Club Car TransPorter, Owner'S Manual

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Battery Charger
2003 Transportation Electric Vehicle Owner’s Manual Page 31
• Do not charge the vehicle batteries with the vehicle covered or enclosed. Any enclosure or
cover should be removed or unzipped and pulled back when batteries are being charged. An
accumulation of hydrogen gas could result in an explosion.
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WARNING
• Only trained technicians should repair or service the charger. Contact a Club Car distributor/
dealer.
• Each charger should have its own dedicated 15 or 20 ampere separately protected (circuit
breaker or fuse) single phase branch circuit, in accordance with all applicable electrical codes
for the location.
• Have worn, cut, or damaged power cords or wires replaced immediately.
• Be sure that all wire connections at the receptacle and fuse link are clean and tight.
• Do not expose to rain or any liquid. Keep the charger dry.
• Do not use near fuels, grain dust, solvents, thinners, or other flammables. Chargers can ignite
flammable materials and vapors.
• Connect the charger AC supply cord to a properly grounded, three-wire outlet of the proper
voltage and frequency as shown on the charger.
• Do not use an adapter to plug the charger with a three-prong plug into a two-prong outlet.
Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in a fire or an
electrical shock.
• Use only an extension cord or electrical outlet that will accept a three-prong plug. Extension
cord should be a three-wire no. 12 AWG, and be as short as possible. The use of an improper
extension cord could result in fire or an electrical shock.
• Do not operate the charger if it has received a sharp blow, was dropped, or otherwise
damaged in any way.
• Never push objects of any kind into the charger through cabinet slots. They may touch
dangerous voltage points or cause an electrical short circuit that could result in fire or
electrical shock.
• Do not connect a stationary charger to the receptacle if the charger cord, plug, or the vehicle
receptacle is broken, damaged, or does not make a good electrical connection. Fire or
personal injury can result. Have a qualified technician repair or replace it immediately.
• When using a stationary charger, do not pull on the DC cord (Figure 13, Page 33). Do not twist,
rock, or bend the plug. To disconnect the plug from the receptacle, grasp the plug, not the
cord, and slowly pull it straight out of the receptacle (Figure 12, Page 33).
• When the charger is on, the charger DC cord may be disconnected from the vehicle receptacle
slowly. Jerking or pulling the DC cord out quickly could cause arcing and burning which could
damage the plug and receptacle and could cause batteries to explode.
• Do not use a charger if:
- The plug is too loose or does not make a good connection.
- The plug and receptacle feel hotter than normal during charge.
- The plug pins or contacts are bent or corroded.
- The plug, receptacle or cords are cut, worn, have any exposed wires, or are damaged in any
way.
• Using a charger with any of the above symptoms could result in fire, property damage,
personal injury, or death.