Dim Headlights

roady89 · 01-14-2009, 08:48 PM

I should clarify something. (were in electric ezgo).... You can GROUND to frame on a gas cart but DO NOT GROUND to frame on an electric cart. On a gasser your better off grounding to the negative terminal on the battery anyways. On an electric you run the risk of doing damage to controllers or other components if you ground to frame.

EASYMONEY · 01-15-2009, 03:03 PM

roady89, I understand what you're saying but why don't golf cart have a battery-frame connection?

sabercat · 01-15-2009, 03:12 PM

sabercat · 01-15-2009, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EASYMONEY

roady89, I understand what you're saying but why don't golf cart have a battery-frame connection?

ya how come they don't on the gassers?

roady89 · 01-15-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roady89

I should clarify something. (were in electric ezgo).... You can GROUND to frame on a gas cart but DO NOT GROUND to frame on an electric cart. On a gasser your better off grounding to the negative terminal on the battery anyways. On an electric you run the risk of doing damage to controllers or other components if you ground to frame.

Voltage spikes, etc. If batteries get a bunch of built up crud on the tops or an acid spill you can get battery voltage to the frame.

Sabercat, read the whole thread and you'll see gassers do.

AggressiveBuggy · 01-15-2009, 04:57 PM

I thought the main reason to not ground to the frame is that you loose control of the voltage. If you connect to any positive terminal and then ground to the frame you end up with 36 volts (well 36 to 38v). Those front holigen light bars are 12 volts, correct?

EASYMONEY · 01-15-2009, 04:58 PM

roady89, Understood. Thanks.

EASYMONEY · 01-15-2009, 05:08 PM

Bunny: They are indeed 12 volts.

roady89 · 01-15-2009, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AggressiveBuggy

I thought the main reason to not ground to the frame is that you loose control of the voltage. If you connect to any positive terminal and then ground to the frame you end up with 36 volts (well 36 to 38v). Those front holigen light bars are 12 volts, correct?

Isn't that what a voltage spike is...sorta..... Grounding to frame has also been known to take out controllers.

EASYMONEY · 01-28-2009, 04:57 PM

I'm going over tomorrow to check the dim headlights. Will I need to take the light bar off to get to the bulbs?

01-14-2009, 08:48 PM	#21
roady89 nimda Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13,022	Re: Dim Headlights I should clarify something. (were in electric ezgo).... You can GROUND to frame on a gas cart but DO NOT GROUND to frame on an electric cart. On a gasser your better off grounding to the negative terminal on the battery anyways. On an electric you run the risk of doing damage to controllers or other components if you ground to frame.
roady89 nimda Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13,022

01-15-2009, 03:03 PM	#22
EASYMONEY Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 35	Re: Dim Headlights roady89, I understand what you're saying but why don't golf cart have a battery-frame connection?

01-15-2009, 03:12 PM	#23
sabercat gone yamaha! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 1,424	Re: Dim Headlights ya?

01-15-2009, 04:57 PM	#26
AggressiveBuggy Getting Wild Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 117	Re: Dim Headlights I thought the main reason to not ground to the frame is that you loose control of the voltage. If you connect to any positive terminal and then ground to the frame you end up with 36 volts (well 36 to 38v). Those front holigen light bars are 12 volts, correct?

01-15-2009, 04:58 PM	#27
EASYMONEY Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 35	Re: Dim Headlights roady89, Understood. Thanks.

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01-15-2009, 05:08 PM	#28
EASYMONEY Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 35	Re: Dim Headlights Bunny: They are indeed 12 volts.

01-28-2009, 04:57 PM	#30
EASYMONEY Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 35	Re: Dim Headlights I'm going over tomorrow to check the dim headlights. Will I need to take the light bar off to get to the bulbs?

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