Club Car Precedent Villager 2, Maintenance And Service Manual

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SECTION 12 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE - EXCEL SYSTEM
TROUBLESHOOTING
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Electric Vehicle - Excel System Troubleshooting
DANGER
• See General Warnings on page 1-2.
WARNING
• See General Warnings on page 1-2.
• Shorting of battery terminals can cause personal injury or death.
– Do not place component mounting plate directly on top of batteries when removing or installing
plate.
– Remove plate from vehicle completely.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Excel vehicle with ERIC Charging system uses a 48-volt electrical system with a shunt-wound, 3.1 hp motor that
is powered by six 8-volt lead-acid batteries and charged by a high-frequency charger. The Excel vehicle with ERIC
Charging system includes several additional features.
ACCESSORIES
For powered accessories that need to be controlled by the key switch, use the gray wire with a female bullet connector
located behind the instrument panel.
CHARGE INDICATOR LIGHT
Excel vehicles with ERIC Charging system feature a dash mounted charge indicator light (below the steering column)
that serves two functions: 1) Battery low state of charge warning, and 2) Charging confirmation. The charge indicator
light is controlled by pin 11 of the controller.
Battery Low State of Charge Warning
• The light comes on and remains solid when the battery state of charge falls below 20%.
• The light begins flashing when the battery state of charge falls below 10%.
Charging Confirmation
• The light will flash three times and the reverse buzzer simultaneously will sound three times to indicate a battery
charging session has begun. See following NOTE.
NOTE: The number of flashes and beeps can vary depending on the Beep Option setting. See Beep Option,
Section 11, Page 11-8.
FEATURES
• Shunt-Wound Motor: The shunt-wound motor, unlike a series motor, is designed so that the speed controller is
able to vary the amount of current passing through the field coils independently from the current passing through
the armature.
• Motor Braking: Under certain conditions a shunt-wound motor also has the ability to act as an electrical brake to
slow the vehicle. There are two features of the Excel electrical system that will activate the motor braking function:
Walk Away Braking and Motor Braking (adjustable with the CDT handset).
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