|
Electric Club Car Electric DS, and Precedent golf cars |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
05-20-2015, 04:43 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Marrero, LA
Posts: 5
|
Voltage Reducer burning 36v negative
I'm on my second voltage reducer at this time. I've installed the 36v pos to the last battery pos in the series and the 36v neg to the first neg in the series. The unit powers on, all of my accessories work fine when it's parked in my garage. I put it in reverse and the negative wire burned up on the first unit.
I bought another unit, wired it up exactly the same, but I put an inline fuse on the negative side this time to prevent the same issue. Sure enough, as soon as I put it in reverse, it blew the fuse. Thankfully, it saved the reducer. Any thoughts? I'm no electrical wiz by any means. Please help. 1989 Club Car DS 36 volt resistor cart |
Today | |
Sponsored Links
__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members. Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum |
|
05-20-2015, 05:04 PM | #2 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 73,356
|
Re: Voltage Reducer burning 36v negative
can you post instructions that came with this unit?
|
05-20-2015, 05:08 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Marrero, LA
Posts: 5
|
Re: Voltage Reducer burning 36v negative
No instructions. It's the Amazon special. On the back of the unit it has 36v pos (red), 36v neg (black), 12v pos (yellow), and 12v neg (black).
|
05-20-2015, 05:44 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Rio Verde, Az
Posts: 7,119
|
Re: Voltage Reducer burning 36v negative
My guess is that some of your stuff is grounded to the frame that shouldn't be.
|
05-20-2015, 06:18 PM | #5 | |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Posts: 1,677
|
Re: Voltage Reducer burning 36v negative
Quote:
It should be the first (+) post with the battery cable going out to the cart & the (-) should be the large battery cable going to the cart & all the negatives should be floating, non grounded to the frame. Also I bet you may need to tie the two blacks together, if everything else is ok then try that, most converters do it that way as the (-) is common. Once you put power to the motor & conteroller your drawing load through the converter. |
|
05-20-2015, 06:24 PM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Marrero, LA
Posts: 5
|
Re: Voltage Reducer burning 36v negative
Yep!! The reverse wire to the motor was grounding out on the frame. Good call.
|
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Some batteries read negative voltage | Electric Club Car | |||
So close....need help with negative posts on voltage reducer | Electric Yamaha | |||
Negative Voltage on Cart Frame | Electric Club Car | |||
What is the difference between a Voltage Reducer & Voltage Converter | Electric Club Car | |||
EZGO workhorse batteries reading negative voltage | Electric EZGO |