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01-29-2019, 12:04 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Block Party - Safe to use cart electrical accessories while charging?
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Not sure if I will get a premature converter failure at some point, but time will tell.... |
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01-29-2019, 12:18 PM | #12 |
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Re: Block Party - Safe to use cart electrical accessories while charging?
A lot of the converters on the market have a 36v-80v input rating, mine is a 26v-60v, but then again I never had any reason to run it near the end of a charging cycle to figure it out if the output was still regulated.
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01-29-2019, 01:39 PM | #13 |
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Re: Block Party - Safe to use cart electrical accessories while charging?
Oh and I should clarify for others, mine was at rest (58.41v) and not charging as mine is a lithium charger and I just mainly wanted to see if it was still within its output parameters at that voltage.....
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01-29-2019, 04:01 PM | #14 | |
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Re: Block Party - Safe to use cart electrical accessories while charging?
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You would really hate it if someone "tries" to move your cart two feet while it was plugged in and charging the batteries in finish mode at 65 volts and it affected the controller. I had a look at my "vintage" 36-48 volt controller (Curtis 1219-8405) and could not find a maximum voltage rating ... but did find some information that it had factory set over-voltage protection. See attached. For interest sake, I looked at an Alltrax SR48 volt controller. It is rated at 48 volt nominal and 62 volt maximum. I would not want to be subjecting that controller to 65 volts ... on purpose anyway ... I "assume" that it too has over-voltage protection - but that would not be something that I would knowingly try to test out . Maybe I am being overcautious . Curtis 1219 Overvoltage Protection.JPG IMG_4938.jpg |
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01-29-2019, 04:19 PM | #15 |
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Re: Block Party - Safe to use cart electrical accessories while charging?
Well, You should have a charger interlock so not to drive while charging
Regardless if You turn the cart ON or not the Controller is always subjected to the charger voltage since it is connected to the batteries. While the Controller may not allow you to operate at higher voltage, it will certainly not cause damage. I know I turned my cart ON many times (voltmeter is on key switch) while equalizing and the voltage was around 63v+, although as soon as the charging current is removed the voltage quickly drops below 56v. |
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