EZ Go - doesn't want to

birddog5 · 09-30-2016, 12:07 PM

Series cart about a 2004?

Drove to golf course, by hole two - cart jerks a couple times and just stops - towed it home - topped off batteries with DI water - was able to get it to move forward while on the charger. Figured it was a battery issue and charged it up fully - made full round on the course and died in the parking lot after 9 holes.

Checked batteries - all read 6.3 except one battery that read 6.0 - pack read 36.9 I believe - can hear the solenoid clicking but wont go forward or reverse.

was wondering where to start on the troubleshooting - hoping for an easy fix - any help would be great!

mutant · 09-30-2016, 12:31 PM

you are 61% SOC-after charging-you got a bad battery and probably a shot pack-just my guess....

birddog5 · 09-30-2016, 12:37 PM

even to the point that the cart wont move at all? I was going to jack it up and see what I have for voltage drop on each battery - I'm hoping to limp it along until next season (Minnesota)

scottyb · 09-30-2016, 12:38 PM

Keep the voltmeter on the pack and try to go, what does the pack voltage drop to when you try to go but the cart can't move?

Additionally you can do this same test for each battery by placing the test leads on the + and - of the same battery and trying to go... essentially you are performing a load test and this shows the true health of a battery

birddog5 · 09-30-2016, 01:01 PM

is it as simple as one bad battery? I can pick up a used battery locally and replace the lowest voltage one I can find with my meter -

I've read several of the posts on here about batteries - I'm probably due for a full replace here shortly, but if I can limp it along for another month, I dont have to buy them until May... :)

Volt_Ampere · 09-30-2016, 01:08 PM

Battery problem for sure. At least one bad one. Check the voltage under load and you will find that it is dropping way down.

mgray70 · 09-30-2016, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by birddog5

is it as simple as one bad battery? I can pick up a used battery locally and replace the lowest voltage one I can find with my meter -

I've read several of the posts on here about batteries - I'm probably due for a full replace here shortly, but if I can limp it along for another month, I dont have to buy them until May... :)

if it is just one battery that's dropping out you can replace it with a used one similar to it to buy some time, but you would probably be better off to replace the whole pack.

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mutant · 09-30-2016, 03:12 PM

just dont buy a new batt. and put it with the old ones-it will damage it....

birddog5 · 09-30-2016, 03:56 PM

got a used one on hold - I'll load test and report back - hoping it's that easy of a fix!

scottyb · 09-30-2016, 04:37 PM

Generally:
No battery should be less than 6.3 after full charge and 12 hours of rest to settle down to what it can actually hold.
No battery should be below 5v under load, hard acceleration up hill.

09-30-2016, 12:07 PM	#1
birddog5 Getting Wild Join Date: May 2013 Location: Northern MN Posts: 79	EZ Go - doesn't want to Series cart about a 2004? Drove to golf course, by hole two - cart jerks a couple times and just stops - towed it home - topped off batteries with DI water - was able to get it to move forward while on the charger. Figured it was a battery issue and charged it up fully - made full round on the course and died in the parking lot after 9 holes. Checked batteries - all read 6.3 except one battery that read 6.0 - pack read 36.9 I believe - can hear the solenoid clicking but wont go forward or reverse. was wondering where to start on the troubleshooting - hoping for an easy fix - any help would be great!

09-30-2016, 12:31 PM	#2
mutant Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: fletcher,nc Posts: 601	Re: EZ Go - doesn't want to you are 61% SOC-after charging-you got a bad battery and probably a shot pack-just my guess....

09-30-2016, 12:37 PM	#3
birddog5 Getting Wild Join Date: May 2013 Location: Northern MN Posts: 79	Re: EZ Go - doesn't want to even to the point that the cart wont move at all? I was going to jack it up and see what I have for voltage drop on each battery - I'm hoping to limp it along until next season (Minnesota)

09-30-2016, 12:38 PM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: EZ Go - doesn't want to Keep the voltmeter on the pack and try to go, what does the pack voltage drop to when you try to go but the cart can't move? Additionally you can do this same test for each battery by placing the test leads on the + and - of the same battery and trying to go... essentially you are performing a load test and this shows the true health of a battery

09-30-2016, 01:01 PM	#5
birddog5 Getting Wild Join Date: May 2013 Location: Northern MN Posts: 79	Re: EZ Go - doesn't want to is it as simple as one bad battery? I can pick up a used battery locally and replace the lowest voltage one I can find with my meter - I've read several of the posts on here about batteries - I'm probably due for a full replace here shortly, but if I can limp it along for another month, I dont have to buy them until May... :)

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09-30-2016, 01:08 PM	#6
Volt_Ampere Gone Wild Join Date: May 2012 Location: Rio Verde, Az Posts: 7,183	Re: EZ Go - doesn't want to Battery problem for sure. At least one bad one. Check the voltage under load and you will find that it is dropping way down.

09-30-2016, 03:12 PM	#8
mutant Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: fletcher,nc Posts: 601	Re: EZ Go - doesn't want to just dont buy a new batt. and put it with the old ones-it will damage it....

09-30-2016, 03:56 PM	#9
birddog5 Getting Wild Join Date: May 2013 Location: Northern MN Posts: 79	Re: EZ Go - doesn't want to got a used one on hold - I'll load test and report back - hoping it's that easy of a fix!

09-30-2016, 04:37 PM	#10
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: EZ Go - doesn't want to Generally: No battery should be less than 6.3 after full charge and 12 hours of rest to settle down to what it can actually hold. No battery should be below 5v under load, hard acceleration up hill.