Lights went out!

Cliff · 10-21-2008, 11:20 PM

Help, please.

I have a 1992 G-9 Yamaha gas cart.
Runs just swell, but....recently, when driving at night, the headlights were beginning to flicker. I could find no loose wires, etc.
Well...this evening, the entire lightsing system just went dark. Everything--signal lights, brake lights, everything.
Cart runs just fine, but....

Where shall I start looking for the problem.
thanks.

Cliff

Niner · 10-21-2008, 11:56 PM

Not to be a smart a$$, but I'd start with checking the connections at the battery.
A connection has worked its way loose somewhere.

TheNewGuy · 10-22-2008, 04:38 AM

I agree, trace every wire.

spriddle · 10-22-2008, 08:06 AM

Welcome to BGW!

It does sound like a connection issue.

Cliff · 10-22-2008, 08:53 AM

Yep, have already checked the battery connections, and wires to/from...no obvious problems there. The flickering suggests a loose conncection, but so far I haven't located it.
There is a fuse in the line (it's a 30 amp, apparently; the specs call for a 10 amp., I believe? dunno' why. It's always been there. ???)of course, and it looks OK.

I'll keep serching for loose wires.
Thanks!
Cliff

Niner · 10-22-2008, 10:22 AM

Are you checking resistance, voltage, or just visual?

RedNeck Rhino · 10-22-2008, 10:38 AM

Could be in your switch. Sometimes the contacts can get corroded and cause them to do that. Check your continuity with a ohm meter you might find your problem there.

rusty · 10-22-2008, 01:04 PM

Welcome to the forum Cliff......................

Cliff · 10-22-2008, 03:01 PM

Thanking you for the advice and info!!
Mostly I've been doing visual checks. No ohm meter, etc involved.
I shall go to that next---and check the switch as well.
Thanks.
Cliff

Cliff · 10-22-2008, 06:25 PM

Rusty, Redneck, Niner...
Some progress on "no lights" situation.
I have the lights back. There seems to be a loose connection inside the fuse housing, loose enough so that the "tabs" which slide into the "slots" allowed the fuse (apparently) to slop around. Anyway....squeezed the little slots together, got a new fuse at the Yamaha GC place (says the fuse could have been bad, although it didn't look like it) and....the lights are back on.
But....still have the flickering, which one of the service people at Yamaha says could be a "loose ground wire." I looked at the wiring diagram for the cart, and there are (I think...) two different grounds shown. Kinda' coming from the coil or something.
I suspect unless I locate the source of the flicker, fuses will keep going bad?
Maybe not.
Where/how can I find where the ground wires are located--please?
Thanks.
Cliff

10-21-2008, 11:20 PM	#1
Cliff Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4	Lights went out! Help, please. I have a 1992 G-9 Yamaha gas cart. Runs just swell, but....recently, when driving at night, the headlights were beginning to flicker. I could find no loose wires, etc. Well...this evening, the entire lightsing system just went dark. Everything--signal lights, brake lights, everything. Cart runs just fine, but.... Where shall I start looking for the problem. thanks. Cliff
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10-21-2008, 11:56 PM	#2
Niner Getting Wild Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Under Nearest Rock Posts: 77	Re: Lights went out! Not to be a smart a$$, but I'd start with checking the connections at the battery. A connection has worked its way loose somewhere.

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10-22-2008, 08:53 AM	#5
Cliff Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Lights went out! Yep, have already checked the battery connections, and wires to/from...no obvious problems there. The flickering suggests a loose conncection, but so far I haven't located it. There is a fuse in the line (it's a 30 amp, apparently; the specs call for a 10 amp., I believe? dunno' why. It's always been there. ???)of course, and it looks OK. I'll keep serching for loose wires. Thanks! Cliff
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10-22-2008, 10:22 AM	#6
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10-22-2008, 10:38 AM	#7
RedNeck Rhino Getting Wild Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Albany, MS Posts: 110	Re: Lights went out! Could be in your switch. Sometimes the contacts can get corroded and cause them to do that. Check your continuity with a ohm meter you might find your problem there.

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10-22-2008, 03:01 PM	#9
Cliff Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Lights went out! Thanking you for the advice and info!! Mostly I've been doing visual checks. No ohm meter, etc involved. I shall go to that next---and check the switch as well. Thanks. Cliff
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10-22-2008, 06:25 PM	#10
Cliff Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Lights went out! Rusty, Redneck, Niner... Some progress on "no lights" situation. I have the lights back. There seems to be a loose connection inside the fuse housing, loose enough so that the "tabs" which slide into the "slots" allowed the fuse (apparently) to slop around. Anyway....squeezed the little slots together, got a new fuse at the Yamaha GC place (says the fuse could have been bad, although it didn't look like it) and....the lights are back on. But....still have the flickering, which one of the service people at Yamaha says could be a "loose ground wire." I looked at the wiring diagram for the cart, and there are (I think...) two different grounds shown. Kinda' coming from the coil or something. I suspect unless I locate the source of the flicker, fuses will keep going bad? Maybe not. Where/how can I find where the ground wires are located--please? Thanks. Cliff
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