Club Car Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual

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ProgrammingCONTROLLERDIAGNOSTICTOOL(CDT)
FLD(FIELD)MISSING
Ifthespeedcontrollerisoperatingatadutycycleofgreaterthan90%(almostfullspeed)andtheeldcurrentisless
than3amps,aeldmissingfaultisdetectedbythespeedcontroller.
CAUTION
•Afailedmotorwillruinacontroller.Ifanewcontrollerisinstalledinavehiclewithabadmotor,the
badmotorwillblowtheeldFETinthenewcontroller.Alwayscheckthemotorbeforereplacinga
controllerwhenaFLDMissingfaultisshown.
Whatitmeans:Notnecessarilyacontrollerissue.
Whattodo:Checkinthisorder:connectionsandcontinuityoforangeandbluemotoreldwires,shortinmotor,
andthencontroller.SeeExternalMotorTesting,Section16,Page16-1.
HWFAILSAFE
ThearmaturedriveFETs(eldeffecttransistors)regulatethearmaturecurrent.Ifthespeedcontrollerdetectsafailure
ofthearmaturedriveFET sorcircuitry,ahardwarefailsafefaultisdetected.
Whatitmeans:Acatastrophicfailureinternaltothecontrolleroneitherthepowerboardorthelogicboard.
Whattodo:Checkmotorbeforereplacingcontroller.
FAULTHISTORY
Thefaulthistorymenucanbeusefulindeterminingthecauseofavehicleproblem;however,thefaulthistoryalone
shouldnotbethefactorthatdetermineswhenacomponentisreplaced.Somefaultsdetectedbythespeedcontroller
arenottheresultofafailedcomponent,andareinsteadtheresultofvehicleoperatorerror.Ifafaultappearsinthe
faulthistorymenu,thetrainedtechnicianshouldattempttodeterminewhenandwherethefaulthasoccurred.For
example,ifthemotorstallfaultispresentinthefaulthistory,thetrainedtechnicianmaybeabletodeterminethe
locationonthecoursewhereanoperatorhasheldthevehicleonahillbyusingtheacceleratorpedal.
CLEARFAULTHISTORY
Afterarepairhasbeenmade,thefaulthistoryshouldbecleared.Thiswillenablethetrainedtechniciantoproperly
troubleshootthevehicleinthefuture,intheeventthatanotherproblemoccurs.Itisrecommendedthatthefaulthistory
beclearedinordertoavoidthereplacementofacomponentthatcausedafaultinthepast,buthasbeenreplacedand
isnowfunctioningcorrectly.Forexample,iftheMCOR(MotorControllerOutputRegulator)wasdisconnectedandthe
speedcontrollerdetectedafaultcodeassociatedwiththethrottle,thefaulthistoryshouldbeclearedsothatanyfuture
problemisnotdiagnosedincorrectlyasathrottleproblem.SeeFaultHistoryFolderonpage11-14.
PROGRAMMING
TheProgrammingmenuisaccessedbyusingthearrowkeystohighlightProgrammingandpressingtheSelect
softkeytoactivatethemenu.
TheProgrammingmenuselectionallowstheusertosaveandrestoreparametersettingsles(.cpfles).Theseles
containcontrollerinformationandaresavedtotheinternalmemoryorSDcard.Oncesaved,theycanbeusedfor
futurereferenceoremailedwhentheCDTorSDcardisconnectedtoaPC.Forinformationonhowtosaveandrestore
theseles,refertothemanualsuppliedwiththeCDT.
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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