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cpgolez · 07-19-2008, 10:11 PM

Thanks rusty... Anyway, about my cart.. I still haven't got it running. After changing the controller, it still doesn't run. My mechanic says that I need to change the potentiometer... So I went and bought a new one which looked exactly the same as the busted one. The description says:

Pot 0-5K, Curtis Style for PB-5/6 Potentiometer

* 3 Terminal Potentiometer for Curtis PB-5 or PB-6 type Pot Boxes
* 0-5 k/ohm and 5-0 k/ohm

These are the same 5k pots that are used in PB-5 and PB-6 0-5 K throttles.

Now, when the mechanic installed it he said that he tested the old one vs the new and says that the resistance of the old one is 50 k while the new is only up to 5k and i should have gotten one that should reach 50k... Please tell me... does he know what he's talking about? Everywhere i research on the internet, it says that the potentiometer resistance should only be 0-5 k.

07-19-2008, 10:11 PM	#9
cpgolez Not Yet Wild Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 8	Re: troubleshooting electric ezgo Thanks rusty... Anyway, about my cart.. I still haven't got it running. After changing the controller, it still doesn't run. My mechanic says that I need to change the potentiometer... So I went and bought a new one which looked exactly the same as the busted one. The description says: Pot 0-5K, Curtis Style for PB-5/6 Potentiometer * 3 Terminal Potentiometer for Curtis PB-5 or PB-6 type Pot Boxes * 0-5 k/ohm and 5-0 k/ohm These are the same 5k pots that are used in PB-5 and PB-6 0-5 K throttles. Now, when the mechanic installed it he said that he tested the old one vs the new and says that the resistance of the old one is 50 k while the new is only up to 5k and i should have gotten one that should reach 50k... Please tell me... does he know what he's talking about? Everywhere i research on the internet, it says that the potentiometer resistance should only be 0-5 k.