Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum - 36 volt solenoid ???

drivers side is the main ... it turns on the other solenoids
2~5 are the speed solenoids they run through the coils ,witch burn off power
5th solenoid is wide open and by passes the coils
as you press go pedal it in turn activates a solenoid

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Originally Posted by 93yellowclubcar (Post 1269593)

Needs a good charge, but it should run. It is possible you aren't getting full speed due to one or two bad solenoids. I'll post a description of how the cart should work and if it doesn't do this then you likely have a bad solenoid at the missing click or "gear."

There are five solenoids on the cart and three resistors. There are five microswitches attached to a stepped ramp that are engaged in series as you push the throttle. As you look at the solenoids from driver to passenger side they are solenoids 1-5, 1 is the master.

Microswitch 1 engages solenoid 1 as soon as the pedal is pressed, this nets no movement.

Switch two engages solenoid 2 which is "first gear" and has current flowing through 3 resistors.

Switch 3 engages solenoid 3 which is "second gear" and current flows through 2 resistors.

Switch 4 engages solenoid 4 which is "third gear" and current flows through 1 resistor.

Switch 5 engages solenoid 5 which is "fourth gear" and current flows straight from the batteries to the motor.