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Old 12-16-2018, 04:33 PM   #1
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Default Ezgo controler smoking in reverse

Installed new foward reverse controler and forward works great, put in reverse and nothing but the forward and reverse switch starts to emit smoke. Any ideas and what may be causing it? I have everything hooked up correctly according to the diagrams
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Old 12-16-2018, 05:20 PM   #2
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Default Re: Ezgo controler smoking in reverse

Smoke equals bad connection... Faulty new f&r, or faulty install.
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Old 12-16-2018, 07:33 PM   #3
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Default Re: Ezgo controler smoking in reverse

Ok I'll go thru and re clean all the connections to make sure they are all good. Could the motor be bad and cause it to do the same or would it not work at all if the motor was bad ?
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Old 12-16-2018, 07:45 PM   #4
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Default Re: Ezgo controler smoking in reverse

I'm assuming you have a series, and it's the FNR (F/R, F&R) that's smoking, not the controller. If so, the controller, motor, and FNR don't know or care if it's in forward or reverse, as long as it's wired up correctly. Check if the FNR goes all the way to the physical stops on the FNR switch in F and R.

I don't see how anything dirty would make anything smoke ONLY in one direction.

AGAIN, I'm assuming series.
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Old 12-16-2018, 07:48 PM   #5
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Default Re: Ezgo controler smoking in reverse

Please tell us:

Year
Drive type
What you changed and what is still stock
If you changed something, why? More performance or fixing a failure?
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Old 12-16-2018, 10:03 PM   #6
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Default Re: Ezgo controler smoking in reverse

89 marathon
36v electric resistor style
Got cart with no batteries, installed new batteries and wired them up according to the diagram I found on here.
Put it in foward and worked no problem, switch to reverse and smoke starts to emits from the f-n-r switch area.
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Old 12-16-2018, 10:31 PM   #7
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I'm assuming you have a series, and it's the FNR (F/R, F&R) that's smoking, not the controller. If so, the controller, motor, and FNR don't know or care if it's in forward or reverse, as long as it's wired up correctly. Check if the FNR goes all the way to the physical stops on the FNR switch in F and R.[/B][/COLOR]

I don't see how anything dirty would make anything smoke ONLY in one direction.

AGAIN, I'm assuming series.
Sorry, didn't consider resister "controller", HOWEVER, the above still is valid. Have you confirmed it yet? 'scuse my "bold" and just read the "red".
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Old 12-16-2018, 10:37 PM   #8
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Default Re: Ezgo controler smoking in reverse

OP (original poster), did you confirm FNR goes from mechanical stop to stop?

OK. Asking other folks.

Resister carts have throttle "wipers". As far as I know, the wipers work the same in F as R. Is the FNR the same? Does it have a 1/2 speed reverse?

Why would it smoke in one direction, unless there is some kinda 1/2 speed reverse?
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Old 12-16-2018, 10:43 PM   #9
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Are you sure the resisters aren't what's smoking?
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Old 01-07-2019, 05:38 PM   #10
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Default Re: Ezgo controler smoking in reverse

Yes I confirmed the f-n-r goes to both stops. And yes I'm positive the resistors are not smoking because the smoke comes from bottom part or shifter area. About to take it to a local golf cart shop and see what they find wrong with it.
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