eprovenzano
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97 48 volt Club Car not charging. When the charger (Power Drive I) is plugged into the cart, nothing happens. The cart currently has 45.5 volts and will move without issue, as I drove it onto my garage workshop so I could test and make needed repairs. Per research I've done, I've checked the following.
1.) The 110 outlet is working
2.) Checked both the chargers fuse and breaker, both check out good
3.) Checked the fuse on the receptacle, tested fine.
4.) Plugged the charger into the cart while it was not plugged into the 110 outlet hoping to hear the relay click... nope, nothing
5.) Check the fuse behind the plug in receptacle on the cart, (inside the yellow fuse holder) Checked out fine.
6.) Tried to reset the OBC... no change
After my testing, I'm now leaning towards an OBC failure. I'd like to temp bypass the OBC. If I bypass the OBC and my charger works, then I'll know for sure it's the OBC, and not the charger. Please correct me if I'm wrong... To temp bypass the OBC, I would add a jumper wire from the post the OBC is connected to (negative post of battery 6) to the back of the charging receptacle (black wire). I also need to open the fuse of the gray wire and add a wire from the receptacle to negative post of battery 6. If I plug in my charger and it starts I will then know the issue is the OBC.
Then comes the question of do I replace the OBC, or replace the charger with a smart charger....
I appreciate the help... I'm new the the cart world, but and not afraid of turning a wrench.
1.) The 110 outlet is working
2.) Checked both the chargers fuse and breaker, both check out good
3.) Checked the fuse on the receptacle, tested fine.
4.) Plugged the charger into the cart while it was not plugged into the 110 outlet hoping to hear the relay click... nope, nothing
5.) Check the fuse behind the plug in receptacle on the cart, (inside the yellow fuse holder) Checked out fine.
6.) Tried to reset the OBC... no change
After my testing, I'm now leaning towards an OBC failure. I'd like to temp bypass the OBC. If I bypass the OBC and my charger works, then I'll know for sure it's the OBC, and not the charger. Please correct me if I'm wrong... To temp bypass the OBC, I would add a jumper wire from the post the OBC is connected to (negative post of battery 6) to the back of the charging receptacle (black wire). I also need to open the fuse of the gray wire and add a wire from the receptacle to negative post of battery 6. If I plug in my charger and it starts I will then know the issue is the OBC.
Then comes the question of do I replace the OBC, or replace the charger with a smart charger....
I appreciate the help... I'm new the the cart world, but and not afraid of turning a wrench.