Faulty Solenoid?

rob22 · 03-25-2010, 05:23 PM

First time cart owner - looking for some assistance. Painter by trade can swap info regarding anything to do with refinishing.

Have a 1996 EZ-GO txt - the cart is not operating, have tried a voltage test across the solenoid, both large posts are reading same voltage as batteries. Is the solenoid defective?

scottyb · 03-25-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by rob22

First time cart owner - looking for some assistance. Painter by trade can swap info regarding anything to do with refinishing.

Have a 1996 EZ-GO txt - the cart is not operating, have tried a voltage test across the solenoid, both large posts are reading same voltage as batteries. Is the solenoid defective?

The solenoid is a switch. Both posts will read the same as the battery pack when it is on an then there is off..... if you have the same all the time then it is not working or the activation circuit is defective.

rob22 · 03-25-2010, 06:16 PM

I turned the key and tow switch off put the volt meter black wire on the negative battery post and the red on post of battery side of solenoid i get same reading as battery charge. When i put on opposite post i still get a voltage reading, though about five volts less.

scottyb · 03-25-2010, 06:45 PM

Disconnect 1 of the small wires from it. Do you still have continuity all the time? If so, it's welded shut ... Is the cart a DCS or PDS?

rob22 · 03-25-2010, 07:12 PM

I have no continuity across the large posts. Would all this trouble have to do by chance with when checking the other day i found out that the pedal microswitch was broken? Thanks for the help... I have absolutely zero knowledge of carts . Oh it is a dcs

Huntin4fun · 03-28-2010, 09:55 AM

When U replaced the Micro Switch did u properly adjust the plunger. If not the controller is supposed to recieve a signal from the micro switch saying it is at Zero. If u have adjusted the micro switch properly it does sound like u may have a problem in the controller in addition to the Solenoid. I'm not a sparky it sounds very similar to my recent problem

03-25-2010, 05:23 PM	#1
rob22 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 11	Faulty Solenoid? First time cart owner - looking for some assistance. Painter by trade can swap info regarding anything to do with refinishing. Have a 1996 EZ-GO txt - the cart is not operating, have tried a voltage test across the solenoid, both large posts are reading same voltage as batteries. Is the solenoid defective?
rob22 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 11

03-25-2010, 06:16 PM	#3
rob22 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 11	Re: Faulty Solenoid? I turned the key and tow switch off put the volt meter black wire on the negative battery post and the red on post of battery side of solenoid i get same reading as battery charge. When i put on opposite post i still get a voltage reading, though about five volts less.
rob22 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 11

03-25-2010, 06:45 PM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,418	Re: Faulty Solenoid? Disconnect 1 of the small wires from it. Do you still have continuity all the time? If so, it's welded shut ... Is the cart a DCS or PDS?

03-25-2010, 07:12 PM	#5
rob22 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 11	Re: Faulty Solenoid? I have no continuity across the large posts. Would all this trouble have to do by chance with when checking the other day i found out that the pedal microswitch was broken? Thanks for the help... I have absolutely zero knowledge of carts . Oh it is a dcs
rob22 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 11

03-28-2010, 09:55 AM	#6
Huntin4fun Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Jackson MS Posts: 54	Re: Faulty Solenoid? When U replaced the Micro Switch did u properly adjust the plunger. If not the controller is supposed to recieve a signal from the micro switch saying it is at Zero. If u have adjusted the micro switch properly it does sound like u may have a problem in the controller in addition to the Solenoid. I'm not a sparky it sounds very similar to my recent problem

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