Mine quit working. Less than one year old batteries, fully charged. It just quit running during use.
I need the electric supply route. I assume battery power starts at the battery, goes to the key ignition switch, then to the forward / reverse switch, then to the gas pedal.
Which then powers the forward / reverse mechanism which then tells the electric motor which way to spin to go forward or backward.
My problem is with one of those components, or just the wiring. Am I correct in my assumption ?
Also, it is a 42 volt system. It has headlights, running lights, brake lights, turn signals, and a horn. I believe these must be 12 volt. Will my 12 volt test light work on a 42 volt system ?
I don't know which cart you have but depending on brand there is usually a large solenoid under the seat. Do you hear any loud thump or click when you turn it on and press the pedal to go forward?
Also there should be a fuse block somewhere.
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If nothing works and the batteries are all showing a charge then start looking for broken or burnt wires. Start at the batteries and work your way back through each component.
It was the original Miami Dolphins medical cart... though I'd cut the back off so that I was allowed to drive it on the golf course. I ended up selling it though... I was moving every few years, and my dad didn't want it in his garage, so I sold it to someone in Ohio who's wife was a huge Dolphins fan.
But I suspect the problem you're having are the solenoids. I had the 36v one, but yours should be no different. There are a series of solenoids that engage at different speeds. There should be at LEAST two I believe, if memory serves me right... but unfortunately, I can't find any pictures of them (I went looking on my page). The first solenoid is for forward and reverse if I recall, and it simply switches based on the direction of the forward/reverse switch. The second relay engages once the vehicle has reached about half speed. Some of them have three relays.
Definitely recommend the Buggies Gone Wild website, that's where I went to get advice on how to fix mine back in the day.
Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: It was the original Miami Dolphins medical cart.
Heh, my local radio station's DJ has a dolphin as his "emotion support animal".
Thanks all. My fix is not urgent and the cart is in a different county. I am armed to really screw it up, maybe.
My wife's Mom, deeply religious, who would not mock the Lord, used to tell my wiff to ask me to come over and lay my hands on something she needed fixed, .
I will get this thing fixed and let y'all know.
Now, the tease. It could be something as simple as a bad reed valve, . Wasn't a reed valve something that was found on a musical instrument, such as a flute ?
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reed valves are in smaller outboard boat motors, most 2 cycle and some 4 cycle internal combustion engines.
Ray, conversion from 36V to 42 volt was pretty popular mod for awhile until people realized it didn't cost any more to go on up to 48v instead. They just added one 6V battery and charged it separately. A cheap upgrade with about a 10% power increase.
Originally posted by maryjane: reed valves are in smaller ...
Actually, I meant to say "reed switch".
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Originally posted by maryjane: Ray, conversion from 36V to 42 volt was pretty popular mod for awhile until people realized it didn't cost any more to go on up to 48v instead. They just added one 6V battery and charged it separately. A cheap upgrade with about a 10% power increase.
Mine is not modded. Seven six volt batteries. 42 volt charger.
Mine is not modded. Seven six volt batteries. 42 volt charger.
7 X 6 (volts) = 42 volts.
I could be wrong, but I don't think I've ever seen an EZ-GO with 7 batteries... they usually did just add another 6v, and some people would even replace two 6Vs with two 12v car batteries (not even deep cycle) to get to 48. Not that it matters, but when ordering parts and troubleshooting, this could be something you need to consider.
I could be wrong, but I don't think I've ever seen an EZ-GO with 7 batteries... they usually did just add another 6v, and some people would even replace two 6Vs with two 12v car batteries (not even deep cycle) to get to 48. Not that it matters, but when ordering parts and troubleshooting, this could be something you need to consider.
The Kubota dealership I worked for was also an Ez-Go and Club Car distributor. EZ-Go never made an (OEM) 42V cart. They came 36V early then upped it to 48V in 2008.
Other brands tho, did use an Ez-Go chassis and made their own brands that did come with 42V but not EzGo. (actually, Western would make them any power rating you wanted perhaps even up to 72V. They were a custom manufacturer, much like CC did Fiero Meras.
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just wonder if the new black box it may not like the 42 v the older coil resisters did not care
I have a yamaha 2 stroke cart that had a reed valve but we swaped for snowmoble cylinder carb piston ect and transfer ports for twice the power need to find an unrusted dt-1 ext pipe to cut to fit for real POWER AS THE two's need pipes
Originally posted by cliffw: I need the electric supply route. I assume battery power starts at the battery, goes to the key ignition switch, then to the forward / reverse switch, then to the gas pedal.
Which then powers the forward / reverse mechanism which then tells the electric motor which way to spin to go forward or backward.
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Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: Start at the batteries and work your way back through each component.
Not sure if this is the right one
Jake, thanks a bunch . All else also. Jake, that electrical schematic, I hate trying to figure them out but it is necessary, helped a bunch.
I now believe the batteries first power the solenoid, which then powers the ignition switch. Then it goes to the controller and / or forward / reverse selector. Then you should hear the solenoid click (activate).
I still am mystified on how the ?traction motor? knows which way to operate, forward or reverse.
That looks like a promising forum to be on. How ever, I can not join, register. I use G-Mail which they do not allow due to bats and spammers. I am unable to reply, start a topic, use the "search" function.
I used to have land base e-mail addresses, but no more. Can someone here register for me ? I will give you my ... preferred pro noun, umm, user name, and my preferred password.
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Originally posted by maryjane: The Kubota dealership I worked for was also an Ez-Go and Club Car distributor. EZ-Go never made an (OEM) 42V cart. They came 36V early then upped it to 48V in 2008.
Other brands tho, did use an Ez-Go chassis and made their own brands that did come with 42V but not EzGo. (actually, Western would make them any power rating you wanted perhaps even up to 72V. They were a custom manufacturer, much like CC did Fiero Meras.
I feel special. Mine is a Western. Just like my 88 Fiero GT, T Top, parts are hard to find. T Top seals come to mind. I can get a 48 volt solenoid, a 36 volt solenoid, I can not find a 42 volt solenoid.
How would a solenoid know haw many volts it needs to activate ? Will a 36V or a 42V work ?
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. Wasn't a reed valve something that was found on a musical instrument, such as a flute ?
. All else also. Jake, that electrical schematic, I hate trying to figure them out but it is necessary, helped a bunch.
