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05-11-2020, 10:56 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Charger smells funny, bubbling plastic, is it toast or what caused it?
I have a 48v 2001 Western and I started smelling something a little odd, so I unplugged the charger for a while then plugged it in the next day...still funny smell. The pictures at the bottom should tell most of the story.
This all happened, hopefully coincidentally, after I rewired my radio/lights to a 48v->12v voltage reducer instead of directly to random battery pairs (6v+6v = 12v). This should help the overall battery life by more evenly draining them. It looks like something is going on with the charger cable and plastic is bubbling up. I think, even while smoldering, it was still charging the batteries, if that gives any clues to anything.
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05-11-2020, 11:24 AM | #2 |
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Re: Charger smells funny, bubbling plastic, is it toast or what caused it?
Are you sure you had it plugged all the way into the port of the cart? Bad connection = resistance which = hot and melting plastic.
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05-11-2020, 11:54 AM | #3 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Charger smells funny, bubbling plastic, is it toast or what caused it?
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I have zero confidence he plugged it all the way in. I've seen him plug things into the wall sideways... He asked "is hooking up the charger hard or can I handle it?" and I said "You just plug it in, it only goes one way"...I should have gone and checked. Any idea the quickest fix? Can I just buy another plug and swap it? |
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05-11-2020, 12:38 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Charger smells funny, bubbling plastic, is it toast or what caused it?
Just found this guy https://www.amazon.com/No-accessorie...9218692&sr=8-2
Looks nearly identical. It says 36v but I can't imagine why it wouldn't work for 48v. It even has the picture for "fully engaged" so this won't happen again. |
05-11-2020, 02:43 PM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Charger smells funny, bubbling plastic, is it toast or what caused it?
FYI Dont believe the "fully engaged" sticker.
I have a similar one for my TXT and that line is a good 3/8" above where it should be - the thing just wont make it to the line (in the case of the one I bought). I guess if anything you will visually know its in all the way by how far it consistently is, but still dont trust that roomie! Edit: Just noticed that comes with the female port too - Maybe that one is matched for the plug. My OEM port wasnt. |
05-11-2020, 04:16 PM | #6 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Charger smells funny, bubbling plastic, is it toast or what caused it?
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I can't find the "face-palm" emoji, but that's the one I need for this "issue". |
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05-12-2020, 01:34 AM | #7 |
Over This Interview Is...
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Re: Charger smells funny, bubbling plastic, is it toast or what caused it?
The connectors in your charger handle & in your charge port need replaced. But, lucky for you, it's the same ones used on all the ezgo 36v stuff. You can buy just the contacts alone (but I bet your plastic charger handle is toast too). Over the years, the contacts lose their "springy-ness" that makes good connection. While your buddy might be partly to blame, the contacts dont last forever either. The plastic handle is what I call the "ezgo industrial plug", because it's what was used on all their 48v stuff back when 36v was the main program, and only "specialty vehicles" like limos & service duty carts used 48v.
Also, that charger is a chinese joke (but not part of the current problem), just throwing it out there. If the charger itself fails, forget about fixing the "thunder-fart". |
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