48 volt solonoid won't energize

yamahag9er · 09-25-2011, 05:25 PM

Now that I think about it I believe I have a wiring schematic at home. I will have to check tonight when I get home from work.

joe 100 · 09-25-2011, 08:55 PM

okay, i got the solonoid to energize by running a jumper wire from the blue/white wire on the so lonoid to the negative battery post #6 battery.I took the yel wire from solonoid going to controller, didn't want to fry my controller if something was shorted. Put voltmeter on post where yel wire was . When turned key on heard clicking and read 51v thur solonoid. Okay , so far so good. Put yel wire going to controller back on and jumped blue/white wire and turned key on . Solonoid clicked , put f/r switch in forward, press pedal. NOTHING . I did have the back wheels up . Real disappointed when no go! Okay, decided to put in reverse and the thing worked okay in reverse. At least i can go backwards . I trace the wires on f/r and one of the wires goes to a device that i have no clue of what is. Its not the obc or controller. Its got several wires going to this device .I'ved looked at a bunch of schematics,but can't find one with this on it. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS DEVICE IS?

shadowman · 09-25-2011, 09:03 PM

whats it look like and wheres it located? can you take a pic and post it?...................................

joe 100 · 09-25-2011, 09:15 PM

Yamahag9er, I have a schematic, but it doesn't have that device on it , if your has it on it , i could certainly use it. Thanks for the reply

joe 100 · 09-25-2011, 09:28 PM

Its located on the bracket that wholes the solonod. But its hard to see. You just about have to look from beneath to see. Its made kind of like the obc., but a little smaller. Sorry shallowman but i don't have camera to take a pic with. If need too i can see if my son can do it. Thanks

yamahag9er · 09-26-2011, 07:12 AM

I can't think of any device that would be mounted back there. Does your cart have lights on it? Maybe it's a voltage reducer. I will have to see what I can find. What does it look like? How many wires does it have coming out of it?

joe 100 · 09-26-2011, 08:28 AM

Yamahag9er, I see that you have a 97 also and i'm wondering if yours might have one .
You might be on to something , i didn't think about that. It could very well be a voltage reducer. I will let you know about the wires later. Might work on it later on today.

shadowman · 09-26-2011, 08:38 AM

thats my thought a voltage reducer........although its mounted in an odd place i can,t think of anything else that would be standard to the cart......................

yamahag9er · 09-26-2011, 02:34 PM

No there isn't anything like that on this cart. Generally it is just your main soleniod, dynamic braking solenoid, controller, and OBC back there. I just can't come up with anything else other than something like a voltage reducer or some other type of add on.

joe 100 · 09-26-2011, 04:55 PM

This device has a plug and socket with at least 10 to 12 wires. Right beside the plug theirs several more wires coming out and they are molded into this voltage reducer or voltage doubler, what ever this thing is called. Its hard to troubleshoot when you don't have a schematic.

09-25-2011, 05:25 PM	#11
yamahag9er Fry's Golf Carts Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Michigan Posts: 857	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize Now that I think about it I believe I have a wiring schematic at home. I will have to check tonight when I get home from work.

09-25-2011, 08:55 PM	#12
joe 100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize okay, i got the solonoid to energize by running a jumper wire from the blue/white wire on the so lonoid to the negative battery post #6 battery.I took the yel wire from solonoid going to controller, didn't want to fry my controller if something was shorted. Put voltmeter on post where yel wire was . When turned key on heard clicking and read 51v thur solonoid. Okay , so far so good. Put yel wire going to controller back on and jumped blue/white wire and turned key on . Solonoid clicked , put f/r switch in forward, press pedal. NOTHING . I did have the back wheels up . Real disappointed when no go! Okay, decided to put in reverse and the thing worked okay in reverse. At least i can go backwards . I trace the wires on f/r and one of the wires goes to a device that i have no clue of what is. Its not the obc or controller. Its got several wires going to this device .I'ved looked at a bunch of schematics,but can't find one with this on it. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS DEVICE IS?
joe 100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16

09-25-2011, 09:03 PM	#13
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize whats it look like and wheres it located? can you take a pic and post it?...................................

09-25-2011, 09:15 PM	#14
joe 100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize Yamahag9er, I have a schematic, but it doesn't have that device on it , if your has it on it , i could certainly use it. Thanks for the reply
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09-25-2011, 09:28 PM	#15
joe 100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize Its located on the bracket that wholes the solonod. But its hard to see. You just about have to look from beneath to see. Its made kind of like the obc., but a little smaller. Sorry shallowman but i don't have camera to take a pic with. If need too i can see if my son can do it. Thanks
joe 100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16

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09-26-2011, 07:12 AM	#16
yamahag9er Fry's Golf Carts Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Michigan Posts: 857	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize I can't think of any device that would be mounted back there. Does your cart have lights on it? Maybe it's a voltage reducer. I will have to see what I can find. What does it look like? How many wires does it have coming out of it?

09-26-2011, 08:28 AM	#17
joe 100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize Yamahag9er, I see that you have a 97 also and i'm wondering if yours might have one . You might be on to something , i didn't think about that. It could very well be a voltage reducer. I will let you know about the wires later. Might work on it later on today.
joe 100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16

09-26-2011, 08:38 AM	#18
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize thats my thought a voltage reducer........although its mounted in an odd place i can,t think of anything else that would be standard to the cart......................

09-26-2011, 02:34 PM	#19
yamahag9er Fry's Golf Carts Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Michigan Posts: 857	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize No there isn't anything like that on this cart. Generally it is just your main soleniod, dynamic braking solenoid, controller, and OBC back there. I just can't come up with anything else other than something like a voltage reducer or some other type of add on.

09-26-2011, 04:55 PM	#20
joe 100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16	Re: 48 volt solonoid won't energize This device has a plug and socket with at least 10 to 12 wires. Right beside the plug theirs several more wires coming out and they are molded into this voltage reducer or voltage doubler, what ever this thing is called. Its hard to troubleshoot when you don't have a schematic.
joe 100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16

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