02 Ez go electric charging wires ???

[scottyb]

And that my friends is why we put a 50 amp fuse in our charge circuit
Also the suspenders and belt is a good idea, so is an seat belt and an airbag ....... a life preserver in a life raft and a side iron on a big game hunt ...

[BLakeside]

Originally Posted by rabbitreborn

the theory (as was told to me when I worked for E-Z-GO and we discovered that the factory had installed a fuse without telling the techs in the field) is that if you pull the charger cord out of the charger (by driving off with the charger plugged into the cart since they no longer have a reed switch to prevent this) it is POSSIBLE for the 2 wires within the charger cord to come into contact with each other. By installing a fuse, this prevents the dead shorting of the battery pack (can you imagine all 6 batteries exploding at once????) and a HUGE potential lawsuit against E-Z-GO.

They also mentioned that the fuse would blow in the event of a lightning strike travelling through the charger during the charge cycle which could also explode batteries (and yes, I have seen this happen with my own eyes and had to put out the fire it created).

So rabbit, a south Fla lighting bolt can fly 25 miles through the sky strike a power line follow it into your shop but can't jump the 1/8 " gap of a 50 amp fuse? All kidding aside it is always best to be safe than sorry especially considering the consequences.
Rabbit is great, Rabbit is wise..

[dougmcp]

Originally Posted by rabbitreborn

the theory (as was told to me when I worked for E-Z-GO and we discovered that the factory had installed a fuse without telling the techs in the field) is that if you pull the charger cord out of the charger (by driving off with the charger plugged into the cart since they no longer have a reed switch to prevent this) it is POSSIBLE for the 2 wires within the charger cord to come into contact with each other. By installing a fuse, this prevents the dead shorting of the battery pack (can you imagine all 6 batteries exploding at once????) and a HUGE potential lawsuit against E-Z-GO.

They also mentioned that the fuse would blow in the event of a lightning strike travelling through the charger during the charge cycle which could also explode batteries (and yes, I have seen this happen with my own eyes and had to put out the fire it created).

Valid point rabbitreborn, I could see why Ezgo would do this from a liability standpoint especially at a golf course with multiple people and multiple carts.