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05-30-2014, 09:16 PM | #11 |
Gone Mad
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Re: Ez go keeps going
GC knows what he's talking about. It's either a relay or a contactor. A "solenoid" is a misuse of the terminology, and I didn't mean to interfere with his troubleshooting.
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05-31-2014, 06:05 AM | #12 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Ez go keeps going
There is definitely voltage going to them when I flip the fwd/rev switch either way, just have to find what is causing it now....
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05-31-2014, 06:28 AM | #13 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Ez go keeps going
So I think it may just be the "gas pedal" not comming fully back, when I slightly depress it to make the "micro switch " click and then let go of it, it doesn't click back off untill I actually pull the pedal back, just have figure out how to get it to come back the extra few mm that it needs to....
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05-31-2014, 07:31 AM | #14 |
Gone Mad
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Re: Ez go keeps going
The pedal microswiths AND the ITS both have to be satisfied for it to go.
Oops, resistor cart. Both solenoid AND wiper should need to be satisfied, if wired correctly. If pedal doesn't return to Off position, could cause the problem. |
05-31-2014, 08:13 AM | #15 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Ez go keeps going
This is a resistor coil cart, so it has a speed wiper board. The contacts are burnt and badly pitted (typical) and this is causing the wiper arm to hang at the low end and not return to the neutral place. Remove the wiper arm and board and file the contacts flat or replace them
Solenoid is chattering due to voltage spike up & down. Could be caused by bad connection at these pitted contacts. So I would not worry about the contactor until you have fixed the GAS peddle problem. |
05-31-2014, 08:23 AM | #16 |
Gone Mad
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Re: Ez go keeps going
If the contacts aren't too bad, they may can be cleaned with a ScothBrite pad. But it has to work mechanically as well. Needs to go full throttle to stopped with only the springs (NO physical help). I have no experience with resistor carts, but an electrical switch is an electrical switch.
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05-31-2014, 08:30 AM | #17 |
Gone Mad
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Re: Ez go keeps going
FWIW,
DIY'ers often compromise from what a "real" tech like ScottyB would do. "We" often are willing to deal with an occasional problem, while a real tech wants to fix it for good. There are things I compromise on, and others that I go over-kill on. Depends on what the potential calamity damage might be. |
05-31-2014, 08:41 AM | #18 |
Techno-Nerd
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West Virginia
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Re: Ez go keeps going
According to the schematics, some resistor carts have a cable from the switched side of the solenoid's main contacts to the first coil. That will cause the cart to be in the lowest speed whenever the solenoid is activated, whether the wiper is on the blank or the #1 contact.
If the cart doesn't try to move when switch is off, or F/R is in neutral, the pedal switch is bad or maladjusted. |
06-02-2014, 10:43 AM | #19 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Ez go keeps going
Thanks all, we had just replaced the wiper board and I guess didnt tighten the nut on the linkage from the gas pedal and it wasn't comming back enough to come off the micro switch leaving it still depressed. Tightened the nut and it worked great. Thanks for all the quick responses, you guys really know your stuff on here.......
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06-02-2014, 04:56 PM | #20 |
Techno-Nerd
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Re: Ez go keeps going
Glad to hear you found and fixed the problem.
Thanks for the feedback. |