TXT DCS won't go forward/reverse

BallDawg

I was driving my 1999 EZGO TXT DCS and backed down a short decline to offload a pallet that was strapped to the golf club belts. As I started to move forward, up the hill, the cart just stopped. Now I have no gear forward or reverse. The reverse tone still sounds, but there's no gear. The batteries were just charged prior to the very short ride. Any ideas??

BGW

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scottyb

Battery pack voltage?
Does the solenoid click when you try to f or R?

BallDawg

Hey Scottyb,
I checked the batteries (36v) at the time and they registered 37.1. Once I got it over the hump of the incline and on flat ground. I had my wife push the gas as I and a friend pushed it. It would move forward very little, so it wasn't completely out of gear. There was a small click when it was operated in gear. I'm guessing it was the solenoid.

After pushing the cart into the garage and charging again for a few hours, the batteries registered over 38. Also, after charging it, I tried it (in my garage) and it seemed to drive fine. Obviously, I could only go a couple of feet forward and backward at the time last night. I'll try again this afternoon.

mutant

dawg-try checking the voltage under load-especially when it does not want to go...tell us what they are....

scottyb

Stop trying to go - your charge is so low the controller will fry!
Full charge voltage is 38 24 hours after the charge ends. Charge end voltage is 45v !
You keep messing with cart on low voltage and the controller will crap the bed

Do some research - start here > http://www.cartsunlimited.net/charging-tutorial.html

BallDawg

Thanks for the help, guys. I just checked voltage now that it's been 24 hours since full charge. It was 37.5. It was 38+ last night right after unhooking. Based on the above, I guess it's a battery issue, which doesn't necessarily surprise me. I appreciate the input.

yurtle

Check each battery voltage. Maybe it's just one. How old are they?

scottyb

If you dare ** put the meter on the pack and try to go. This will give you a load test reading of the pack. This is very important as many packs look okay until they are loaded. Post your results here.


** the OEM DCS Curtis control has a fatal flaw which can cause damage to the control if operated under low voltage.