EZ Go/Textron 36 Battery Charger stopped!!! HELP!!!

[yurtle]

My 48 volt DPI has the connector, but no wire running to it, so pulling the charger plug early doesn't have that feature, but I've never seen a spark. That could be the reason for the cheap connector though. In addition to the wire being broken, it could also simply be dirty.

[Rev Mejias]

So I replaced the board and GUESS WHAT GUYS. IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. YIKES. I can still get it to charge by bypassing the relay though. I checked the sensor wire and it ohms out all the way through.

[MarkMN]

I just had the same problem with my charger. Instead of typing it all over again, here it is.

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...t-working.html

Good luck in getting it up and going.

Mark

[Rev Mejias]

Found the red wire broken about 8" back from plug. I cut everything back and still doesnt work.

[MarkMN]

If I remember right, the red wire is connected to the tab/clip inside the plug. It brings the battery voltage to energize the relay. So make sure it is touching the contact from the battery when it is plugged in. I had to bend mine out a little bit to make it work.

Mark

[JohnnieB]

Originally Posted by Rev Mejias

Found the red wire broken about 8" back from plug. I cut everything back and still doesnt work.

You can eliminate the third wire in the output cable by connecting the black wire from the control board to the black wire (Negative) in the output cable inside the charger.

Also, check the red wire from the control board to the heatsink (Positive). The push-on connectors may be corroded

[Rev Mejias]

You guys are going to turn me into a Golf Cart Tech...I went back and checked the diode behind the ammeter and it was broken not burned. The plastic broke around it causing it to be flimsy. I touched the two ends and it powered up. I checked voltage coming out of charger at 35.08 VDC but out of transformer it was 40+. Now to buy the part to replace. GEEZ. I didn't sign up for this. I'm an Electrician not a Golf Cart GURU. LOL

[Sir Nuke]

Originally Posted by Rev Mejias

You guys are going to turn me into a Golf Cart Tech...I went back and checked the diode behind the ammeter and it was broken not burned. The plastic broke around it causing it to be flimsy. I touched the two ends and it powered up. I checked voltage coming out of charger at 35.08 VDC but out of transformer it was 40+. Now to buy the part to replace. GEEZ. I didn't sign up for this. I'm an Electrician not a Golf Cart GURU. LOL

be happy your an electrician.....how do you think I felt when I started....I'm a mechanic by trade....ELECTICITY is that MAGIC STUFF YOU CAN'T SEE!! LOL

[JohnnieB]

Originally Posted by Rev Mejias

You guys are going to turn me into a Golf Cart Tech...I went back and checked the diode behind the ammeter and it was broken not burned. The plastic broke around it causing it to be flimsy. I touched the two ends and it powered up. I checked voltage coming out of charger at 35.08 VDC but out of transformer it was 40+. Now to buy the part to replace. GEEZ. I didn't sign up for this. I'm an Electrician not a Golf Cart GURU. LOL

If the charger was connected to the battery pack, the 35.08V ought to be climbing fairly rapidly and the ammeter ought to be reading 15-20A. If not, you have some more "Golf Cart Tech" learning to do.

[Rev Mejias]

The ammeter was not reading due to the diode being broken . As soon as i touched the two broken ends the ammeter jumped up to 20 amps and voltage to 40.4 VDC. Does anyone know the diode size behind the ammeter?