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04-29-2015, 11:45 AM | #1 |
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G22 Overcharging
Cart is overcharging 17-18 volts at the battery.
The voltage on the red/white wire on the DF connection to the generator which is also connected to the voltage regulator and gets its voltage from the battery through the key switch and throttle switch is 2 to 2.5 volts lower than battery voltage. The battery voltage during full charging at high throttle runs 17- 18 volts. Doesn't the voltage regulator use the voltage on the red/white wire as reference? Would this not make the VR think it is not charging enough and allow the battery volts to go higher? I think the master relay requires about 100mA to hold it in. If the key switch and throttle switch over the years have created some resistance like 20 ohms this would give a 2 volt drop on the red/white wire. I am just looking for discussion since everything else on the cart has been checked or replaced and I am still getting an overcharge. |
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04-29-2015, 06:32 PM | #2 |
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Re: G22 Overcharging
Are you using a deep cycle battery?
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04-29-2015, 07:00 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: G22 Overcharging
No, it is a group 24 car battery.
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04-29-2015, 07:39 PM | #4 |
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Re: G22 Overcharging
18v is too much (even for a yamaha, which charges kinda "hot"). V regulator is about all it can be, if wiring is good. Get it fixed before the battery is fried.
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04-29-2015, 08:26 PM | #5 | |
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Re: G22 Overcharging
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04-29-2015, 09:01 PM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: G22 Overcharging
I agree normally that the Voltage Regulator would be the culprit but I have tried three different Voltage Regulators all with the same result. One of them came off a cart that was producing the proper volts.
I have checked the green wire for a short to ground and find none. The battery voltage the voltage regulator sees has to go through the key switch and throttle switch. The master relay coil has 21 ohms resistance which pulls 0.6 amps at 12.7 volts so if the key switch or throttle switch has 4 ohms resistance that's 2.4 voltage drop so the voltage regulator thinks the battery is not charged. So 15.5 volts on the red/white wire would produce 17.9 volts at the battery. I don't know if that is my problem but I am going to look there. Tomorrow I will use a jumper from the battery directly to the red/white wire after I get the RPMs up. If I am correct that should reduce the voltage at the battery. Then I will have to see which switch is the problem. |
04-29-2015, 10:16 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: G22 Overcharging
Sounds like something goofy going on. Lets us know how the direct connection to bat + changes things. Don't overlook bad/corroded terminal and connector crimps. Also wouldn't hurt to make sure the 10 amp gnd to bat. neg. fuse is ok and connections there are solid. Bad grounds can sometimes cause mysterious symptoms. Good luck - RAY
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04-30-2015, 09:08 AM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: G22 Overcharging
My suspicions are confirmed.
I induced battery volts directly to the red/white wire ran the RPMs high and the charging volts never got above 15 volts. My next step is to find where the resistance is, key switch, throttle switch or wire from battery to key switch etc. Before testing I removed the drive belt, when you bypass the key and throttle switch the engine tries to start and will. I don't trust just putting it in neutral afraid all that vibration might kick it into gear and at high engine RPM that would not be good. |
04-30-2015, 05:15 PM | #9 |
Gone Wild
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Re: G22 Overcharging
That's good information, but bad news for you. The accel. switch is underneath and it and its terminals could be subject to getting cruddy. Good luck on finding the culprit. Keep us posted. That was a good catch on removing the drive belt as things could get dangerous. - RAY
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04-30-2015, 06:06 PM | #10 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: G22 Overcharging
I am quite sure I have isolated it to the key switch.
The throttle switch had 0.3 ohms resistance and never changed when pushing the pedal several times. Also the wire connector for the switch is of the sealed type and one of the better ones I have seen. The key switch resistance varied every time I turned the key on-off-on. The resistance varied from 4 ohms to 26 ohms. I will get a new switch tomorrow and replace the old one. |
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