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fxcali 05-12-2020 07:11 PM

Club car ds 48v slow 2004
 
A buddy of mine just bought a used Club Car DS and it is slow, i'm guessing 12 mph. its serial number is DS04 which I looked up to be a 2004 48v Club Car DS powerdrive which I'm not quite sure what the power drive portion stands for. From what I can tell its a Series motor on his cart. It does have bigger wheels installed but the rest seems stock

The batteries test out good but this thing is still slow. What's the first step to see about getting this to go faster?

appreciate any guidance!

Thanks!

jakesnake27 05-12-2020 08:13 PM

Re: Club car ds 48v slow 2004
 
Does it have a lever for the FNR or a rocker switch?

fxcali 05-13-2020 09:40 AM

Re: Club car ds 48v slow 2004
 
it has a lever for FNR

jakesnake27 05-13-2020 01:36 PM

Re: Club car ds 48v slow 2004
 
Ok, so it's definitely a series drive. Series carts are just slow by nature. 10-12 mph is about all they'll do stock on level ground. The best way to speed up a series cart is to install a high speed motor.

fxcali 05-13-2020 03:28 PM

Re: Club car ds 48v slow 2004
 
thanks. Is a new controller beneficial in this situation or will that be just for the torque aspect?

jakesnake27 05-13-2020 04:51 PM

Re: Club car ds 48v slow 2004
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by fxcali (Post 1717822)
thanks. Is a new controller beneficial in this situation or will that be just for the torque aspect?

Yeah with series carts, higher amperage only equates to more torque. :thumbup:


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