Reverse Beeper sound?

[golfcarr10]

After getting cart back together the new F/R switch reverse beeper sounds different.

Symptoms: key on or off (same result) F/R in reverse beeper makes noise at about 50% sound level.
Key on, when solenoid is activated, the beeper sounds off at 100%, when solenoid deactivates it goes back to 50%.

I did try original beeper with same results...

2001 EZGO 36V series, Alltrax, SW180 soleniod, HD F/R.

(stock blue wire to micro switch closest to batteries, red wire to same micro switch, short red wire across to other micro switch (opposite batteries), orange wire on that micro switch, red wire thru the plate back to beeper, black wire to beeper)

Anyone run across this issue?

[Sir Nuke]

GOLFCARR10.....first I have to ask if you are in Columbia Lakes....considering that's where I live!! and I have the same cart as you and could come over in person and help troubleshoot with you!! as far as your issue....somehow you are getting power to the beeper when it shouldn't, at least some sort of feedback!

shoot me a PM to let me know where you are at.

[kgsc]

Stray voltage from somewhere.

[golfcarr10]

I removed the connectors to horn/beeper and attached volt meter (black and red wires) and got 38.2 (pack reading) without solenoid activated. activate solenoid and volts drop to 36 then rises almost instantly back to 38.x and the beeper gets LOUD (100%) as soon as the solenoid clicks?

[Sir Nuke]

considering this started right after you replaced your F&R....I have to think that something got wired differently.....or at least something HAS changed.

[golfcarr10]

Originally Posted by golfcarr10

I removed the connectors to horn/beeper and attached volt meter (black and red wires) and got 38.2 (pack reading) without solenoid activated. activate solenoid and volts drop to 36 then rises almost instantly back to 38.x and the beeper gets LOUD (100%) as soon as the solenoid clicks?

Let me clarify:
Key on, F/R in neutral. Removed red and black wire from beeper/buzzer whatever... placed volt meter on wires, ZERO READING.
F/R in reverse, pack voltage reading on meter (38.2) beeper at 50% volume
activate solenoid (enough to click but not move the cart, pack voltage drops down around 37 for split second, then comes back up but not all the way up (38.0) beeper at 100% volume.

put back in neutral and the reading on meter goes back to 0

WTH ?

also put the old beeper (which has constant BEEEEEEP, new on is off on type deal like delivery trucks and such) same symptoms.

[Sir Nuke]

Originally Posted by golfcarr10

Let me clarify:
Key on, F/R in neutral. Removed red and black wire from beeper/buzzer whatever... placed volt meter on wires, ZERO READING.
F/R in reverse, pack voltage reading on meter (38.2) beeper at 50% volume
activate solenoid (enough to click but not move the cart, pack voltage drops down around 37 for split second, then comes back up but not all the way up (38.0) beeper at 100% volume.

put back in neutral and the reading on meter goes back to 0

WTH ?

also put the old beeper (which has constant BEEEEEEP, new on is off on type deal like delivery trucks and such) same symptoms.

tomorrow, I will go out and take the same reading on my cart, see what I get and report back to ya here.

[nickdalzell1]

Sounds like it might be getting power from the residual capacitor charge inside the controller when it should not, meaning it is getting power from the wrong side of the solenoid or a switch is hooked up where power is being drawn from the controller side when car is off or not in REV.

Yes, even if you disconnect power from the batteries, if you put a series TXT or Marathon in reverse, it will still beep until the charge is depleted from the controller, and, in fact, most service manuals use that to verify discharge.

[Sir Nuke]

well I couldn't wait.....went out to the garage and got out the volt meter and with the key on (my buzzer isn't wired up on the negative side) with the cart in N....0V.....in F....0V.....in R....FULL PACK VOLTAGE.

[Sir Nuke]

something tells me that the fact it does this with the key ON or OFF, has something to do with it, as that isn't right.