Club Car runs a bit then stops

weewilly · 03-09-2015, 09:05 AM

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Opp's. Just going through the reset thing and reading the part about the peeper. We did a major cleaning of the cart after we got it. We bagged the electrical stuff and pressure washed the unit off. Since then the Back up alarm has never worked...during cleaning it came on....we blew the unit off with a leaf blower unit it was dry. I'm thinking this is Bad. In the 5 minute mode right now and no beeper came on.

Thought we had it. Did the reset thing and fired up the charger, climbed to 46.2 then shut down and the amber light came on. Any suggestions were I go from here?

jakesnake27 · 03-09-2015, 10:56 AM

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Thought we had it. Did the reset thing and fired up the charger, climbed to 46.2 then shut down and the amber light came on. Any suggestions were I go from here?

I would say either bad OBC or charger at this point. Find a known working 48v CC and plug your charger into it. If it works, your OBC is most likely shot.

weewilly · 03-09-2015, 12:18 PM

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I would say either bad OBC or charger at this point. Find a known working 48v CC and plug your charger into it. If it works, your OBC is most likely shot.

So, the charger worked until I got up to 46.2 volts then shut off and the amber light came on. I just took the cart out for a spin, it lasted about 3 minutes and started to die out. Hooked up the charger and it is charging now. I expect shortly it will turn off and the amber light will come on before a full charge. If I plug it into my neighbours cart how will I be able to tell if it is working properly? If the charger is bad will his amber light come on? Thanx.

jakesnake27 · 03-09-2015, 01:16 PM

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So, the charger worked until I got up to 46.2 volts then shut off and the amber light came on. I just took the cart out for a spin, it lasted about 3 minutes and started to die out. Hooked up the charger and it is charging now. I expect shortly it will turn off and the amber light will come on before a full charge. If I plug it into my neighbours cart how will I be able to tell if it is working properly? If the charger is bad will his amber light come on? Thanx.

Yes, the amber light should come on if the charger has an issue, indicating an abnormal charge cycle.

weewilly · 03-10-2015, 10:35 AM

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Yes, the amber light should come on if the charger has an issue, indicating an abnormal charge cycle.

Update, my charger has been on all night and is still doing the hum thing and no amber light. Batteries are at 46.5 and not climbing. Charger was humming and warm this morning and is now humming but not warm. I now have my neighbours charger, it is a power drive 3. Can I hurt his charger by trying it on my cart? Thanx.

jakesnake27 · 03-10-2015, 10:50 AM

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Update, my charger has been on all night and is still doing the hum thing and no amber light. Batteries are at 46.5 and not climbing. Charger was humming and warm this morning and is now humming but not warm. I now have my neighbours charger, it is a power drive 3. Can I hurt his charger by trying it on my cart? Thanx.

No you won't hurt his charger, go ahead and try it.

scottyb · 03-10-2015, 11:57 AM

I might be late to this party - have you checked voltage on individual batteries to see if you have a bad one?

weewilly · 03-10-2015, 01:42 PM

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I might be late to this party - have you checked voltage on individual batteries to see if you have a bad one?

Any input is very much appreciated. The batteries are all around 7.5, not climbing through 46.5 with the new charger. The Charger needle has not read anything since I plugged it in. No amber light on. The sides of the batteries are bulged a bit.....in Canada that is a bad thing (battery likely froze at some point)....not sure about Florida...batteries are 2 years old and never left Florida, to my knowledge. Thanx.

jakesnake27 · 03-10-2015, 01:52 PM

Your batteries are certainly discharged. Are you using the new charger now?

weewilly · 03-10-2015, 02:06 PM

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Your batteries are certainly discharged. Are you using the new charger now?

yes

03-10-2015, 11:57 AM	#27
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,418	Re: Club Car runs a bit then stops I might be late to this party - have you checked voltage on individual batteries to see if you have a bad one?

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jakesnake27 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,245	Re: Club Car runs a bit then stops Your batteries are certainly discharged. Are you using the new charger now?
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