car not running

erick

hi my cart is not running the solenoid does not click

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fishb8

Welcome.
Tell us more about your cart. year, volts. the more the better.

erick

its an 2001 36 volt pds

i have 37 volts at the controller and solenoid but does nothing

fishb8

This is the sticky on the top of the page. follow these and it will help narrow it down. If you have questions, ask away. Lot of very smart people on here, present company excluded.


http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...agnostics.html

JohnnieB

Welcome to BGW.

Actually, go to the bottom sticky at the top of the Electric EZGO forum (one level up from where you are now) and download the Operator's, Service and Parts Manuals.

Here's a schematic of your cart.
If the solenoid isn't clunking when your depress the throttle, the problem could be (starting at left center and going clockwise) the Reed Switch, the F/R switch, the Pedal switch, the Run/Tow switch, the Key switch, the Solenoid coil or the controller and/or the wires connecting them to the controller.

First, Make sure the Run/Tow switch is in the "Run" position.
Second, Measure the voltage on the red wire (smallest of the three wires) coming out of the charger Receptacle. It should be the same as you battery pack voltage.
(BTW, your battery voltage is low. State of Charge is only about 65%, but that ought to be enough to make the solenoid clink.)
(The PDS controller does have a low voltage cut-off, below which it won't energized the solenoid, but I think is is under 35V.)

Beyond that, you'll need to remove the controller environmental cover. Place Run/Tow switch in "Tow" whenever you remove cover or disconnect batteries, or controller might self destruct.
Two visible bolts top, two hidden bolts bottom.
Place Run/Tow back to "Run" and you can measure voltages to/from the various switches at J1, J3 and J4

erick

thank you

after more checking i believe my controller is bad does anyone know where i can get a cheap one


again thank you

Legendary Golf Carts

Have you checked the reed switch yet? They fail all the time. Take the top of the charger receptacle off, and try removing the reed switch and reconnecting the wire to the same location without the reed switch. if this doesn't work try checking everything in johnnies post before you replace the controller, unless you have performed the test and are 100% sure it is the problem, a controller is expensive and will be a huge waste if it isn't actually the controller that is bad.

erick

i will double check that reed switch is there anyway to bypass the controller

Legendary Golf Carts

Do you mean reed switch? you simply take it out and connect the two ends of the wire that were connected to the reed switch. Newer models don't even have a reed switch. The wire is there, but it goes straight to the controller with no reed switch.

crash12888

Welcome Erick,
The controllers are a major expense so before you buy one can you please tell us how you came to that conclusion?
There are a lot of issues that will also not energize a solenoid.