GFI outlet out for a non-GFI outlet, am I doing any harm or put anything at risk?
mcbean7 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18

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