Club Car 1996 DS Golf Car Gasoline, Service Manual

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PowerDrive System 48 and PowerDrive Plus Vehicle Storage, Continued:
3. Fully charge the batteries prior to storage.
4. Store in a cool area. The colder the area in which the batteries are stored the less the batteries will self-
discharge. Batteries stored at 0°F will discharge very little over a four-month period. Batteries stored at
80°F will have to be recharged every few weeks.
5. DS Electric vehicles with PowerDrive System 48 and PowerDrive Chargers are designed to be left con-
nected, with AC power to the charger on, during off-season storage. The PowerDrive storage charge
feature will automatically charge the batteries as needed throughout the storage period.
CHARGING BATTERY PACK WITH LOW VOLTAGE
1. Turn the key switch off and place the forward and reverse switch in neutral. Leave the batteries con-
nected and leave the Z plug connected to the controller.
2. If battery pack voltage is reading below 34 volts, the charger will not activate. The charger relay will
have to be by-passed in order for the charger to turn on.
3. Disconnect the DC cord from the charger receptacle and unplug the AC cord from the electrical outlet.
4. Remove the eight screws securing the charger cover and remove the cover from the charger.
5. Inside the charger, locate the black wire (3) that goes from the circuit breaker to the relay and discon-
nect it from the circuit breaker terminal. Make sure this wire does not touch the charger housing or any
other charger components (Figure 23- 31, Page 23-43 and Figure 23-36, Page 23-50).
6. Disconnect the transformer wire (4) from the relay and then connect this wire to the open terminal on
the circuit breaker (Figure 23- 31, Page 23-43 and Figure 23-36, Page 23-50).
7. Plug the DC cord into the charger receptacle first, and then plug the AC cord into an electrical outlet.
8. The charger should turn on and begin to charge the batteries. Allow the charger to operate for one or
two hours.
9. After one or two hours, disconnect the charger AC cord from the electrical outlet first. Then disconnect
the DC cord from the charger receptacle in the vehicle.
10. Disconnect the transformer wire from the circuit beaker and connect it to the relay. Reconnect the short
black wire from the relay to the circuit breaker.
11. Install the charger cover and the eight retaining screws.
12. Plug the DC cord into the charger receptacle and plug the AC cord into an electrical outlet.
13. Allow the charger to continue charging the batteries until the charger shuts of automatically.
• ONLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS SHOULD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR OR SERVICE THIS CHARGER.
ANYONE DOING EVEN SIMPLE REPAIRS OR SERVICE SHOULD FOLLOW THE CORRECT PRO-
CEDURES AND HEED THE WARNINGS STATED IN THIS MANUAL.
• ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR APPROVED EYE PROTECTION WHEN SERVICING THE
CAR.
• ALWAYS UNPLUG THE ELECTRICAL CORDS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY REPAIRS TO THE
CHARGER. FIRST UNPLUG THE AC CORD FORM THE OUTLET AND THEN UNPLUG THE DC
CORD FROM THE VEHICLE.
• TURN KEY OFF, PLACE FORWARD AND REVERSE SWITCH IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, AND
REMOVE THE KEY PRIOR TO SERVICING VEHICLE.
• ALWAYS USE INSULATED TOOLS WHEN WORKING NEAR BATTERIES OR ELECTRICAL CON-
NECTIONS.
WARNING