Frequently asked questions about your Ezgo Powerwise Delta Q QE Golf Cart Battery Charger
Frequently asked questions about your Ezgo Powerwise Delta Q QE Golf Cart Battery Charger
Pete and his team are here to help. Here is a new thread related to the Delta Q QE they made for Ezgo/Textron over the years. If you are looking for a replacement you can follow this link to the product page. Replacement Charger
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Ezgo Golf Cart Battery Charger 48V Powerwise QE Fits Rxv TxT
I received charger very promptly and it looks to be in good condition. I
charged cart batteries with it and did notice it got hot. It appeared to
be charging ok. Green light was blinking. I don’t recall the original one
I had getting that hot. Is that normal?
John
John – Thank you for your recent order…
Just wanted to drop you a line to answer your question and address your concerns.
All battery chargers will generate heat. So they do get hot. It is usually related to how hard they work to charge up the battery bank. The harder they need to work ( The longer they are charging the hotter they will get ) If your batteries where quite low because you where without a charger for a spell it just needed to run longer than usual.
Keep an eye on it for a few more times to be sure once back in the normal use. Only other scenario is if the batteries are quite old and eventually become stubborn about taking a charge… In this case the charger will just keep on charging until the batteries reach a certain voltage or the automatic charger timeout – commonly a 12 hr feature.
Power On…
Pete
Have 2 red flashes on charger. New batteries
Rick – Good day! Thanks for your inquiry. 2 flashes represents voltage issue. either to low or to high. See link below to another blog article about such lights.
https://www.batterypete.com/how-to-determine-flashing-lights-on-my-delta-q-qe-ezgo-battery-charger/
Sometimes when installing new batteries “If just done” Installer will forget or over look connecting the little wires which go to the charge recptacle on the golf cart, hence not connecting to the battery bank. So being when you plug in the charger to the cart – it does not know it is plugged in as it does not sense voltage. Double check the wiring cart side.
Check the voltage at the battery bank 48 volt – then check at the receptacle. You should have the same exact number at either location and tell us the circuit is complete. the only other thing in the charge circuit on the Ezgo is the (Temp Sensor) ” The little black box on the negative wire about 1″ in length”… which if blown need to replace the whole receptacle and wiring to the batteries as Ezgo does not offer the temp sensor separately.
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After 48 volt powerwise reaches full charge, can it discharge battery leaving it plugged in?
Chuck – The technical answer would be Yes, but realistically you would never really notice it… The parasitic load that charger places on the battery bank would be way way below an amp…. At the standard discharge rate of lead acid batteries at 10% monthly you would never know it… This is where a smart charger like the new Summit Series chargers from Lester come in handy should you be a seasonal visitor or cart sits in storage for long periods of time… It will turn itself on and off and regulate itself without human input or action if left plugged in to cart.
Learn more about these new golf cart battery chargers here…