Re: (ET) Golf cart Charger Plug

["David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>]

> assume I need to short the third wire to turn things on ...

Careful!  Don't assume! 

What makes it go depends on what kind of charger and how it's designed.  
For 
example, Lester Lestronic chargers won't turn on unless they're connected 
to 
a battery - there has to be a little voltage on the battery to pull in an 
internal relay.  Most likely someone else made this one for E-Z-Go, but 
it's 
not necessarily Lester - could be American Monarch, Bycan, etc.

I'm not familiar with the plug you describe.  The contacts may not have 
anything to do with starting the charger.  

Better contact E-Z-Go, or the charger's manufacturer, for a wiring 
diagram. 
Blind experimenting with connections can lead to destruction of your 
(possibly expensive) charger, sometimes in rather spectacular fashion.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
1991 Solectria Force 144vac
1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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