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10-09-2015, 06:01 AM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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any help appreciated
yesterday i switched out cables on my 2000 club car ds 48volt, well of course i didnt know the ground cable ran threw that box ( obc??) so what i did was just left that cable loose and hanging from the controller and the battery, i hooked the 2 gauge cable to the battery and went around the (obc?) to the controller, my question is will this hurt anything ? and am i getting the full benefit of the cable upgrade?, thanks in advance
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10-09-2015, 08:26 AM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Re: any help appreciated
You are getting the benefit of the cable upgrade, but the batteries will no longer charge properly.
I am assuming You built your own cables as any competent dealer knows that you need to run the negative through the OBC. In that case, just cut one of the ends off, run the cable through the OBC and terminate the cable again. If the cable is too thick to go through the OBC, You need to cut the cable near the OBC and use a 5/16" 'stud' through the OBC so you can make a connection in each side of the OBC. |
10-09-2015, 08:34 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Alpharetta, GA
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Re: any help appreciated
The cart will still charge, however it won't know when to turn down or off. This problem is common among those who upgrade to 2 gauge cables as 2 gauge won't go through the OBC hole. (4ga will go through, but the lug has to be installed while on the cart)
The simplest solution is to leave the factory cable hooked up and run your new larger gauge cable as you have. The other solution is to run a stud and connect to it with your new cables. |
10-09-2015, 08:51 AM | #4 | |
Gone Wild
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Location: Charlotte, NC
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Re: any help appreciated
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The OBC does a Coulomb count of energy units in and out of the battery pack and it will cause a problem in the long run. The stud is the only option that works if the cable does not fit through the OBC. |
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10-09-2015, 08:58 AM | #5 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Alpharetta, GA
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Re: any help appreciated
It's never failed once when I have done it. So stating it "does not work" would be your opinion.
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10-09-2015, 09:09 AM | #6 | |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: any help appreciated
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Failure may take time to show as the charger is controlled by the OBC which is now unable to get an accurate count of the amperage used. So while the cart may appear to be charging the pack it is not able to do a proper job because the computer is no longer able to accurately read the usage. |
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10-09-2015, 09:26 AM | #7 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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Re: any help appreciated
Well There is one other option, eliminate the OBC and get a "Smart" charger that will charge the pack itself.
Only time will prove that jumping around the OBC will shorten the pack life as they will not get charged completely (little by little each time), this is the big reason why you must either use the OBC as per design or charge the pack alternatively. So you can argue until your blue that bypass works as it will but at a price of shorter battery life and to say differently is out of ignorance or someone trying to save a buck or misleading people you do business with and them not being any wiser. This isn't an opinion but fact. |
10-09-2015, 09:39 AM | #8 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: any help appreciated
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10-09-2015, 09:46 AM | #9 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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Re: any help appreciated
Hogwash LOL opinions and fact are two different things, you offer a blind solution that will work short term but isn't the long term answer at the expense of someone not knowledgeable in this sort of thing thus putting his wallet in the long term picture.
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10-09-2015, 09:51 AM | #10 |
Stay thirsty my friends!
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Suburban Chicago
Posts: 24,292
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Re: any help appreciated
Just because the cart still works in this scenario does not prove the procedure is correct. Every cart this is done to will have shortened battery pack life. This CAN be proven and is NOT opinion.
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