Club Car 1998 DS, Maintenance And Service Manual Supplement

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POWERDRIVE BATTERY CHARGER Charger Repairs
1998/1999 PowerDrive Plus Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement Page 14-23
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6. Replace the charger cover. Plug the charger into the vehicle and check ammeter for proper operation.
FUSE LINK
Fuse Link Removal
1. Disconnect the AC and DC cords. See WARNING on page 14-21.
2. Remove the charger cover.
3. Remove both black secondary transformer leads and the bus bar from the back of the fuse link assembly (Fig-
ure 14-20, Page 14-23) .
4. Remove screws from the front of the charger and remove the fuse link assembly.
Fuse Link Installation
1. Place plastic cover over fuse assembly and install mounting screws from front of charger face. The center branch of
the fuse assembly should be in the upper left corner when viewed from the front of the charger.
2. Install the bus bar over the center branch of the fuse assembly and ammeter post (Figure 14-20, Page 14-
23) . Tighten to 27 in.lb (3.0 N-m).
3. Install a secondary transformer lead (black) to one of the two remaining terminals on the back of the fuse
assembly. Install the remaining secondary transformer lead (black) to the remaining terminal (Figure 14-20,
Page 14-23) . Tighten to 27 in.lb (3.0 N-m).
4. Replace charger cover.
VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR
The voltage suppressor protects the onboard computer by capturing very high, but very brief voltage spikes which
occur due to the collapse of the electrical field in the charger relay when the charger is disconnected from the vehi-
cle.
See also Test Procedure 8–Continuity, Voltage Suppressor, Page 14-19.
• DO NOT ALLOW AMMETER POST TO ROTATE AS THE NUT (4) IS TIGHTENED. IF IT IS ALLOWED TO ROTATE, THE
AMMETER COULD BE DAMAGED (
FIGURE 14-20, PAGE 14-23 ).
Figure 14-20 Ammeter Removal
CAUTION
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