Club Car Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual

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FaultDescriptionsCONTROLLERDIAGNOSTICTOOL(CDT)
FAULTDESCRIPTIONS
ThefollowingfaultscanbedetectedbytheExcelSystemcontrollerandseenunderboththeMonitorMenuand
DiagnosticsMenu:
INCORRECTPASSWORD(OEMACCESSLEVELONLY)
Eachvehiclehasapasswordintheformofauniquesetofcodesusedtoplacethevehiclein“privatespeedmode”.
Ifasetofcodeshasbeenenteredincorrectly,theincorrectpasswordfaultisdeclared.Foradditionalinformation
oncodes,refertoCodeA,CodeB,andCodeC.SeeCodeA,CodeB,andCodeConpage11-8.Seealso
PasswordTries(OEMAccessLevelOnly)onpage11-12.
MAXPASSWORDTRIES(OEMACCESSLEVELONLY)
Themaxpasswordtriesfaultisdeclaredwhentheincorrectpasswordfaulthasbeendeclaredseveraltimes.Inthe
eventthatthemaxpasswordtriesfaultisindicated,thespeedcontrollermustberemovedandshippedtoClubCar
beforeitcaneverbeplacedin“privatespeedmode”.SeeCodeA,CodeB,andCodeConpage11-8.Seealso
PasswordTries(OEMAccessLevelOnly)onpage11-12.
THROTTLEFAULT
IftheMCOR(MotorControllerOutputRegulator)voltageislessthan0.20voltsorgreaterthan4.80volts,the
controllerdetectsathrottlefault.
Whatitmeans:IfthevoltageseenbythecontrollercomingoutoftheMCORisnotwithinspeciedlimits,thisfault
occursandthecontrollerde-energizesthesolenoidcoil.Performadditionaldiagnosticifvehicleisrunning.
Whattodo:ReplaceMCOR.SeefollowingNOTE.
NOTE:Newercontrollersmay,infrequently,readvoltagesaboveorbelowlimitsandgiveafalsefault.
LOWBATTERYVOLTAGE(UNDERVOLTAGE)
Ifthebatteryvoltagefallsbelow34volts±5%,thelowbatteryvoltagefaultisdetectedbythespeedcontroller.
Whatitmeans:Couldbeasymptom,notacause.Voltagecomingintothecontrollerisat,orlessthan,34volts.
Whattodo:Checkbatteryvoltageunderaload.
OVERVOLTAGE
Ifthespeedcontrollerdetectsthatthebatteryvoltageistoohigh(68.4to75.6voltsDC),theovervoltagefault
isdetected.
Whatitmeans:Thisisasymptomthatoccurswhenthecontrollersees72ormorevolts.ReverseBuzzerbeeps
whenfaultoccursandthecarwillfreewheel.
Whattodo:Checktoseeifcarhasbeentowedwithoutbeingputinto“T ow”mode.Checkchargerrelaybecause,
inExcelvehicles,bypassingtherelayinthechargercouldcausethecontrollertoreadanovervoltagefault.Note
toothatExcelvehicles,onhillycourses,mayseethisfaultifthedriverturnsthekeyswitchoffwhilethevehicleis
inmotorbrakingmode.
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Club Car Precedent Specifications

General

Power Source	Electric
Batteries	Six 8-volt (Electric)
Brakes	Mechanical Drum
Seating Capacity	2
Overall Length	91.5 in
Overall Width	47 in
Range	Up to 30 miles (depending on conditions)
Frame	Aluminum
Suspension	Leaf spring (front and rear)
Tires	18 x 8.5-8
Payload Capacity	800 lb