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10-09-2021, 10:02 AM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Oklahoma City
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Battery not charging - dash light blinking
2017 Club Car Precedent
Six - 8 volt U.S. Battery Deep Cycle batteries (48 volts total) Charger: Club Car PowerDrive 3 Following an 18-hole round of golf day-before-yesterday, I plugged the charger cable into the cart but the charger did not start up. The orange low-battery light on the dash came on for about one minute, and then began blinking 2 seconds on – 2 seconds off, indefinitely. Battery voltage prior to round - fully charged: 51.47 Volts Battery voltage following the 18-holes: 50.29 Volts Yesterday morning the dash light was still blinking. The charger had never come on. I then used the cart for another full 18-hole round with no issues. The cart ran at full speed and the dash light never came on during the round to indicate a low battery, even after 36 holes. I plugged the charger into the cart, and the same thing happened – charger did not start, the dash light came on solid for one minute, followed by blinking again. Battery voltage following 36 holes: 49.32 Volts This morning I plugged the charger into the cart and it started up normally with its one-minute diagnostics charge, followed by 10 minutes of normal charging, then back to no charging and blinking dash light illumination. Any thoughts as to what the problem might be? |
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10-09-2021, 10:31 AM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Battery not charging - dash light blinking
Have you checked voltage on each individual battery?
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10-09-2021, 10:32 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Rio Verde, Az
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Re: Battery not charging - dash light blinking
This is usually due to a problem with the $%^& OBC.
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10-09-2021, 10:42 AM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Oklahoma City
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Re: Battery not charging - dash light blinking
The voltage of the individual batteries range from 8.56 to 8.62 fully charged, and 8.16 to 8.28 after 36 holes.
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10-09-2021, 11:51 AM | #5 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Rio Verde, Az
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Re: Battery not charging - dash light blinking
Your battery voltages are fine. Problem is almost certainly the OBC. You can try "resetting" it. There is info somewhere here on how to do that.
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10-09-2021, 12:18 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Aiken, SC
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10-09-2021, 12:21 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: SE TN
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Re: Battery not charging - dash light blinking
If it is your OBC don't waste your money on a new one. Get a new smart charger and get rid of that 20 year or older technology.
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10-09-2021, 12:45 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Rio Verde, Az
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Re: Battery not charging - dash light blinking
I second that! My golfing buddies have all been doing that when their cart won't charge properly. New modern chargers are way cheaper than a new OBC and they work better too.
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10-09-2021, 01:03 PM | #9 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Oklahoma City
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Re: Battery not charging - dash light blinking
I'm attempting an OBC reset now. If that does not fix the problem, I'm thinking I'll buy a new Smart Charger. Does using a Smart Charger require bypassing the OBC? Can anyone recommend brand and model of Smart Charger for my 2017 Club Car Precedent with 48V pack?
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10-09-2021, 01:04 PM | #10 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Titusville, FL...Space Coast
Posts: 591
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Re: Battery not charging - dash light blinking
Unless you gave the wrong year, CC ditched the obc starting in 2014...A 2017 doesn't have an obc and a powerdrive charger won't work with it..It should have an Eric charger or similar smart charger...Whats the serial#...
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