Club Car Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual

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BatteryCareELECTRICVEHICLE-BATTERIES
BATTERYCARE
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WATERQUALITY
Waterpurityisthemostimportantfactorintheperformanceandlifespanofthevehiclebatteries.ClubCaris,
therefore,placingincreasedimportanceonbatterywaterquality.
Outlinedbelowarefourbatterywateringprocedures,groupedintotwocategories:PreferredandAlternatemethods.
ClubCarrecommendstheuseofadeionizerordistilledwater.Alternatemethodsofreverseosmosisortapwater
areallowablebutshouldbeavoidedsincewaterqualitycanchangefromdaytodaydependingonadditives,water
mainleaks,etc.
PreferredMethods
•DistilledWater:Distilledwateristhemostcommontypeofwaterusedinbatteries.Distilledwateriscreatedby
boilingwater,collectingthesteam,andallowingthesteamtocondensebackintowater.Thedistillingprocess
resultsinwaterthatisfreeofmineralsthatcanleadtothedegradationofbatteryperformanceandlife.
•DeionizedWater:Deionizedwateriscreatedbyinducingelectricallychargedresinsthatattractandbindto
sodium,calcium,iron,copper,chloride,andbromideions.Theresultofthiselectricallteringispuriedwater,
whichcontainslittletonomineralions.T omakesurethedeionizedwaterremainsatahighquality,replacethelter
inthedeionizerperthemanufacturer’srecommendations.
•DeionizedSystems:TheServicePartsDepartmentatClubCarofferstwodeionizersystem:oneforvehicles
equippedwiththeSinglePointWateringSystem(SPWS),andoneforvehicleswithoutSPWS(usedincombination
withBatteryWateringNozzleGun).
AlternateMethods
•ReverseOsmosis:Reverseosmosisinvolvesforcingwaterthroughamembranethatallowswatertopasswhile
trappingsolids.Thechoiceofmembraneuseddeterminestheamountofsolidsorimpuritiesthatgettrappedand
hencethepurityqualityofthelteredwater.Inaddition,theusagefrequencyofthemembranecanalsocontribute
tothelteredwaterquality.Duetothevarianceinwaterqualityconsistency,ClubCarrecommendstheuseof
thedeionizerordistilledwater.
•TapWater:Whiletheuseoftapwaterwithoutlteringisanalternatemethodofbatterywatering,itsuseshouldbe
limitedduetothelevelsofdissolvedmineralsandchemicalsthatcandegradebatteryperformanceandlife.If
unlteredtapwaterisused,regularwateranalysesmustbeconductedtocheckforimpurities.Thefollowingchart
liststhemaximumallowableminerals,solids,andcontaminatesinpartspermillionandtheirimpactonbattery
performance.Watertesting,however,isexpensive,andwaterqualitycanchangefromdaytodaydependingon
additives,watermainleaks,etc.Duetothecostandlaborofperformingwaterqualitytests,ClubCarrecommends
theuseofdistilledwateroradeionizer.
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IMPURITY
ALLOWABLECONTENT(PARTS
PERMILLION)
EFFECTSOFIMPURITY
SuspendedmatterTraceN/A
Totalsolids100.0
N/A
Organicandvolatilematter50.0Corrosionofpositiveplates
Ammonia8.0Slightself-dischargeofbothplates
TABLECONTINUEDONNEXTPAGE
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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