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Old 08-28-2021, 10:08 PM   #46
Tom47
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Default Re: 1981 Lithium conversion possible?

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I went ahead a ran over to my local cart shop and got a bigger solenoid, I just didn’t like how hot the solenoid got, there are a bunch of wires crammed on it and the heat can’t be good...

The new one should be a 200amp and is drastically larger. I pulled the old one out and it has 15amps written on the side, but that can’t be right... took it for another 2 mile test run today after the swap and the solenoid had no heat what so ever... mission accomplished
Great news!

I can't see that being a 15 amp solenoid but if it is black plastic and smaller terminals, it is a 36 volt relay, not a solenoid. It is a wonder it worked at all.
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