charger getting very hot

clarkgrizwauld · 07-23-2011, 11:01 PM

I have an 08 Precedent and I noticed that the charger gets very hot while charging. It charges fine, just wondering how hot the charger should get. I can't keep my hand on it for more than 3-4 seconds. Is this normal?

shadowman · 07-24-2011, 07:07 AM

just my opinion but no it shouldn,t get that hot.........................................

sticks · 07-24-2011, 07:16 AM

i have an 05 and it get very hot as well, i think it is normal

shadowman · 07-24-2011, 07:19 AM

i don,t know but look for other minor problems like dirt somewhere......you should be able to keep your hand on your charger..............................

Fishing Dude · 07-24-2011, 07:49 AM

Sounds like a high resistace problem working harder to do same amount of work.

OLD MEC · 07-24-2011, 08:41 AM

Is your charger a Club car factory unit as I find some after market chargers do get very hot? I have never had a charger that got so hot you couldnt touch it unless it was sitting in the good old South Texas sun during summer time?
Maybe remove the cover and look for some thing inside that could stop air flow through unit while in operation. I have found strange things inside chargers like spider webs, ant nests, dead snake, and even on one a dead family of mice?

shadowman · 07-24-2011, 09:07 AM

getting that hot can,t be good for the charger.....i,m not 100% certain but i thought that was a indication of a transformer going bad......regardless i would think the heat would lesson the lifespan of the charger..............the last time i had one get so hot you couldn,t keep your hand on it was a e-z go charger that crapped out not long after.........i don,t know what went bad the owner just tossed it and got a new one..........................

ramblin-wreck · 07-24-2011, 10:04 AM

My 07 gets very hot also. In fact I was planning on putting it on a wooden shelf in my garage but now I'm wondering if I should.

shadowman · 07-24-2011, 11:24 AM

this is just my opinion but a charger getting that hot would have me concerned and trying to figure out why................................

ramblin-wreck · 07-24-2011, 01:25 PM

I took the cover off of mine and there appears to be no problems. Honestly considering the inherent heat associated with any transformer and the fact that the charger is not fan cooled I think it may be normal.

07-23-2011, 11:01 PM	#1
clarkgrizwauld Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 54	charger getting very hot I have an 08 Precedent and I noticed that the charger gets very hot while charging. It charges fine, just wondering how hot the charger should get. I can't keep my hand on it for more than 3-4 seconds. Is this normal?

07-24-2011, 07:07 AM	#2
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: charger getting very hot just my opinion but no it shouldn,t get that hot.........................................

07-24-2011, 07:16 AM	#3
sticks Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4	Re: charger getting very hot i have an 05 and it get very hot as well, i think it is normal
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07-24-2011, 07:19 AM	#4
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: charger getting very hot i don,t know but look for other minor problems like dirt somewhere......you should be able to keep your hand on your charger..............................

07-24-2011, 07:49 AM	#5
Fishing Dude Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Slums of Lake Erie Posts: 3,721	Re: charger getting very hot Sounds like a high resistace problem working harder to do same amount of work.

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07-24-2011, 08:41 AM	#6
OLD MEC Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,391	Re: charger getting very hot Is your charger a Club car factory unit as I find some after market chargers do get very hot? I have never had a charger that got so hot you couldnt touch it unless it was sitting in the good old South Texas sun during summer time? Maybe remove the cover and look for some thing inside that could stop air flow through unit while in operation. I have found strange things inside chargers like spider webs, ant nests, dead snake, and even on one a dead family of mice?

07-24-2011, 09:07 AM	#7
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: charger getting very hot getting that hot can,t be good for the charger.....i,m not 100% certain but i thought that was a indication of a transformer going bad......regardless i would think the heat would lesson the lifespan of the charger..............the last time i had one get so hot you couldn,t keep your hand on it was a e-z go charger that crapped out not long after.........i don,t know what went bad the owner just tossed it and got a new one..........................

07-24-2011, 10:04 AM	#8
ramblin-wreck Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 83	Re: charger getting very hot My 07 gets very hot also. In fact I was planning on putting it on a wooden shelf in my garage but now I'm wondering if I should.
ramblin-wreck Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 83

07-24-2011, 11:24 AM	#9
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: charger getting very hot this is just my opinion but a charger getting that hot would have me concerned and trying to figure out why................................

07-24-2011, 01:25 PM	#10
ramblin-wreck Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 83	Re: charger getting very hot I took the cover off of mine and there appears to be no problems. Honestly considering the inherent heat associated with any transformer and the fact that the charger is not fan cooled I think it may be normal.
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