frame ground

[bioniccartsandcustoms]

Originally Posted by mikesmotortoys

Here is an actual example on frame ground ona gas cart...

We did a motor exchange in an older Marathon to a new MCI 350cc engine. After about a week, the customer brought the cart back with a dead battery and the plastic on the choke cable was COMPLETELY melted off. I thought that the voltage regulator wasn't wired correctly, because of the dead battery, but the choke cable threw me for a loop. I checked the V R and it was OK, changed the choke cable and the thing started to smoke! Very frustrated and hurriedly, I unhooked the battery, thinking I had a MAJOR issue. Sat down, drank a Monster and WALA, decided to trace all HIS wiring for the lights that they had added to the wonder hunting buggy. The grounds were all to the frame at each light mounting point and one of the power wires had rubbed to the frame. Electriciy takes the path of least resisnence, and in this case was the choke cable, leading to the motor.

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Never heard of the choke cable smokin, but did have a 36v ezgo with a ground to the chassis off the battery pack and a short in the motor that burnt all the coating off the brake cables. Funny stuff right there!

[mikesmotortoys]

Originally Posted by gamer1

What do you mean back to the battery next in line in series? I have just installed a converter and was wondering how to run the grounds for my accessories. I think they all have to go to the same battery ground that the charger goes to coming from the converter..... correct? Any help here would be appreciated. Thanks.

If you installed a converter (reducer???), then just follow the directions for the item you purchased. W/O knowing what you have, I cannot recommend

[gamer1]

Its a 3-498E 36v-48v to 12v

has 2 wires going in (36V)

1. RED TO BATTERY +
2. YELLOW TO KEY SWITCH

Two wires coming out (12v)...

3. BLACK TO BATTERY NEGATIVE (Doesn't state which negative)

4. GREEN TO LIGHTS ETC.

I have the 12v coming out if I connect the ground to the 36v negative but was just wondering if that is correct. I also didn't understand what you meant about the "battery next in line in series". Just want to make sure its right before connecting. Thanks

[painterman]

I removed the ground wire from frame now no head lights. The lights only have one wire going to the switch I guess the ground is the light mount which is connected to the frame, can I run wire from the light mount to the battery pack or change lights. Thank You

[painterman]

There is an inline fuse on the power side

[jauguston]

You should be able to identify the ground wire on the connector to your headlight. Connect a new wire to the ground wires for the two headlight and run it to B neg. This is assuming the body work the headlights are in is steel and the easy way was to ground to the steel. If the lights are in a plastic body part there will be a ground wire going to steel someplace.

Jim