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Old 07-03-2011, 06:11 AM   #1
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I have a 1996 36 volt dcs cart. Last fall it quit working and I found the controller was melted on the top so I replaced the controller and while doing that had the electric motor rebuilt. I finally got around to putting it all back together and now it will run in forward or reverse for a few seconds and then it just dies. It wont start going again until i turn off the tow switch for a short time and then turn it back on. It will go a few seconds again but never gets to full speed. I am not sure if I hooked something back up incorrectly or if something else is bad given that my controller literally melted on the top right corner. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Old 07-03-2011, 07:44 AM   #2
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Default Re: Runs slow about 5 feet then stops

you haven't had the cart running in almost a year? Have you been charging the batteries during that down time?
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Old 07-03-2011, 07:48 AM   #3
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I kept them charged individually with a 6 volt charger. The batteries are about 2 years old.
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Old 07-03-2011, 07:52 AM   #4
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my battery pack reads at 38.5 volts and each batter reads at 7.0 to 7.2 volts
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Old 07-03-2011, 07:54 AM   #5
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Can you connect the voltmeter to the pack and give us the voltage reading standing and then running?
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Old 07-03-2011, 08:04 AM   #6
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Standing the battery pack reads 38 and running(slow) it reads 37.2.
I never noticed before but I can hear the batteries bubbling as if the charger was connected and it is not. It seems like this should not be the case.
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Old 07-03-2011, 08:06 AM   #7
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Hearing the batteries 'gassing' is normal. did you say this was a series cart?
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Old 07-03-2011, 08:18 AM   #8
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Its a DCS
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Old 07-03-2011, 08:20 AM   #9
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The controller is bad. In a DCS cart it is always controller failure. Was it new or rebuilt? Did you try to run it with the batteries low?
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Old 07-03-2011, 08:25 AM   #10
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Any suggestions where I should get one. The one I put on i purchased "New" on ebay but if you think it is the controller that is bad then I want to make sure I get a good one. Any chance that it is the selenoid.
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