Club Car Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual

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ANDELECTRICALSYSTEMTestProcedures
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TESTPROCEDURES
Usingthefollowingprocedures,theentireelectricalsystemcanbetestedwithoutmajordisassemblyofthevehicle.
WARNING
•Ifwiresareremovedorreplaced,makesurewiringandwireharnessisproperlyroutedandsecured.
Failuretoproperlyrouteandsecurewiringcouldresultinvehiclemalfunction,propertydamage,
personalinjury,ordeath.
Forsometests,theelectricalcomponentboxcovermustberemovedtogainaccesstothevariouscomponentsthat
aremountedinsidethecomponentbox.SeefollowingWARNING.
WARNING
•Shortingofbatteryterminalscancausepersonalinjuryordeath.
Aftertestproceduresarecompleted,besuretoreplacethecover.SeefollowingCAUTION.
CAUTION
•Exposuretowaterandtheelementsmaydamageelectricalcomponents.Donotoperatevehicle
withoutthecoverproperlyinstalled.
TESTINGBASICS
•Batteryvoltagewillbereferencedthroughoutthetestprocedures.BatteryvoltageisaccessedintheBatterytest
procedure.
•TheMaintenace/Operateswitch,intheMAINTENANCEposition,groundsandkillstheignitionifthe
Forward/Neutral/Reversecontrol(FNR)isplacedinForR.
•ThekeyswitchpowerstheECU,fuelpump,solenoid,lights,andtheconnectedcardevice.
•The2-ampfuseispoweredbythekeyswitchviathe10-ampATMfuseandcarriesbatteryvoltagetotheconnected
cardevice.
•Theterm“back-probe”referstoprobingthesideofaconnectorthatthewireenters.Thisisusuallydonewhen
theconnectormustremainconnectedtoadevice.Analternativemethodistouseaninsulation-piercingprobe.
SeefollowingCAUTION.
CAUTION
•Becarefulnottodamagethewireorterminalwhenback-probing.
•Whentestingvoltage,thebatterymustremainconnected.
•Whentestingvoltage,unlessspecicallydirectedtodootherwiseinaprocedure,connecttheblack(–)probeofthe
multimetertochassisground.
•Whentestingresistanceorcontinuity,turnoffpowertothecircuitbeingmeasuredanddischargeanycapacitor.The
presenceofvoltagecancauseinaccuratereadings.
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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