Charger Tripping Breaker

CroZure · 07-30-2014, 07:05 PM

Hello. I have a 94 electric club car. I bought this cart back in mid June 2014 and it has given me issues ever since. A few weeks ago I purchased new batteries. Once I got the new batteries in it, the cart would overheat and nearly catch on fire, no joke. So I took it to the shop to get looked at. They told me that I needed a new vglide, solenoid, resistor board, all new speed resistors, and new cables. Today I picked it up from the shop after getting some serious work done to it. The cart had a full battery when I picked it up so I am assuming that they charged it up. However, my charger at home is now tripping my breaker. It didn't trip my breaker before I took it to the shop. Can somebody tell me where to begin? I even unplugged everything in the garage that is one the breaker except for the charger and it is still tripping.

CCFanatic · 07-30-2014, 07:11 PM

It may be that one of the batteries is wired in reverse polarity and is maxing out the charger, causing it to trip the breaker

CroZure · 07-30-2014, 07:31 PM

I just checked the batteries and they appear to be wired correctly.

CroZure · 07-30-2014, 07:39 PM

Just to clarify, it is the gfi that trips and not the breaker on the charger. That breaker does not trip.

rib33024 · 07-30-2014, 08:49 PM

Plug it in some where else and see if it works there, or trips the breaker. could be a bad GFI

mrgolf · 07-30-2014, 09:19 PM

I had a gfi in my shop go like that a few months ago. It would trip with very little load. Replaced it and all was well.

CroZure · 07-31-2014, 06:17 AM

Well I plugged the charger into an outlet that does not have a gfi this morning for about 1 1/2 hours and it did not trip the breaker. However, the cord was really hot. I am guessing that this is not normal. Should the cord to the charger get that hot?

mrgolf · 07-31-2014, 08:29 AM

I don't think mine does. Sounds like something pulling a load in charger. I would open it and see what I could fine. Unplug it first.

07-30-2014, 07:05 PM	#1
CroZure Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Matthews, NC Posts: 33	Charger Tripping Breaker Hello. I have a 94 electric club car. I bought this cart back in mid June 2014 and it has given me issues ever since. A few weeks ago I purchased new batteries. Once I got the new batteries in it, the cart would overheat and nearly catch on fire, no joke. So I took it to the shop to get looked at. They told me that I needed a new vglide, solenoid, resistor board, all new speed resistors, and new cables. Today I picked it up from the shop after getting some serious work done to it. The cart had a full battery when I picked it up so I am assuming that they charged it up. However, my charger at home is now tripping my breaker. It didn't trip my breaker before I took it to the shop. Can somebody tell me where to begin? I even unplugged everything in the garage that is one the breaker except for the charger and it is still tripping.

07-30-2014, 07:11 PM	#2
CCFanatic DS Drivers Club Founder Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 3,428	Re: Charger Tripping Breaker It may be that one of the batteries is wired in reverse polarity and is maxing out the charger, causing it to trip the breaker

07-30-2014, 07:31 PM	#3
CroZure Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Matthews, NC Posts: 33	Re: Charger Tripping Breaker I just checked the batteries and they appear to be wired correctly.

07-30-2014, 07:39 PM	#4
CroZure Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Matthews, NC Posts: 33	Re: Charger Tripping Breaker Just to clarify, it is the gfi that trips and not the breaker on the charger. That breaker does not trip.

07-30-2014, 08:49 PM	#5
rib33024 ...................... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: FT Lauderdale FL. Posts: 16,416	Re: Charger Tripping Breaker Plug it in some where else and see if it works there, or trips the breaker. could be a bad GFI

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07-30-2014, 09:19 PM	#6
mrgolf Old Sky Soldier Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,881	Re: Charger Tripping Breaker I had a gfi in my shop go like that a few months ago. It would trip with very little load. Replaced it and all was well.

07-31-2014, 06:17 AM	#7
CroZure Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Matthews, NC Posts: 33	Re: Charger Tripping Breaker Well I plugged the charger into an outlet that does not have a gfi this morning for about 1 1/2 hours and it did not trip the breaker. However, the cord was really hot. I am guessing that this is not normal. Should the cord to the charger get that hot?

07-31-2014, 08:29 AM	#8
mrgolf Old Sky Soldier Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,881	Re: Charger Tripping Breaker I don't think mine does. Sounds like something pulling a load in charger. I would open it and see what I could fine. Unplug it first.

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