ez go battery diagram electric

[tia1971]

Hello I am of course a newbie. I have an older golf cart I am not for sure of the year because the numbers can not be read. I know I can say this...It is a green ez go electric golf cart with 6 batteries that are all side by side in 2 rows of 3. I unhooked the batteries to install new ones and I do not know how to reinstall the batteries because I did not pay attention. It was also a long time between me taking them out and then buying some new batteries. Can someone help in sending me so diagrams of how to install batteries. Or can some one tell me where to search. I know it is not a lot to go on but I hope someone can help.

[fbm]

Hi and welcome.

This diagram might help some. Fig. 'D' sounds like your cart.
Thanks to the original poster....

[tia1971]

Thank you fbm! "D" does look like what I have. I am going to go and try this today when I get home and I will let you know if it works.

[fbm]

Your welcome tia1971.

If you have a run/tow switch on your controller box beside the battery
tray,, make sure you put it in tow before you connect the batts to
complete the install. Would not hurt to have a volt meter to check that
you have 36 to 38 volts after you link the batts together.

Good luck...

[scottyb]

Originally Posted by tia1971

Thank you fbm! "D" does look like what I have. I am going to go and try this today when I get home and I will let you know if it works.

Quote......It is a green ez go electric golf cart with 6 batteries that are all side by side in 2 rows of 3. end quote
NO> You have an E

[dougmcp]

There are 2 ways to view side by side 2 rows, D and E.

[scottyb]

He says he has an old cart with 2 groups of three that is a marathon grouping with the resistor coils in the middle, No?

But you could be right his "old" cart may be a TXT .... I doubt it, but.... It's GREEN !!!
We know that.

[tia1971]

I have a picture of it and it does look like diagram "D" The local (local is over a hour from me so he has not see it) cart guy says the positive has to point toward the front on the front row. The back row of batteries has to have the positive facing backwards. Which means it is sort of like "D". What I notice that may be the problem is the diagram "d" has the 12 volt cables connected to a different battery that I have mine connected to. I have attached some photos of the way I have connected the batteries and pictures of the golf cart. Sorry it is so dirty but it has been sitting up for a while and I can not drive it to be washed. :-)

[dougmcp]

Originally Posted by tia1971

What I notice that may be the problem is the diagram "d" has the 12 volt cables connected to a different battery that I have mine connected to. I have attached some photos of the way I have connected the batteries and pictures of the golf cart. Sorry it is so dirty but it has been sitting up for a while and I can not drive it to be washed. :-)

It is not a TXT Cart it is a DCS cart with the run/tow switch on the controller cover. Before you change batteries, the switch needs to be in the tow/maint mode.
Figure "D" is correct for your cart, make sure yours is the same when you're done.
You have the cart wired correctly. The smaller wire that shows white is in the correct spot and should be on the + terminal of the first battery and the smaller black wire on the other side should be on the - terminal of the last battery. These small white and black wires run back to the plug and are connected to the battery charger when you plug it in. The voltage reading across these 2 batteries (first and last) should be 38.4v when fully charged.
Don't worry about the part of the drawing that has the 12v cables, they are for accessories like lights etc.

[tia1971]

Ok I went back out to look and the the white wire is on the positive with the back cable that has + on it as well. Also the negitive has a bigger black wire with a - on it and a smaller black wire.

I guess let me say what problems I am having. I was having problems with the batteries not staying charged for long after charging the batteries it would only run for about 15 minutes. So then I went and bought used batteries because the batteries that were on the golf cart was supposed to still have 3 years left. But even with the used batteries the cart would charge and only run for 15 minutes. So I went and bought all new batteries and after charging it still would only run about 15 minutes. So I am not for sure what the problem was and I did not have the money after putting all the money into the batteries. So i just parked it under the shed but I really want the golf cart to run. So I called the local guy and he said he thought it could be a wrong connection from the golf cart to the batteries.

If someone can help me find out what the real problem is since it may not be the way I hooked it up. What else could I try?