Radio Free EZGO

davet · 05-28-2013, 09:36 AM

Didn't know where to put this thread,I hope someone has had this problem and can tell me where to go with it cause I'm lost...Have 2 carts, both EZGO PDS that I converted to 48 v,They both have radios,both have key activated 30 amp converters. When on normal FM station if you put head lights on volume will drop and radio signal becomes staticy.the converter is wired to a pair of bus bars both + and - 12volt.I thought voltage drop but the drop is only a tenth of a volt.I put the radio to an independent 12 V batt it still does it when the head lights come on.Has to be inter fearing with the radio signal volume will not drop with a CD or I POD.Anybody have any ideas Thanx Dave

davet · 05-30-2013, 12:51 PM

Just my luck,61 reads and no replys,it's either my breath or no one has ever had this problem ????Dave

kgsc · 05-30-2013, 02:00 PM

Are these regular head lights ?

davet · 05-31-2013, 06:54 AM

Yep,bulb headlights and led tails,even thought and unpluged the tails no change..Dave

moose364 · 05-31-2013, 10:06 AM

Im going to guess it's something to do with your Hot wire going to your head lights being to close to your antenna wire run the head light wire in some metal flex conduit to shield it when passing your antenna I had this same problem with a gate opener they use radio signal for the remote opener and I had a hot with passing to close to the antenna wire on the gate opener, I ran the hot and ground in the metal conduit and fixed it. Hope this helps

rib33024 · 05-31-2013, 10:14 AM

sounds like the 30 amp converters has something to do with this, unhook the converter, and wire the radio to the batteries and see if it still does it,

davet · 06-03-2013, 09:53 AM

Thanx guys,going to try the metal conduit.Can't go direct batt 48v cart,but when we put it on an independent batt,it did the same thing,the lights have to be affecting the FM signal.Dave

davet · 06-06-2013, 07:20 AM

Just finished another custom build same set up,differances being a differant brand radio JVC and I used a wire style hidden antena under the nose of the cart,no signal drop.Radio is perfect no signal/volume drop when the lights come on ?????

Andy4639 · 06-25-2013, 06:42 PM

The radio's made today are more senitive to interferances than the older ones. I worked on my buddies at the beach several times rewiring it and trying all the little differances to get it to work better but finally he bougght a new radio and it's fine now.

davet · 06-26-2013, 06:21 AM

Andy,thanx for the reply we are down to just about the same thing,going to change to the JVC like I used in the one with no problem,by the way has the PQ forum gone away????Looked the other day could not find..Dave

05-28-2013, 09:36 AM	#1
davet Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DOVER,DE Posts: 533	Radio Free EZGO Didn't know where to put this thread,I hope someone has had this problem and can tell me where to go with it cause I'm lost...Have 2 carts, both EZGO PDS that I converted to 48 v,They both have radios,both have key activated 30 amp converters. When on normal FM station if you put head lights on volume will drop and radio signal becomes staticy.the converter is wired to a pair of bus bars both + and - 12volt.I thought voltage drop but the drop is only a tenth of a volt.I put the radio to an independent 12 V batt it still does it when the head lights come on.Has to be inter fearing with the radio signal volume will not drop with a CD or I POD.Anybody have any ideas Thanx Dave

05-30-2013, 12:51 PM	#2
davet Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DOVER,DE Posts: 533	Re: Radio Free EZGO Just my luck,61 reads and no replys,it's either my breath or no one has ever had this problem ????Dave

05-30-2013, 02:00 PM	#3
kgsc Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 13,146	Re: Radio Free EZGO Are these regular head lights ?

05-31-2013, 06:54 AM	#4
davet Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DOVER,DE Posts: 533	Re: Radio Free EZGO Yep,bulb headlights and led tails,even thought and unpluged the tails no change..Dave

05-31-2013, 10:06 AM	#5
moose364 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2013 Location: E Texas Posts: 5	Re: Radio Free EZGO Im going to guess it's something to do with your Hot wire going to your head lights being to close to your antenna wire run the head light wire in some metal flex conduit to shield it when passing your antenna I had this same problem with a gate opener they use radio signal for the remote opener and I had a hot with passing to close to the antenna wire on the gate opener, I ran the hot and ground in the metal conduit and fixed it. Hope this helps

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05-31-2013, 10:14 AM	#6
rib33024 ...................... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: FT Lauderdale FL. Posts: 16,416	Re: Radio Free EZGO sounds like the 30 amp converters has something to do with this, unhook the converter, and wire the radio to the batteries and see if it still does it,

06-03-2013, 09:53 AM	#7
davet Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DOVER,DE Posts: 533	Re: Radio Free EZGO Thanx guys,going to try the metal conduit.Can't go direct batt 48v cart,but when we put it on an independent batt,it did the same thing,the lights have to be affecting the FM signal.Dave

06-25-2013, 06:42 PM	#9
Andy4639 48/400/Alltrax HS motor Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Liberty SC, Garden City SC Posts: 6,190	Re: Radio Free EZGO The radio's made today are more senitive to interferances than the older ones. I worked on my buddies at the beach several times rewiring it and trying all the little differances to get it to work better but finally he bougght a new radio and it's fine now.

06-26-2013, 06:21 AM	#10
davet Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DOVER,DE Posts: 533	Re: Radio Free EZGO Andy,thanx for the reply we are down to just about the same thing,going to change to the JVC like I used in the one with no problem,by the way has the PQ forum gone away????Looked the other day could not find..Dave

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