Club Car Precedent Villager 2 User Manual

ELECTRICVEHICLE-BATTERYCHARGERGeneralInformation
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Thehigh-frequencybatterychargerisautomaticandhasnoexternalcontrols.Itfunctionsasanintegralpartofthe
vehicles'electricalsystemandwillnotworkwithotherelectricvehicles.Thechargerisprogrammedwithaspecic
chargealgorithmthatisappropriatetothespecicbatterytypeusedinthevehicle.Whenthechargerisconnected,
thereisa2to5seconddelaybeforechargingbegins.WhentheACcordisconnected,thechargerperformsastart-up
self-test(allthreechargerstatusindicatorsonthefrontofthechargerashONatthesametime).
Thechargersuppliedwiththeelectricvehicleresolvesthemostcommonproblemsassociatedwithbatterycharging.
Thechargerutilizessophisticatedchargeterminationcriteriontoshutoffautomatically,preventingthepossibilityof
eitherunderchargingorovercharging.Thechargeraccomplishesthisbymonitoringbatteryvoltage,chargecurrent,
chargetimeandusingstrictdV/dtterminationcriterion.
Batteriesshouldneverbeleftinadischargedstate,asthistooaffectstheinternalcomponentsandcanreducethe
capacityofthebattery.Thebatteriesshouldbechargedeverydaytheyareused.However,thebatteriesshould
notbechargediftheyhavenotbeenused.
USBSERVICEPORT
TheERICchargerhasaUSBportforusebyClubCarauthorizedtechniciansfordatatransfer,reconguration,
andupdates.KeeptheUSBportcoverinplacewhentheportisnotinuse.SeeUSBServicePortCleaning
andCareonpage15-11.
ULANDCSALISTING
High-frequencychargingsystembatterychargershavebeenlistedbyULandbytheCanadianUnderwritersand
meetthecriteriaoftheCanadianStandardsAssociation.
CECOMPLIANCE
ThisbatterychargeriscompliantwiththeEUEMCDirective2004/108/EC.
PLUGANDRECEPTACLE
Thechargercord,plug,andreceptaclearewearitemsandshouldbeinspecteddaily.Visuallyinspectforcracks,
looseconnections,frayedwiringorbentpins;theymustbeimmediatelyreplacedwhenwornordamaged.Donot
attempttostraightenabentpin.Ifchargerplugorreceptacleshowsignsofcorrosionortheplugisdifculttoinsert
orremove,checkforbentpins,thencleanthereceptaclecontactsandplugterminalswithagoodelectricalcontact
cleanerorlightcoatingofWD-40
®
brandspraylubricant.Theplugshouldthenbeinsertedandremovedseveraltimes
toensureeaseofinsertion,easeofremoval,andgoodelectricalcontact.
DANGER
•Topreventre,immediatelyreplacebatterychargerDCcordplugandreceptacleifthefollowing
conditionsexist:
–Plugpinshavewornnickelplatingandcopperisexposed.
–Plugrequiresaninordinateamountofforcetoinsertintoreceptacle,especiallyifaccompanied
bya“grinding”feel.
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Brand	Club Car
Model	Precedent Villager 2
Category	Golf Cars
Language	English