On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 11:05:34 PM UTC-4, Moshe Braner wrote:
Those of you using electric golf carts in your glider operations: Which chargers last? We've gone through several chargers for our 36V EZGO
cart, both the brand name lightweight switching designs and a brand name old-school heavy iron design*. None of them lasted much more than a
year, two at the most, albeit they were not new when we got them. All
are rather expensive if you buy them new. What to do? Buy cheap mimics
and expect to replace them often?
*) if anybody got a spare control board for the Pro-Fit 36V charger, let
us know.
My “old school” is an EzGo Power Saver purchased used over 12 years ago. I also use a Battery Minder light weight thinking the battery cells may benefit from pulse desulfication. It is 5 years old. It functions but I have had to make several repairs to the plastic case and electrical connectors.
I use the cart daily hence the chargers see a lot of use.
Check the input voltage to the charger when it has a load on it. A common reason for premature failure of electrical devices is low voltage.
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