Club Car Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual

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GroundCables
GASOLINEVEHICLE-ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS
BATTERYSTORAGE
AlsoseeDANGERatbeginningofBatterytopic.
1.Keepthebatterycleanandfreeofcorrosion.SeePreventiveMaintenanceonpage19-2.
2.Thebatterycablesshouldbedisconnectedfromthebatterysothebatterycanbeconnectedtothecharger.
Thebatterycanbeleftinthevehicle.Disconnectthenegative(–)cablerst.SeeDisconnecttheBattery-
GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.
3.Fullychargethebatterypriortostorage.
4.Storeinacool,dryarea.Thecoldertheareainwhichthebatteryisstored,thelessthebatterywillself-discharge.
Abatterystoredat0°F(-17.8°C)willdischargeverylittleoverafour-monthperiod.Abatterystoredat80°F
(27°C)willhavetoberechargedeveryfewweeks.
5.Checkthestateofchargeperiodically.Abatterythatisdischargedandleftinacoldenvironmentcanfreezeand
crack.Ifthevoltagedropsbelow12.4volts,thebatteryshouldberecharged.SeefollowingWARNING.
WARNING
•Ifthebatteryisfrozenorthecontainerisbulged,discardbattery.Afrozenbatterycanexplode.
6.Thefrequencyofrechargingrequireddependsonthetemperatureofthestoragearea,butitisrecommended
thatthebatterybemonitoredforstateofchargeeverymonth.Also,ifthestorageareaisunheatedinacold
climateandrechargingisrequired,itisrecommendedthattheareabeheatedtoatleast60°F(16°C)prior
tocharging.Thebatterywillnotchargeeffectivelyincoldtemperaturesforthesamereasonsthatitdoesnot
dischargeasrapidlyincoldtemperatures.
CHARGINGADEADBATTERY
AlsoseeDANGERatbeginningofBatterytopic.
Thevehicleisequippedwithastarter/generator.Thegeneratorisnotdesignedtochargeadeadbattery.Ifthevehicle
batteryhasbecomedischarged,itmustbechargedusingaproperlyratedautomotivetypecharger.Seefollowing
WARNING.
WARNING
•Donotjump-startadeadbatteryusinganotherbatteryandjumpercables.
GROUNDCABLES
NOTE:Verifythatallcables(fueltank,engine,battery,starter/generatorandvoltageregulator)areconnectedsecurely.
STARTER/GENERATOR
STARTER/GENERATORREMOVAL
1.Disconnectbatteryandsparkplugwire.SeeDisconnecttheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.
2.Setthemaintenance/operateswitchtoMAINTENANCE.Accesstheenginecompartmentbyremovingthe
seatorraisingthecargobed.
3.Disconnectthewiresfromthestarter/generator(1)(Figure19-14,Page19-16).
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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