ezgo charger plug handle wiring

[ronnielopez]

Hi guys. ..thanks for the addition...I have 96 ezgo, my question is the wiring in the handle or plug of the charger. There is a white, red, and black wires in the handle. Obliviously the red wire is in the middle, which side does the white or black wire goes with the red wire?...thanks

[Sir Nuke]

Hi Ronnie.....IF you are wiring your plug to bypass the Reed Switch.....it goes to the WHITE lead.

Ezgo Reed Switch Bypass.jpg


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[JohnnieB]

Are you asking about the plug on the charger's output cable, or the charge receptacle on the cart?

The third wire in the charger's output cable connects to the auxiliary contact in the plug. Item #36 on attached drawing.

It gets a little confusing because there are three wires in both the Plug and the Receptacle, but they are part of entirely different circuits and have the opposite polarity, so if connected wrong, you get sparks and smoke.

[Sir Nuke]

good catch Johnnie.....he did say the "plug of the charger"

[ronnielopez]

Yes, I'm talking bout the handle or plug on the charger side, not the recepticle side....also I did bypass the reed switch, you did mention they have reverse circuits, so I WOULD NOT go positive to positive or white wire to white wire and negative to negative. ..I know the red wire with the clip goes in the middle but I don't kno if the white or black goes next to the red wire...hopefully this helps explains my problem better...thanks

[JohnnieB]

The black wire (negative) in the plug connects to the black wire in the receptacle.
The white wire (positive) in the plug connects to the white wire in the receptacle.

It is the third wire that connects to different polarities in the plug and receptacle.

The third wire in the receptacle prevents the cart from running when the the battery charger is plugged into cart by the reed switch disconnecting the third wire's connection to the positive terminal (female radsok) in the receptacle, which in turn disables the controller.

The third wire in the plug is part of the charger's battery sensing circuit. It connects to the Auxiliary contact which touches the outside of the negative terminal (female radsok) in the receptacle, which is circled in attached picture.

In the plug, the black wire connects to the terminal (male radsok) next to the Auxiliary contact.
The exploded diagram of the plug I posted earlier, correctly shows which wire goes where in the plug.

[ronnielopez]

Ok..thanks...I'll give a try...thanks again