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11-03-2013, 09:54 AM | #11 | |
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Re: power drive charging problems
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New (to me) '07 CC DS IQ CC/Lester PowerDrive3 charger New Powertron P8000 batteries X 6 (manufactured 24th week of 2013) Water in batteries topped off earlier this week ScottyB's DVM - installed this week As of now, on hour 13 (of 12th charging cycle since getting the cart) - DVM shows 65V after batteries were discharged to 48.4V being run all day yesterday. Ammeter on charger reading ~4A. Any of this sound wrong? Most of the comments on the subject say that voltage should peak around 60-63V. |
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11-03-2013, 09:59 AM | #12 | |
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Re: power drive charging problems
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New batteries can take longer to charge than broken in batts. Does the charger shut off on its own? |
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11-03-2013, 10:03 AM | #13 |
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Re: power drive charging problems
Does not seem totally out of order. One thing though you should never discharge a new pack to 50% until they have been "run in". They can take 20-50 recharges to reach full capacity and should not be discharged much below their 75% capacity until then otherwise you run the risk of shortening their lifespan.
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11-03-2013, 10:04 AM | #14 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: power drive charging problems
Jake, the charger is cutting off by itself. Until last week I wasn't sure if it was hitting the 16 hour limit because I typically leave it to charge overnight and check it the next day. However, last week after a relatively short run, I hooked up the charger to see how it would react. It charged and cut off after about 4 hours.
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11-03-2013, 10:06 AM | #15 | |
Not Yet Wild
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11-07-2013, 08:06 AM | #16 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: power drive charging problems
got it working thanks for the help....i wasn't letting the charger on long enough.
when i was pulling the plug the volt meter said there was only 59 volts. I let the charger run and when the voltage got to 63 volts the charger shut off. I guess I was worried about overcharging the batteries and not letting the charger do its job. thanks again for all the help... |
11-07-2013, 08:26 AM | #17 | |
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