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Hey guys, just looking for some information on my cart. I recently purchased a used 03 Club Car. I've had a 06 EZGO in the past, this is my first Club Car. It's a 48v, and has the button switch for F/R, not the lever. Anyone know what model this is? The battery life is pretty short, could low water level be the cause of this? How can I tell what year these batteries are? Also, the previous owner has mounted LEDs above the headlights and the headlights don't turn on when you pull the switch, just the LEDs, side markers, and tail lights turn on. Is this a cause of concern? I think I would rather have the headlights work and mount the LEDs somewhere else and have a separate switch for them. I appreciate any help you can give me.

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Here are a couple pics so you can see the lights. Also, I just went out to fill batteries. They were very low. I had my wife pick up two gallons of distilled water earlier thinking that would be enough, but I on,y got three batteries topped off with that. Gotta go back and get more water. Also, one more question...the previous owner told me it has an upgraded controller. What the heck does that mean? Sorry for all the noob questions.
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I'd bet the previous owner pulled the wires going to the headlights and hooked them up to the LED's. You only need enough water to get about 1/4" over the top of the plates and that low of water ain't good.
Other members here can help you figure out what controller you have.

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It's a Club Car DS. No clue about the lights......probably a wiring issue. I just bought a new set of US batteries this week.......after much research I discovered i was under charging my previous set the last 4 years........water should be 1/4" above the cells, and you need a charger that you can set to US Battery specs......... They require a higher initial charge. I went with a DPI charger.

What "upgraded" controller is in it? What's your current top speed?

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What is the serial # of the cart? Its located on a sticker under the dash ledge above the foot throttle. It starts with an "A".

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What ever you do. Put cart in TOW before working on anything.

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AQ0340-334146 is the serial number.

The only thing I've done is water the batteries. I didn't put in tow for that. Should I have?

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I always do. You never know what you may touch or drop.

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Ok. I'll start doing that. Thanks for the tip.


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You have one of the best versions of the DS with the IQ control system. The controller is the box mounted under the access panel behind the seat backrest below the sweater basket. Get all the batteries filled with distilled water and check each battery's voltage individually and report back with the numbers.

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TidePride50,
Thats a nice looking DS.

If you put two gallons of water in just three batteries you may have them over filled.

As someone previously said just fill each cell 1/4" above the plates in the batteries. If you have some cells filled to much just use a turkey baster to take some solution out of the overfilled cells, and put that water in some of the other cells a you haven't filled yet. The water/acid solution will expand when you charge the batteries, so very important that they not be over filled.

Then take the initial battery voltage reading. Hopefully you have access to a digital volt meter, they are a very important tool for testing and maintaining your golf car battery's.

About 12 hours after a full charge, you should check each one again and let us know what the have for voltage.

As someone else said with them being that low on water, they might be shot.

If you have the club car charger for the cart, you just leave it plugged in until it shuts off automatically.

Aflyer

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I checked the speed with an app. Looks like I'm around 13 mph, that's after a full charge and sitting for a few days. Is there some way to check the speed setting or something? Also, previous owner told me it had an upgraded controller, how can I go about seeing what I have? Sorry, I know nothing of how these things work.

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I took a couple pics from under the access panel. Maybe someone can tell me what controller it has...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...094bf71c88.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3e3f3d26c8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3f6e57b326.jpg


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TidePride50,
Welcome back, the first picture shows your OBC, or on board computer. This is what controls your battery Charger, as long as your charger is coming on, and shutting off after some number of hours, with the OBC, and Charger are good.

The Motor Controller is under the black plastic cover in your second picture.

The third picture I think is your MCOR but kind of hard to tell from the picture.

Aflyer

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Im going to try and get my hands on a voltage meter tomorrow. What should the readings be for healthy batteries? And how do you check the pack for a reading? They are 8v batteries.

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http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...batteries.html


After a full charge and about 8-12 hr rest period, check pack voltage then check each individual battery. The link I posted has a lot of good info on batteries plus a chart to let you know what voltages that you are looking for.

To check pack voltage, the diagrams in the link should help you see which two battery post to hook up your test meter.
anyway, look for two large wires coming from the pack and going back towards the OBC. One will be pac - and the other pack +. Hook your meter up to the posts that those wires are coming from. That will be pack voltage.
Individual battery voltage is checked by hooking your meter to the posts of each battery. It would be helpful to record the reading of each battery as you check them. A good battery pack, each individual battery should be very of each other. Others can tell you just how close.
A digital multimeter is best for checking these voltages.

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I checked all my batteries today. They all read around 8.3. I didn't check the pack yet. Batteries really seem to have a short life.

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I guess what I need to know is are my batteries in need of replacing and if I get new batteries will the speed pick up above 13mph? Seems like a 48v with any upgraded controller it would be a little faster. My old 36v EZGO ran close to that with no upgrades.

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Nobody?


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You have an IQ cart which has potential to go 20 mph stock. Remove that plastic cover to see what controller you have. Stock is a 250 amp Curtis.

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It would speed up some. Speed depends on what speed code it is set on.

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Here's a pic of the controller. Guess it's not upgraded, just new stock controller. How can I change the speed setting?

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Yep, that's the stock controller.

A CC dealer can change the speed code. They typically charge $100 for code 4, the fastest code, which will get you 19.6 mph.

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A 1608 controller, a d&d, and wiring, solenoid upgrade will make you smile.