10-29-2016, 02:45 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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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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10-29-2016, 02:48 PM | #2 |
Happy Carting
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Re: 36 or 48v
Round 3 pin plug carts are 48v.... the motor will say 36 or 48v too
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10-29-2016, 03:15 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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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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10-29-2016, 03:32 PM | #4 |
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Re: 36 or 48v
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? |
10-29-2016, 03:36 PM | #5 |
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Re: 36 or 48v
my serial number is A9841-703200
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10-29-2016, 04:23 PM | #6 |
Happy Carting
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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. |
10-29-2016, 04:41 PM | #7 |
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Re: 36 or 48v
Thanks. That settles it for sure then. I done have those coils.
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10-29-2016, 06:07 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: 36 or 48v
Did you mean "don't"?
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10-29-2016, 06:51 PM | #9 |
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Re: 36 or 48v
Yea... i dont have those coils. And I can hardly see this darn phone :)
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10-29-2016, 07:09 PM | #10 |
Happy Carting
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Re: 36 or 48v
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. |