PowerwiseII charger trouble

dcw · 10-16-2016, 10:05 AM

I think my charger is not working correct. Is there a way to easily test it? It comes on when plugged in but only shows a couple amps. Normaly goes up to around 30 then comes down as it charges. I used the cart and played 17 hole then suddenly the batteries seemed real low. The cart ran good till then. The baatteries seemed full charged. Took home put on charge and still only showed a few amps while on charge. This is a 2007 cart and does not have a meter to show the battery charge level.

Golf cart guy · 10-16-2016, 11:35 AM

Define a couple of amps? 1-5 amps on the meter?
Chargers are easy to repair and normally cost right around 100 bucks to fix if a shop does it.
Diodes or capacitor normally is the cause of your issue if that is the case.
You need a meter to check these

radioman · 10-16-2016, 12:17 PM

Borrow a friends charger and try it. You need to get batteries recharged asap. You can take your charger and see how it works on a friends cart. That is the easy way to test it.

cgtech · 10-16-2016, 03:15 PM

PowerWeasel should be pushing the battery voltage to the 45v range when it is at a 1-3a rate. What's it doing on your cart?

dcw · 10-16-2016, 04:23 PM

2-3 amps on the charger meter is what i see. I checked the volts on the batteries with the charger on 36.7 volts. Took charger off and batteries show 36 volts. I don't have access to another cart or charger.

Golf cart guy · 10-16-2016, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dcw

2-3 amps on the charger meter is what i see. I checked the volts on the batteries with the charger on 36.7 volts. Took charger off and batteries show 36 volts. I don't have access to another cart or charger.

Diodes or capacitor need checked.

More than likely Capacitor

rib33024 · 10-16-2016, 06:15 PM

Here's some test info

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...i-charger.html

dcw · 10-16-2016, 08:17 PM

Sounds like i need to take charger into shop and have it checked out. I don't know enough to do any checks myself. Thanks for the help.

Sir Nuke · 10-17-2016, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dcw

Sounds like i need to take charger into shop and have it checked out. I don't know enough to do any checks myself. Thanks for the help.

or better yet......if you can afford it, buy yourself a new DPI charger and get rid of the Powerwise.....the DPI has a built in float mode after it finishes charging.

dcw · 10-17-2016, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

or better yet......if you can afford it, buy yourself a new DPI charger and get rid of the Powerwise.....the DPI has a built in float mode after it finishes charging.

Ok what is a float mode? What does the dpi cost. I see we are almost neighbors. I am from Danbury, Tx. Does Mr. Jenkins out on hwy36 still work on carts?

10-16-2016, 10:05 AM	#1
dcw Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 7	PowerwiseII charger trouble I think my charger is not working correct. Is there a way to easily test it? It comes on when plugged in but only shows a couple amps. Normaly goes up to around 30 then comes down as it charges. I used the cart and played 17 hole then suddenly the batteries seemed real low. The cart ran good till then. The baatteries seemed full charged. Took home put on charge and still only showed a few amps while on charge. This is a 2007 cart and does not have a meter to show the battery charge level.

10-16-2016, 11:35 AM	#2
Golf cart guy Gone Wild Join Date: May 2015 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,114	Re: PowerwiseII charger trouble Define a couple of amps? 1-5 amps on the meter? Chargers are easy to repair and normally cost right around 100 bucks to fix if a shop does it. Diodes or capacitor normally is the cause of your issue if that is the case. You need a meter to check these

10-16-2016, 12:17 PM	#3
radioman Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Georgia Posts: 1,120	Re: PowerwiseII charger trouble Borrow a friends charger and try it. You need to get batteries recharged asap. You can take your charger and see how it works on a friends cart. That is the easy way to test it.

10-16-2016, 03:15 PM	#4
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: PowerwiseII charger trouble PowerWeasel should be pushing the battery voltage to the 45v range when it is at a 1-3a rate. What's it doing on your cart?

10-16-2016, 04:23 PM	#5
dcw Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 7	Re: PowerwiseII charger trouble 2-3 amps on the charger meter is what i see. I checked the volts on the batteries with the charger on 36.7 volts. Took charger off and batteries show 36 volts. I don't have access to another cart or charger.

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10-16-2016, 06:15 PM	#7
rib33024 ...................... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: FT Lauderdale FL. Posts: 16,416	Re: PowerwiseII charger trouble Here's some test info http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...i-charger.html

10-16-2016, 08:17 PM	#8
dcw Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 7	Re: PowerwiseII charger trouble Sounds like i need to take charger into shop and have it checked out. I don't know enough to do any checks myself. Thanks for the help.

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