Freedom shocking me

CaptainPete

I have a EZGO Freedom (Western) It will shock me if I am touching the ground and the turn signal switch, I checked it with a voltmeter and it is the full 42 volts between the 2 points, I really got a shock driving back from our local pool, I was barefooted with my foot on the metal floor part, I used the turn signal and got bit. Its weird because the positive is the ground. Is this normal and if not whats the fix?? Thanks

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JohnnieB

Something is amiss with the wiring. I'm not sure about Western carts, but neither the positive nor the negative is connected to the frame/body in an EZGO electric cart. All accessories ought to be a two wire system, without any body grounding.

Sometimes automotive type accessories are installed in electric carts, and the frame/body will end up being connected to either the Pos. or Neg. side of the battery pack.


Were did you get the idea that Positive is ground?
The automotive industry has been using Negative ground for years.

jericho

just curious.........Did the turn signals get brighter and the horn blow when your wet foot completed the circut?

seoighs

Captain Pete,

Is it possible for you to duplicate the 'event' while someone takes a video of you? We can tell more if you post a clip, and we can see your hair stand on end and your eyes bug out.

Standing by.

CaptainPete

My voltmeter is digital and the positive lead was on the chassis and the negative was on the metal turn signal thing on the steering column

CaptainPete

Didnt know if this posted yet.

CaptainPete

Added the image.

Doctord

seoighs! Im still laughing, I was thinking the same thing!

cgtech

Freedom Shock! 'Cause 'Murica!

CaptainPete

OK, hopefully everyone is done laughing. I was digging into this more, I dont think it is accessories like previously thought. The metal threshold on the floorboard on both sides is positively charged with almost all the voltage. When I disconnect the power from the batteries the voltage drops very slow. Does that help?