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06-01-2011, 01:20 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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EZ go just stops with slight hum when pedal is down
With batteries fully charged, my EZ go's power will just disapear. When you press the pedal, the motor hums with a barely noticeable vibration. Seems to be trying to push forward. While towing it back to the house, my daughter kept trying the pedal and BAM, it starts working again so she drives it home. The next time we take it out, it runs for a few minutes then loses power again. One day last week I took all the cables off and cleaned connections and reconnected. I drove it for about 10 minutes and tried everything to make it stop working, including driving over bumpy terrain at full speed. It worked great. Put it back in garage and charged batteries. The next day my daughter rode it and didn't even get out of the driveway. Batteries seem to charge fully. Any help would be greatly appreciated and my 12-year-old daughter will have her "wheels" back. Thanks in advance.
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06-01-2011, 01:52 PM | #2 |
Just one day at a time
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Re: EZ go just stops with slight hum when pedal is down
Welcome !!!
First off, tell us what kind of cart you have, is the fnr switch on the dash or by your legs, is there a toggle switch on the controller cover? What is your pack voltage shortly after you try driving your cart and it does not move? |
06-01-2011, 02:05 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: EZ go just stops with slight hum when pedal is down
Forgot to mention that I have very little experience (can't fix stupid, I know). I will check when I get home tonight and get back to you. Thanks!
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06-01-2011, 02:08 PM | #4 |
Just one day at a time
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Re: EZ go just stops with slight hum when pedal is down
If you willing to work on it, then you will get the help with your cart to get it figured out.
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06-02-2011, 06:42 PM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: EZ go just stops with slight hum when pedal is down
Ok it is a EZ-GO TXT 27647-GO1
FnR swith is by legs between driver and passenger. NO toggle swith on controller cover. Also, just checked it again and it worked for a few minutes then very low power with vibrating hum. Hooked it back up to charger and batteries were full. I jacked up the back wheels to see if they spin when I hit the gas pedal. They did but I could easily stop the wheel with my hand. Then I pushed gas pedal again while jacked up and the wheel barely turned. While I was doing this I noticed a thin wisp of smoke from one of the battery terminals which just happens to be the one a friend helped me jerry rig. The Golfcart mecahnic that worked on it last messed up one terminal and my friend re-tapped it with a bolt. That was over 8 months ago. I felt the battery cable to this terminal and it was HOT. None of the others were. Oh and how would I check the pack voltage? |
06-03-2011, 06:50 AM | #6 |
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Re: EZ go just stops with slight hum when pedal is down
you certainly have a bad connection that needs to be fixed. check your voltage with a vom, volt ohm meter, connected between the first pos. and the last neg. full will be 38.2 and 50% is 36.3. when you hook up the charger it needs to run till in shuts itself off or overnight. if you have a newer charger they will finally go into float mode.
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06-03-2011, 08:20 AM | #7 |
Happy Carting
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Re: EZ go just stops with slight hum when pedal is down
That sounds like a good starting point!
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06-03-2011, 08:44 AM | #8 |
The Last Moja Morani
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06-05-2011, 07:58 AM | #9 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: EZ go just stops with slight hum when pedal is down
New battery with a good post seems to have done the trick! Guess the other one with the "rigged" post wa failing under load? I drove it twice yesterday. I tried everything to see if I could make it fail again. Have charged it overnight to test again.
Anyway, THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP! I am now addicted to BGW. |
06-05-2011, 08:02 AM | #10 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: EZ go just stops with slight hum when pedal is down
Also, I would like to donate to the Cause but I don't like to put my Credit Card numbers online. Can I mail a check or money order? Made out to? Address? Thanks
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