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09-09-2011, 04:50 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Resistor coil getting extremely hot
Is it normal for the resistor coils to get extremely hot, to the point you can smell it. When I remove the seat it is too hot to put your hand any where near the coils.
What should I look for as a problem?? I just changed the speed switch board and wiper. The wiper was arcing across the board so I replaced them. It never got hot like this before I changed it |
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09-09-2011, 09:56 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central Florida
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Re: Resistor coil getting extremely hot
What voltage are you running? Resistor coils get hot, and the older they get the hotter they run.
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09-09-2011, 10:14 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Re: Resistor coil getting extremely hot
It's a 36 volt cart. Maybe I should change the coils just to be safe
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09-09-2011, 10:16 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central Florida
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Re: Resistor coil getting extremely hot
pretty good idea.... hate to see something bad happen over a hundred dollars worth of coils....
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09-10-2011, 12:43 PM
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Gone Wild
 Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Reddick IL
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Re: Resistor coil getting extremely hot
I am unfamiliar with resister carts but would bad or corroded joints make for extra heat?
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09-10-2011, 10:25 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central Florida
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Re: Resistor coil getting extremely hot
yes, they would, as will the rust that eventually finds it's way onto the coils......
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09-11-2011, 01:25 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: central illinois
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Re: Resistor coil getting extremely hot
Is it worth trying to clean a resistor coil? Or would you run the risk of possibly breaking it? I have thought about trying to clean up the one on my cart with a wire brush.
John |
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09-11-2011, 03:01 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Re: Resistor coil getting extremely hot
I'm not sure if I should bother changing it at this point, as I am planning on getting one of Scottyb's conversion kits.
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09-11-2011, 03:28 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Chesapeake, Va.
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Re: Resistor coil getting extremely hot
In that case run it till it quits, my resistor cart, which I still own, I put all stainless steel coils in mine have not burned one out in ten years.
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09-11-2011, 03:33 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Bunnell, Florida
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Re: Resistor coil getting extremely hot
Make sure you have these connected correctly! Check the stickies at the top of the page. There are 3 coils and it does matter where they are connected!
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