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Good luck, and let us know what it is if you find out!

Not sure what happened there! Didn't mean to repost my earlier reply. I'm no expert on the charger, but as far as I know, the two digit readout lights up when it is on, either with a status or a rolling error code. If it's not doing either, then there's something else wrong. I read a thread a while back about road crud getting into the power connector, so it might be that or a corroded connection. You need to be very careful and isolate the battery pack before poking around though. UK spec E1s have a big red circuit breaker button to turn everything off, which I don't think US spec ones do.

Is there a code displayed on the charger itself? If you look in over the front wheel from the driver's side, you can see the charger's own display cycling. It should show up an error code there. It's a Delta-Q ICL series charger, if memory serves (and they've not changed it since mine was built).

Is there a code displayed on the charger itself? If you look in over the front wheel from the driver's side, you can see the charger's own display cycling. It should show up an error code there. It's a Delta-Q ICL series charger, if memory serves (and they've not changed it since mine was built). Delta-Q_ICL-Series_BatteryCharger_UserManual_R1.pdf

A fuse is designed to stop the system from drawing too much current, so changing it for a larger one is probably not a good idea! Replace it with an identical one, and hope it doesn't blow again, as that would indicate something else wrong in the charging circuit.

Might be E013 here? https://support.delta-q.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044018472-IC-RC-ICL-Series-Faults-and-Error-Codes

Yup. Every time mine goes up on the lift so I can grease all thousand and one grease nipples, I squirt a little silicon WD40 into the spring bushings and for a few miles it's as quiet as anything. It doesn't last though, particularly given the terrain I drive over. Still eking out about five miles from the old batteries. I really must do something about a li-ion upgrade sometimes soon.

The problem may well be one battery dragging the rest down, or even one bad cell in one battery. My buggy will manage maybe three or four miles before throwing the error code as it struggles up hills - a bit of a problem, since I live and work on a hill farm! I have a fairly rudimentary battery tester I got from Amazon for about £20, which measures voltage and resistance across 6v batteries. According to the manufacturer data, the resistance across the individual batteries is meant to be 1.5 (micro ohms, I think, but I'm no expert in the terminology). Most of mine read between 1.6 and 1.9 the last time I checked them, but one read 2.5 and so is probably failing or failed. Despite that, the charge meter on the dashboard always shows 'full' or one bar below. I suspect that the batteries are simply not up to the job of supplying all the current the motor needs when going uphill. It's possible a dragging parking brake will have an effect too, although mine is broken in the 'off' position and is rubbish anyway. Li-ion is the way to go, but new buggies with that option are horribly expensive and retro-fitting is very complicated. I hope you find a solution.

Can't find my manual (UK spec) but is 4884 not the parking brake? I had problems with the sensor on mine - brake could be fully off and vehicle would roll down a hill, but no motive power from the engine until a sharp kick to the brake pedal popped the parking brake enough to click the sensor switch, which is up in the mechanism at that end, rather than at the brake at the front of the motor/transmission. Sometimes hooking a foot under the park brake lever and pulling it up worked too. Now the whole thing's so gummed up I never bother putting it on - it's a rubbish bit of design. Sorry if that's an unhelpful suggestion. Hope you get it sorted soon.

Mine is the Sector E1 electric, which isn't particularly fast and struggles on hills. I use it as a farm vehicle for checking livestock and carting feed, for which is serves admirably (the Highland cows also like to use it as a scratching post). The seatbelt alarm is a pain when you've opened a gate and are driving through it before stopping, climbing out and closing it behind you. I quite agree that for any spirited driving the seatbelt is your friend.

I've just pulled the passenger side clip over and pushed it into the driver's seatbelt fastener. I rarely have a passenger, so it's not much of a problem for them. Alternatively you can buy a bare clip that slots into the fastener and fools it into thinking the seatbelt's fastened. Not wearing the seatbelt is obviously done at your own risk! Here in the UK it's technically breaking the law to do so on while driving the vehicle on the public road.

Blimey! I'd no idea they were so flammable. There's nothing left! Quick question since my (UK spec) one is also of that vintage. Did you get the faulty batteries replaced, and was it with the same Discover batteries as originally fitted? My buggy lives in a shed along with a lot of expensive equipment I'd rather wasn't burned beyond recognition.

If you've got a big red button, it needs to be pulled out or the main battery is disconnected. Hitting it in is a kill switch, as it were. They're easy to knock as you climb in and out, too, but as a safety feature I'd rather have it than not. I hope that's all the problem is!

The charger fitted to the vehicle is one of these - https://delta-q.com/product/ic1200-industrial-battery-charger/ and there's a list of error codes here - https://support.delta-q.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044018472-IC-RC-ICL-Series-Faults-and-Error-Codes The charger is at the front, directly behind the winch. It's unlikely you've fried anything, but equally the batteries should last longer than that. Even when quite depleted they won't be totally dead, but more likely give a flashing '45C3' error on the dashboard lcd display for low voltage. I'm in the UK, which judging by the plug you've shown in your photo you are not. The vehicles are slightly different depending on country - US versions don't seem to have the big red circuit breaker button below the bench seat, for instance. The vehicle should have come with a manual though.

Are you using an extension cord? They can cause problems as the charger is very sensitive to voltage drop, I'm told. Another thing that happens is the cooling fan gets stuck, although that usually only slows down the charging, not stops it altogether.