Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum - View Single Post - 2011 RXV LiFePo Upgrade Taking Out Solenoids

Pat911 · 05-16-2022, 01:58 AM

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the problem is your batteries. They cannot produce the required current your cart is demanding and one of them is shutting down. Either that or your batteries aren't balanced and one of them is shutting down on low voltage, but my money is on insufficient amps. Did you also purchase a new lithium charger or are you using your old lead acid charger? You must use a lithium charger.

You should have purchased a 48v battery designed for high current use, not 4 x 12v batteries designed for RV/Solar use.

As you've already experienced, the RXV is one of the most dangerous carts to have a battery shutdown as the brakes will lock up. Another member here experienced a roll over in that exact situation so be careful.

Cheers
Pat.

05-16-2022, 01:58 AM	#2
Pat911 Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,948	Re: 2011 RXV LiFePo Upgrade Taking Out Solenoids Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the problem is your batteries. They cannot produce the required current your cart is demanding and one of them is shutting down. Either that or your batteries aren't balanced and one of them is shutting down on low voltage, but my money is on insufficient amps. Did you also purchase a new lithium charger or are you using your old lead acid charger? You must use a lithium charger. You should have purchased a 48v battery designed for high current use, not 4 x 12v batteries designed for RV/Solar use. As you've already experienced, the RXV is one of the most dangerous carts to have a battery shutdown as the brakes will lock up. Another member here experienced a roll over in that exact situation so be careful. Cheers Pat.