Do I need heavy duty solenoid

davefewox · 09-09-2010, 05:25 AM

i have an 97 PDS TXT. just upgraded to 400 amp controller. cart runs great but solenoid is getting very hot. did I need to replace the solenoid as well. Where would I get one? is my current solenoid letting the new control box do its job?

LostHusker · 09-09-2010, 06:21 AM

Dave, are you sure its a PDS cart and not a DCS cart? Otherwise, yes you should have replaced it, it may last for a little while, but sooner or later it will fail and may cause other damages as well. Solenoids are cheap in regards the the cost of a controller. Others may have other input, but I think you should swap it out.

SpoiledRotten · 09-09-2010, 06:54 AM

Not from experience am I giving this information, but from reading what an experienced one told me..... the weaker controller could weld itself into the closed position and keep the cart running thus getting someone hurt and/or causing damage to the cart. 50.00 - 60.00 for a new solenoid? Yep.... do it!

I first thought like you... "ah, I can get by with the smaller part". Then realized that the chance wasn't worth the effort and money I had already put in my cart, and certainly wasn't worth my family getting hurt.

davefewox · 09-21-2010, 02:38 PM

guess my email notif. didn't work for this thread. thanks for the replies. yes its a PDS 07 not 97 my mistake. I suspect it does need a heavy duty solenoid like you all suggested but i don't see any 400 amp solenoids? what am i looking for ?? i've heard of this welding problem.
thanks.

LostHusker · 09-21-2010, 04:45 PM

Just check with the site sponsors, tell them what kind of controller you bought and they will get you the right solenoid for your application, also pick up a new resistor and diode while you are doing it.

rabbitreborn · 09-21-2010, 08:50 PM

For a 400 AMP controller you would use a 200AMP White Rodgers 586 HD solenoid. Contact ScottyB and I am sure he can assist you with this item.

scottyb · 09-21-2010, 09:32 PM

200 amp MZJ is a 600amp peak unit. That will work. Don't forget a new 250ohm resistor and 1amp diode ....

cheapjeep2 · 09-22-2010, 08:42 PM

400amp controller - 200amp solenoid.. So if you are running a 500+ amp controller you would move up to a 400amp solenoid, yes?

09-09-2010, 05:25 AM	#1
davefewox Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 12	Do I need heavy duty solenoid i have an 97 PDS TXT. just upgraded to 400 amp controller. cart runs great but solenoid is getting very hot. did I need to replace the solenoid as well. Where would I get one? is my current solenoid letting the new control box do its job?
davefewox Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 12

09-09-2010, 06:21 AM	#2
LostHusker Just one day at a time Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: South TX Posts: 8,650	Re: Do I need heavy duty solenoid Dave, are you sure its a PDS cart and not a DCS cart? Otherwise, yes you should have replaced it, it may last for a little while, but sooner or later it will fail and may cause other damages as well. Solenoids are cheap in regards the the cost of a controller. Others may have other input, but I think you should swap it out.

09-09-2010, 06:54 AM	#3
SpoiledRotten Conservatively Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Below the Mason Dixon Posts: 3,610	Re: Do I need heavy duty solenoid Not from experience am I giving this information, but from reading what an experienced one told me..... the weaker controller could weld itself into the closed position and keep the cart running thus getting someone hurt and/or causing damage to the cart. 50.00 - 60.00 for a new solenoid? Yep.... do it! I first thought like you... "ah, I can get by with the smaller part". Then realized that the chance wasn't worth the effort and money I had already put in my cart, and certainly wasn't worth my family getting hurt.

09-21-2010, 02:38 PM	#4
davefewox Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 12	Re: Do I need heavy duty solenoid guess my email notif. didn't work for this thread. thanks for the replies. yes its a PDS 07 not 97 my mistake. I suspect it does need a heavy duty solenoid like you all suggested but i don't see any 400 amp solenoids? what am i looking for ?? i've heard of this welding problem. thanks.
davefewox Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 12

09-21-2010, 04:45 PM	#5
LostHusker Just one day at a time Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: South TX Posts: 8,650	Re: Do I need heavy duty solenoid Just check with the site sponsors, tell them what kind of controller you bought and they will get you the right solenoid for your application, also pick up a new resistor and diode while you are doing it.

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09-21-2010, 08:50 PM	#6
rabbitreborn Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,757	Re: Do I need heavy duty solenoid For a 400 AMP controller you would use a 200AMP White Rodgers 586 HD solenoid. Contact ScottyB and I am sure he can assist you with this item.

09-21-2010, 09:32 PM	#7
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: Do I need heavy duty solenoid 200 amp MZJ is a 600amp peak unit. That will work. Don't forget a new 250ohm resistor and 1amp diode ....

09-22-2010, 08:42 PM	#8
cheapjeep2 Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Peachtree City, Georgia Posts: 1,546	Re: Do I need heavy duty solenoid 400amp controller - 200amp solenoid.. So if you are running a 500+ amp controller you would move up to a 400amp solenoid, yes?

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