Re: (ET) Golf cart Charger Plug

["goodguyforsure" <goodguyforsure hotmail com>]

I had a charger which was used and new to me. It did not turn on, even when
connected to a battery pack. I disconnected the relay which turned it on 
and
off and hook it up directly. The charger then turned on.  You could do the
same, in order to test the polarity, and then reconnect the relay.

John Briese

----- Original Message -----
From: "SWS" <ssawtelle erols com>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) Golf cart Charger Plug


> Oh I am being careful! I've got an expensive charger and expensive
batteries
> and I'm expensive to fix too if something goes wrong!
>
> The plug is an LV23 at least according to one web site; made by
Anderson. -
> but not on Anderson's site.
>
> Anyway I opened up the charger and you and Darryl are right in that it
needs
> to be hooked up to turn on - The Catch-22 is I can't tell polarity 
> without
> hooking it up and I don't want to hook it up wrong.  In the end I 
> bypassed
> the relay per Darryl's suggestion and figured it out. The third wire
look's
> like it grounds the control board (turns on charger) after the battery is
> fully connected. Nice setup - in the end I should probably find the 
> mating
> connector.
>
> - Steve
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 5:50 PM
> Subject: Re: (ET) Golf cart Charger Plug
>
>
> > > 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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