Charging Batteries

rickneast · 03-30-2020, 10:02 AM

I have a 2014 Club Car, with a PowerDrive3 External Charger. Dumb me failed to keep proper charge on it, now batteries are so low that Charger will not start. I do not have a car charger to charge each one of the 6-8v batteries. Can I trick the charger to turn on? Maybe bypass the relay, if so how.
Thanks,
RICK

jakesnake27 · 03-30-2020, 04:40 PM

There should be a black 10 gauge wire and a gray 14 gauge wire on the back of the charge receptacle. Connecting those both to the main pack negative battery terminal will allow the charger to come on, bypassing the OBC. Be sure to monitor the charger closely though, as it will never shut off on its own with it wired like that. Once the pack voltage gets high enough, you can reconnect the two wires as they were.

rickneast · 04-01-2020, 03:17 PM

Thanks will try tomorrow.

03-30-2020, 10:02 AM	#1
rickneast Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 3	Charging Batteries I have a 2014 Club Car, with a PowerDrive3 External Charger. Dumb me failed to keep proper charge on it, now batteries are so low that Charger will not start. I do not have a car charger to charge each one of the 6-8v batteries. Can I trick the charger to turn on? Maybe bypass the relay, if so how. Thanks, RICK
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03-30-2020, 04:40 PM	#2
jakesnake27 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,245	Re: Charging Batteries There should be a black 10 gauge wire and a gray 14 gauge wire on the back of the charge receptacle. Connecting those both to the main pack negative battery terminal will allow the charger to come on, bypassing the OBC. Be sure to monitor the charger closely though, as it will never shut off on its own with it wired like that. Once the pack voltage gets high enough, you can reconnect the two wires as they were.
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04-01-2020, 03:17 PM	#3
rickneast Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 3	Re: Charging Batteries Thanks will try tomorrow.
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