Club Car Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual

SECTION12—ELECTRICVEHICLE-TROUBLESHOOTING
ANDELECTRICALSYSTEM
12
ElectricVehicle-TroubleshootingandElectricalSystem
DANGER
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WARNING
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
•Shortingofbatteryterminalscancausepersonalinjuryordeath.
–Donotplacecomponentmountingplatedirectlyontopofbatterieswhenremovingorinstalling
plate.
–Removeplatefromvehiclecompletely.
GENERALINFORMATION
TheExcelvehiclewithERICChargingsystemusesa48-voltelectricalsystemwithashunt-wound,3.1hpmotorthat
ispoweredbysix8-voltlead-acidbatteriesandchargedbyahigh-frequencycharger.TheExcelvehiclewithERIC
Chargingsystemincludesseveraladditionalfeatures.
ACCESSORIES
Forpoweredaccessoriesthatneedtobecontrolledbythekeyswitch,usethegraywirewithafemalebulletconnector
locatedbehindtheinstrumentpanel.
CHARGEINDICATORLIGHT
ExcelvehicleswithERICChargingsystemfeatureadashmountedchargeindicatorlight(belowthesteeringcolumn)
thatservestwofunctions:1)Batterylowstateofchargewarning,and2)Chargingconrmation.Thechargeindicator
lightiscontrolledbypin11ofthecontroller.
BatteryLowStateofChargeWarning
•Thelightcomesonandremainssolidwhenthebatterystateofchargefallsbelow20%.
•Thelightbeginsashingwhenthebatterystateofchargefallsbelow10%.
ChargingConrmation
•Thelightwillashthreetimesandthereversebuzzersimultaneouslywillsoundthreetimestoindicateabattery
chargingsessionhasbegun.SeefollowingNOTE.
NOTE:ThenumberofashesandbeepscanvarydependingontheBeepOptionsetting.SeeBeepOption,
Section11,Page11-8.
ATTRIBUTESOFTHEEXCELSYSTEM
•ExcelisusedinPrecedentmodelsonly.
•Excelutilizesthe1515controllerinsteadofthe1510A.
•TheExcel1515controlleruseshalf-bridgetechnologyallowingcooleroperatingtemperaturesandincreased
motorbraking.
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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