lights fading out

paintdude96 · 01-19-2015, 03:06 PM

ok riding down the road last night and I notice that when taking off I hit the gas pedal the radio goes off. well riding down the road my head lights started to fade had a full charge when I took it off the charger what could be the problem.

gornoman · 01-19-2015, 03:10 PM

There's a chance that one of your batteries is crashing under load. Time to bust out the DVM and take some voltage readings on each battery. Are you using a voltage converter on your cart or do you have the lights wired across a pair of batteries?

paintdude96 · 01-19-2015, 03:15 PM

I have new batteries 7/30/14 and yes I do have the lights hooked to two of the batteries and I need to get me a DVM and check them two batteries

jfsegar · 01-19-2015, 10:48 PM

Have you had the lights and radio hooked up to same 2 batteries the entire time? If so, you need to rotate them to other batteries periodically so they will wear out as evenly as possible. Voltage reducer is best option. Pretty cheap and not too hard to install.

Sarge50 · 01-30-2015, 06:38 PM

I added a 12v Aux battery. No more converter and lasts a long time just running lights and radio.

01-19-2015, 03:06 PM	#1
paintdude96 Been Wild Since Day 1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Port Wentworth GA Posts: 778	lights fading out ok riding down the road last night and I notice that when taking off I hit the gas pedal the radio goes off. well riding down the road my head lights started to fade had a full charge when I took it off the charger what could be the problem.

01-19-2015, 03:10 PM	#2
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,289	Re: lights fading out There's a chance that one of your batteries is crashing under load. Time to bust out the DVM and take some voltage readings on each battery. Are you using a voltage converter on your cart or do you have the lights wired across a pair of batteries?

01-19-2015, 03:15 PM	#3
paintdude96 Been Wild Since Day 1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Port Wentworth GA Posts: 778	Re: lights fading out I have new batteries 7/30/14 and yes I do have the lights hooked to two of the batteries and I need to get me a DVM and check them two batteries

01-19-2015, 10:48 PM	#4
jfsegar Getting Wild Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: SC Posts: 133	Re: lights fading out Have you had the lights and radio hooked up to same 2 batteries the entire time? If so, you need to rotate them to other batteries periodically so they will wear out as evenly as possible. Voltage reducer is best option. Pretty cheap and not too hard to install.

01-30-2015, 06:38 PM	#5
Sarge50 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Madison AL Posts: 64	Re: lights fading out I added a 12v Aux battery. No more converter and lasts a long time just running lights and radio.

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