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Old 10-29-2016, 02:45 PM   #1
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Default 36 or 48v

hi all I'm new to the form and a new club car owner. I recently got a 98 electric Club Car with a camper that I bought. the club car seems to work okay except that it's very slow especially going uphill I've tested all the batteries and they're all testing its 6 volts both before and after a long ride so I think the batteries are okay. I was going down the road of troubleshooting when I ran across a video that said that if you have a circular plug for the charger that it's a 48 volt cart. So before I get any farther I'd like to figure out if someone put 6 volt batteries into a 48 volt cart. Is there any easy way to tell if my cart is 48 or 36 volt other than looking at the batteries?
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Old 10-29-2016, 02:48 PM   #2
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Default Re: 36 or 48v

Round 3 pin plug carts are 48v.... the motor will say 36 or 48v too
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Old 10-29-2016, 03:15 PM   #3
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Default Re: 36 or 48v

See if you can find the serial#. Are there 4 or 3 fill ports on top of the batteries. Does your charger have a voltage on it?
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Old 10-29-2016, 03:32 PM   #4
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Thank you both. That is the charger port i have and the batteries have 3 holes so it sounds like I'm indeed run ing a 48v cart on 36. My charger only has an amp meter that is always pegged at 20 amps (top end). I can hear the batteries boiling while its on the charger for a while and they test at 6-7 volts so I'm guessimg the charger is trying to push 36 volts of battery to 48 so it never stops?

So, this is probably a stupid question but if i put in 8v batteries can i expect my speed problem to go away?
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Old 10-29-2016, 03:36 PM   #5
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my serial number is A9841-703200
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Old 10-29-2016, 04:23 PM   #6
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Default Re: 36 or 48v

In 1998 CC made both 36 and 48v carts.

The 36v carts had a row of resistor coils behind the batteries (under a heat shield ) see pic. These resistor coil carts are 36v.
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Old 10-29-2016, 04:41 PM   #7
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Thanks. That settles it for sure then. I done have those coils.
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Old 10-29-2016, 06:07 PM   #8
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Did you mean "don't"?
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Old 10-29-2016, 06:51 PM   #9
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Yea... i dont have those coils. And I can hardly see this darn phone :)
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Old 10-29-2016, 07:09 PM   #10
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No Coils and round charger receptacle with 6/6v batteries is a booboo.

Take a good look at the charger it will say 36 or 48 someplace on it.
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