2008-2011 Domestic Battery Charger Maintenance and Service Manual
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SECTION 7 – POWERDRIVE 3 – MODEL 26580
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DANGER
• See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.
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WARNING
• See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.
• The battery charger DC plug must be pulled slowly from the receptacle (Figure 7-7, Page 7-9).
Jerking or pulling the DC cord out quickly could cause arcing that could damage the plug and
receptacle and could cause batteries to explode (Figure 7-8, Page 7-9).
GENERAL INFORMATION
This section includes information pertaining to service of the PowerDrive 3 battery charger (model numbers
26580-11, 26580-18, and 26580-19)
(Figure 7-1, Page 7-1)
. Do not attempt to service a battery charger that
has not been properly identified. If a charger cannot be properly identified, contact your local Club Car dealer
or distributor.
The PowerDrive 3 battery charger is automatic and has no external controls. When the charger is connected,
there is a 2 to 15 second delay before charging begins.
NOTE:
At one hour and at two hours into the charge cycle, the charger will shut off in order to run a self-
diagnostic program (ammeter will drop to zero). Charging will resume in a few moments (ammeter
returns to previous rate of charge).
The onboard computer, having recorded the amount of energy consumed as the vehicle was used, directs the
charger to replace exactly the amount of energy needed to fully replenish the batteries. The charger then
shuts off automatically, preventing the possibility of either undercharging or overcharging. The computer
accomplishes this by detecting when the exact amount of energy necessary has been returned to the batter-
ies.
Figure 7-1 PowerDrive 3 Battery Charger
AFT
ER
CHARG
ER
TUR
NS
OFF
DISCO
NN
ECT
DC
PLUG
BY
GRASPI
NG
PLUG
BODY
AND
PUL
LIN
G
PLU
G
SLOWL
Y STRAIGHT
OUT
OF
RECE
PT
ACL
E.
MONIT
OR
AMMETE
R F
OR
CORR
ECT
CHARG
E R
ATE.
INIT
IAL
CHARG
E RA
TE
WILL
VA
RY
FROM
10
TO
15
AMPS
AND
THE
N TAPER
TO
A F
INISH
RA
TE
OF
LES
S THA
N
5 A
MP
S IF
BA
TTERIES
ARE
GOO
D.
CHARG
ER
SHUT
S OFF
AUT
OMA
TICALL
Y
WHEN
BA
TTERIES
ARE
CHARGED.
CONN
ECT
DC
PLUG
TO
RECE
PT
ACLE.
CHARG
ER
WILL
ST
AR
T AUT
OMA
TIC
ALL
Y
IN
2 TO
10
SECO
NDS.
4.
3.
1.
2.
CONN
ECT
AC
SUPPL
Y C
OR
D T
O A
PROPERL
Y G
RO
UNDED
, THR
EE
WIRE
OUTLET
OF
THE
PROP
ER
VOL
TAGE
AND
FRE
QUENCY
AS
SHOW
N O
N CHARG
ER.
OUTPUT
LEAD
POLA
RIT
Y
:
POSI
TIVE
; “+”
, RED.
NEG
AT
IVE
; “-”
, BLAC
K. SENSE
; BLUE.
MO
DE
L: 26
560
AC
INP
UT:
120
V, 9
.5A
, 60
HZ
DC
OU
TPU
T: 4
8V,
13A
MO
DE
L: 2
656
0
AC
INP
UT:
120
V, 9
.5A
, 60
HZ
DC
OU
TPU
T: 4
8V,
13A
MAD
E
IN
US
A
MA
DE
IN
US
A
US
PAT
EN
TS
6,08
7,80
5 &
6,11
4,83
3
PAT
EN
T P
EN
DIN
G
US
PAT
EN
TS
6,08
7,80
5 &
6,11
4,83
3
PAT
EN
T P
EN
DIN
G
LIS
TED
536
R
IND
US
TR
IAL
BAT
TER
Y C
HA
RG
ER
E52
338
2211
0
LIS
TED
536
R
IND
US
TR
IAL
BAT
TER
Y C
HA
RG
ER
E52
338
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