Club Car 2011 Precedent User Manual

Batteries–ElectricVehicles
Reverseosmosisisamethodofremovingsolidsfromwaterbyforcingitthroughamembrane.Themembrane
rejectsallsolidswhileallowingpuriedwatertopassthrough.Thechoiceofmembranedeterminestheamount
ofimpuritiesthatthewatermaycontain.
Waterfrommunicipalsupplies,pondsandwellsusuallycontaindetrimentallevelsofdissolvedmineralsandchemicals.
Ifusingtapwater,itisimportanttouseanin-linedeionizertoremoveimpuritiesthatcandamagebatteriesand
signicantlyreducebatterylife.Iftapwaterisusedwithoutadeionizer,regularwateranalysesmustbeconductedto
checkforimpuritiesbecausewatercompaniescommonlyrevisetheiradditivesonaperiodicbasis.Thefollowing
chartliststhemaximumallowableminerals,solids,andcontaminatesinpartspermillionandtheirimpactonbattery
performance.Yourlocalwatercompanyshouldbeabletoperformtestingandcomparetheirresultstothechart.
Ifusingtapwater,ClubCar’sServicePartsDepartmentofferstwodifferentdeionizersystems:oneforvehicles
equippedwiththeSinglePointWaterSystem(SPWS)CCP/NAM1240701andtheotherforvehicleswithoutSPWS,
CCP/NAM10974.
IMPURITY
ALLOWABLECONTENT(PARTS
PERMILLION)
EFFECTSOFIMPURITY
SuspendedmatterTrace-
Totalsolids100.0-
Organicandvolatilematter50.0Corrosionofpositiveplates
Ammonia8.0Slightself-dischargeofbothplates
Antimony5.0
Self-discharge,reduceslife,lower
on-chargevoltage
Arsenic0.5Self-discharge,canformpoisonousgas
Calcium40.0Increaseofpositiveplateshedding
Chloride5.0
Lossofcapacityinplates,greaterloss
inpositiveplates
Copper5.0
Increasedself-discharge,lower
on-chargevoltage
Iron3.0
Increasedself-discharge,lower
on-chargevoltage
Magnesium40.0Reducedlife
NickelNoneallowedIntenseloweringofon-chargevoltage
Nitrates10.0Increasedsulfationofnegativeplate
Nitrates5.0Platecorrosion,lossofcapacity,reducedlife
PlatinumNoneallowedViolentself-discharge,loweron-chargevoltage
Selenium2.0Positiveplateshedding
Zinc4.0Slightself-dischargeofnegativeplates
BATTERYCARE–VEHICLESEQUIPPEDWITHTHESINGLE-POINTWATERINGSYSTEM
WARNING
•WhenreplacingbatteriesintheSinglePointWateringSystem,placethebatterycapfromthenew
replacementbatteryontotheusedbatterybeingremovedfromthecar.Importantsafetywarningson
thebatterycapmustremainwiththebatteryafterithasbeenremovedfromthecar.
Tokeepbatteriesingoodworkingcondition,followthismaintenanceprogramonaregularbasis:
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Club Car 2011 Precedent Specifications

General

Model	Precedent
Year	2011
Category	Golf Cars
Power Source	Electric or Gasoline
Drive System	Rear-Wheel Drive
Battery Type	Lead-acid (Electric models)
Brakes	Drum brakes
Steering	Rack and pinion
Motor Type (Electric)	DC motor
Engine Type (Gasoline)	4-stroke, air-cooled
Suspension	Leaf spring (front and rear)
Tires	18 x 8.5-8
Weight (Gasoline)	627 lbs