ELECTRICVEHICLE-ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTSChargerReceptacle
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3.Disconnecttheheavygaugewiresfromthesolenoid(4)byremovingthenuts(7)andwashers(10)(Figure
13-8,Page13-10).
4.Disconnectthespadeconnectorsfromthesolenoid(4).
5.Slidesolenoid(4)uptodisengagethemountingtabsandremovefrommountingplate.
SOLENOIDINSTALLATION
1.Slidesolenoid(4)intomountingplate(Figure13-8,Page13-10).
2.Withresistor(11)inplaceasshown,connectthefourwirestotheappropriatesolenoidterminals.See.Tighten
thenuts(7)thatsecuretheheavy-gaugeyellowandredwiresto72to84in·lb(8to9.5N·m).
3.Returnelectronicsmodulecover(8)toitsoriginallocation.SeeElectronicsModuleCoverInstallationon
page13-5.
4.PlacetheTow/RunswitchintheTOWpositionandconnectthebatteries.SeeConnectingtheBatteries–
ElectricVehiclesonpage1-4.
CHARGERRECEPTACLE
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
Thechargercord,plug,andreceptaclearewearitemsandshouldbeinspecteddaily.Visuallyinspectthemforcracks,
looseconnections,andfrayedwiring;theymustbereplacedwhenwornordamaged.Ifchargerplugorreceptacle
showsignsofcorrosionortheplugisdifculttoinsertorremove,thereceptaclecontactsandplugterminalsshouldbe
cleanedwithagoodelectricalcontactcleanerorlightlysprayedwithWD-40
®
brandspraylubricant.Theplugshould
thenbeinsertedandremovedseveraltimestoensureeaseofinsertion,easeofremoval,andgoodelectricalcontact.
TESTINGTHECHARGERRECEPTACLE
SeeTestProcedure14–VoltageatChargerReceptacleRedWireSocketonpage12-26.
Seealsotheappropriatebatterychargermaintenanceandservicemanual.
CHARGERRECEPTACLEINSPECTION
Inspectthereceptacleforcracks,looseconnectionsandfrayedwiring.
NOTE:Disassemblyofthechargerreceptacle,forthepurposeofremovalorinstallation,isnotrecommended.
CHARGERRECEPTACLEREMOVAL
1.Disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller.SeeDisconnectingtheBatteries–ElectricVehicles
onpage1-4.
2.Removekickplate.SeeKickPlateandChargerReceptacleBezel–ElectricVehiclesonpage4-9.
3.Removethe10-gaugeredwirefromthesolenoid.
4.Disconnectthe10-gaugeblackwirefromthecontrollerB-terminal.
5.Disconnectthelightbluewirefrommainharnessatthebulletconnector.
6.Removethethreescrews(1)thatsecurethechargerreceptacle(2)tothebucket.
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