Going 42 V

Conradconrad

Is this wiring diagram correct?

So from what I saw ScottyB upload, Im using his 36V solenoid in a 42v application so the small tabs on the solenoid need to basically "stay" at 36v rating and the two top battery connections go full 42v

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scottyb

yes

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Conradconrad

Thanks!

Golferdave

Keep us posted on the performance improvements

:)

Conradconrad

Ok so easier drawn then done. I literally have no idea what I'm doing.

So the wires from the "activation tabs" on the solenoid go to the ? Key switch? But then go where?
I feel like I traced one back to the charger port maybe?

I'm so confused since I don't have any wire going directly from battery pack to the small tabs on solenoid

JGC403

I'm very interested to see how this turns out. Why did you decide to go to 42V like this? I need to get new batteries for my cart soon, so if there is going to be a noticeable increase in performance I would be very interested.

Volt_Ampere

What will you do for a charger for 42V?

scottyb

The Ezgo DCS and PDS carts show a remarkable improvement on 42v.

The + side of the solenoid activation circuit comes from the gas pedal. It's yellow or red and the - side comes from the control originally ( black or blue) but can come from the battery pack. In this case you would remove the black wire and replace it with a wire as shown or .... if this makes your head spin and eyes roll, get a 48v solenoid and run it on 42v

Conradconrad

Thanks ScottyB I think I got it

I'll leave the yellow going to the gas pedal the way it is
I'll remove the blue wire connection coming from the controller and put a new wire going from only six of the seven batteries from the 6th negative in the series of batteries to that tab

Does that sound correct? Had to write it in my terms of thought lol

Is there any issues just disconnecting the blue wire and capping it off so in the future if I ever needed I have the correct wire coming out of the harness that I could just put a connector on and use?

Conradconrad

To the other guys asking I'm going to get a DPI charger 42v

I actually am going the 42v route for several reasons

I'm tired of my cart getting a full charge and then letting the batteries sit over several days sometimes a week or so discharging and rather have a charger that floats the batteries slightly above 100% charged at all times

So that made a light click that since I was already considering getting a DPI then I could go 42v as I only need four things a solenoid, an extra battery, one more battery cable and a charger (thanks to ScottyB for the info on probably making my current solenoid work)

The famous Johnny on here stated several times that a 36 to 42 step up in voltage will be about a 16% increase in speed and distance

Right now I'm clocking ~20+ miles distance and speeds of 20-22mph so my distance will go up 3 miles but speeds "should" increase to about 23-25mph

I feel this is a good upgrade on paper right now especially as I was already in the market to get a dpi charger.

I have a alltrax dcx with the sw180 36v heavy duty solenoid- DCS motor
All 2 gauge cables
18inch tire/ wheels with street thread