4awg wires now its slower

agrinnell2009 · 07-04-2013, 06:13 PM

I just replaced all my wires with 4 gauge wires and now the cart seems to have less torque and a little hesitation when I hit the gas top speed is about the same and its still slow uphill its a 36 v ezgo medalist 1995

07-04-2013, 06:37 PM

make sure cables are tight .. you won't get much more speed out of the wires

agrinnell2009 · 07-04-2013, 07:47 PM

All the cables are tight. I'm not really expecting to much more of anything but Im wondering why it got worse. It should have more torque but instead it has less and a slight hesitation when I hit the gas

roady89 · 07-04-2013, 10:03 PM

Are you sure its actually 36 volts and not 30? Check the entire pack voltage.....Its happened many times before where someone ran a battery in parallel by accident.

07-04-2013, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roady89

Are you sure its actually 36 volts and not 30? Check the entire pack voltage.....Its happened many times before where someone ran a battery in parallel by accident.

great point ^^^

cashfive · 07-04-2013, 10:16 PM

Check you batteries. also why did you replace with number 4 wire?

agrinnell2009 · 07-05-2013, 06:52 AM

The batteries are wired pos to neg all the way across and I switched to 4 because the old ones were just that old. And i figured I might as well do 4 gauge

JohnnieB · 07-05-2013, 07:28 AM

Which drive system, series or DCS?

If it is a DCS, did you flip the Run/Tow switch to Tow when you R&R the cables?
If not, the controller may have been damaged.

On a 1995, the OEM cables were 6Ga and if they were the original cables, they were 18 years old, so they were probably pretty sick 6Ga cables, so there ought to have been some improvement in low end torque.

Are any of the cables, connections or components getting hot?

What is the pack voltage when cart is sitting still?
What is the pack voltage when cart is traveling at max speed on level ground?
What is pack voltage when cart is bogging down on a hill?

scottyb · 07-05-2013, 07:46 AM

Assuming you replaced old 6g with fresh 4g the cable could not be making your cart slower. Even if you replaced old 4g with new 4g the flow should be improved. It is possible that your cable end connections are not good if your supply is good.

agrinnell2009 · 07-05-2013, 10:45 AM

All connections are good and tight I don't know voltage readings because I don't have a volt meter but the wires going to and from motor are getting a little hott closer to the controler

07-04-2013, 06:13 PM	#1
agrinnell2009 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 32	4awg wires now its slower I just replaced all my wires with 4 gauge wires and now the cart seems to have less torque and a little hesitation when I hit the gas top speed is about the same and its still slow uphill its a 36 v ezgo medalist 1995
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07-04-2013, 06:37 PM	#2
crash test dummy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 4awg wires now its slower make sure cables are tight .. you won't get much more speed out of the wires
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07-04-2013, 07:47 PM	#3
agrinnell2009 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 32	Re: 4awg wires now its slower All the cables are tight. I'm not really expecting to much more of anything but Im wondering why it got worse. It should have more torque but instead it has less and a slight hesitation when I hit the gas
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07-04-2013, 10:03 PM	#4
roady89 nimda Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13,022	Re: 4awg wires now its slower Are you sure its actually 36 volts and not 30? Check the entire pack voltage.....Its happened many times before where someone ran a battery in parallel by accident.
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07-04-2013, 10:16 PM	#6
cashfive Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Around Houston ,Tx. Posts: 54	Re: 4awg wires now its slower Check you batteries. also why did you replace with number 4 wire?

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07-05-2013, 06:52 AM	#7
agrinnell2009 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 32	Re: 4awg wires now its slower The batteries are wired pos to neg all the way across and I switched to 4 because the old ones were just that old. And i figured I might as well do 4 gauge
agrinnell2009 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 32

07-05-2013, 07:28 AM	#8
JohnnieB Techno-Nerd Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Virginia Posts: 19,654	Re: 4awg wires now its slower Which drive system, series or DCS? If it is a DCS, did you flip the Run/Tow switch to Tow when you R&R the cables? If not, the controller may have been damaged. On a 1995, the OEM cables were 6Ga and if they were the original cables, they were 18 years old, so they were probably pretty sick 6Ga cables, so there ought to have been some improvement in low end torque. Are any of the cables, connections or components getting hot? What is the pack voltage when cart is sitting still? What is the pack voltage when cart is traveling at max speed on level ground? What is pack voltage when cart is bogging down on a hill?

07-05-2013, 07:46 AM	#9
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,406	Re: 4awg wires now its slower Assuming you replaced old 6g with fresh 4g the cable could not be making your cart slower. Even if you replaced old 4g with new 4g the flow should be improved. It is possible that your cable end connections are not good if your supply is good.

07-05-2013, 10:45 AM	#10
agrinnell2009 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 32	Re: 4awg wires now its slower All connections are good and tight I don't know voltage readings because I don't have a volt meter but the wires going to and from motor are getting a little hott closer to the controler
agrinnell2009 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 32

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