01-18-2020, 05:07 PM | #1 |
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Motor upgrade
I'm new to this forum and glad to be here.
I have a 1988 club car (yes its old) and just upgraded the 36 volt motor to a 48 volt motor and changed all 5 solenoids to 48v however, it will not go beyond the 3rd gear and overheats when i try to run it. I am assuming I need to change other electrical components. Anyone with knowledge in this area that could give me some pointers on what else I need to do would be greatly appreciated. |
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01-18-2020, 06:03 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Motor upgrade
you did it wrong , you want to run a 36 volt motor on 48 volts …..
it will be expensive to convert to solid state but you can check here.... https://www.cartsunlimited.net/conversion-kits.html did you put 48 volts of batteries in it ? |
01-18-2020, 06:38 PM | #3 |
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Re: Motor upgrade
no i left the original 6 / 6 volt batteries in it due to lack of space.
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01-19-2020, 05:19 AM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Motor upgrade
So your trying to run a 48 volt motor with only 36 volts ? Wont happen ….click on the link above and get out your wallet or go back to 36 volts....
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01-19-2020, 08:44 AM | #5 |
MOD of all BS!
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Re: Motor upgrade
Correct.... The voltage (or lack there of) is causing the heat.
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01-19-2020, 08:53 AM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Motor upgrade
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01-19-2020, 02:48 PM | #7 |
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Re: Motor upgrade
obviously I went down a one way street not knowing what was at the end however, all the information you folks provided me will help me get out of this mess and yes Budule I will need to take out my wallet and thanks for the link I'll also look at putting in 6 8 volt batteries in as well.
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01-19-2020, 06:22 PM | #8 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Motor upgrade
The cable set is the same for 6/6v and 6/8v in the CC DS carts.
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01-19-2020, 06:36 PM | #9 |
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Re: Motor upgrade
Thank you Scottyb
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