1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact

grandpa1 · 04-23-2014, 02:15 PM

Good afternoon. This club car DS will only run at the very top contact on the vglide. When it does make contact there is a big ark and it has messed up the wiper part of the contact. What am I looking for on this oldie Goldie. Thank you for the help ahead of time.

scottyb · 04-23-2014, 02:19 PM

Sounds like you are looking for a new V-glide, Grampa.

93yellowclubcar · 04-23-2014, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by grandpa1

Good afternoon. This club car DS will only run at the very top contact on the vglide. When it does make contact there is a big ark and it has messed up the wiper part of the contact. What am I looking for on this oldie Goldie. Thank you for the help ahead of time.

Can we get a year and voltage please? V-glides were used in multiple configurations, so it would help us to know what one.

grandpa1 · 04-23-2014, 02:35 PM

Yes. It is a 1990 vglide with resistors and one solenoid . it is 36 volt and reference voltage is 37.7

grandpa1 · 04-23-2014, 02:45 PM

Also it had a burnt wire on the f&r switch on the passenger directional wire

93yellowclubcar · 04-23-2014, 03:57 PM

Looks like Scottyb is right then, (like always

) sounds like the V-glide is fried.

grandpa1 · 04-23-2014, 07:11 PM

OK I will get one coming.it was just weird that it was crossing all the contacts but would not run until the top contact. Then it made a big arc when it got to the top.

scotter · 04-24-2014, 07:56 PM

Might also check the resistor coil for a broken coil?

grandpa1 · 04-29-2014, 02:59 PM

Resistor coils look fine. Put me v glide on and nothing on the lower contacts. Only takes off at top contact. What else can I be looking for?

93yellowclubcar · 04-29-2014, 03:03 PM

This is just me thinking out loud, but isn't the top contact the one that bypasses all the coils and puts juice right to the motor for top speed? If so, then your coils or something in the wiring going to them is causing the problem.

04-23-2014, 02:15 PM	#1
grandpa1 Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 495	1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact Good afternoon. This club car DS will only run at the very top contact on the vglide. When it does make contact there is a big ark and it has messed up the wiper part of the contact. What am I looking for on this oldie Goldie. Thank you for the help ahead of time.
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04-23-2014, 02:19 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: 1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact Sounds like you are looking for a new V-glide, Grampa.

04-23-2014, 02:35 PM	#4
grandpa1 Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 495	Re: 1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact Yes. It is a 1990 vglide with resistors and one solenoid . it is 36 volt and reference voltage is 37.7
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04-23-2014, 02:45 PM	#5
grandpa1 Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 495	Re: 1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact Also it had a burnt wire on the f&r switch on the passenger directional wire
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04-23-2014, 03:57 PM	#6
93yellowclubcar ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Virginia Posts: 4,094	Re: 1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact Looks like Scottyb is right then, (like always ) sounds like the V-glide is fried.

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04-23-2014, 07:11 PM	#7
grandpa1 Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 495	Re: 1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact OK I will get one coming.it was just weird that it was crossing all the contacts but would not run until the top contact. Then it made a big arc when it got to the top.
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04-24-2014, 07:56 PM	#8
scotter Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: San Clemente, CA Posts: 259	Re: 1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact Might also check the resistor coil for a broken coil?

04-29-2014, 02:59 PM	#9
grandpa1 Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 495	Re: 1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact Resistor coils look fine. Put me v glide on and nothing on the lower contacts. Only takes off at top contact. What else can I be looking for?
grandpa1 Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 495

04-29-2014, 03:03 PM	#10
93yellowclubcar ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Virginia Posts: 4,094	Re: 1990 club car DS vglide works only at top contact This is just me thinking out loud, but isn't the top contact the one that bypasses all the coils and puts juice right to the motor for top speed? If so, then your coils or something in the wiring going to them is causing the problem.

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