ezgo electric issues

[TTGARY]

I am new to this golf cart stuff and have had about 20 thrown at me. the ezgo carts seem to be the biggest problem.they are about 1998/2000 carts and one has me baffled.it started beeping while driving and then would just stop.after a key reset it would travel a few feet and do it again.i have since let someone work on it and now it wont run at all.where do i start.
btw..i am an electrican with control wiring experience so throw it at me

[scottyb]

Are they Series, PDS, or DCS carts?

[TTGARY]

how do i tell the differnce?

[scottyb]

The last 2 numbers of the manufactures code is the year, located inside the passenger side glove box, the 2004 and newer ezgos don't have a serial number plate in the box, they have a serial number sticker under the rear access panel behind the seat, and then on the driver's side frame rail below the floor board.

DCS will have a F&R lever behind the driver's knee and a run/tow switch on the environmental cover on the controller. The backside of the f&R looks round like a hockey puck.

PDS carts will have a Tow/Run switch with toggle switch for F&R on the dash

SERIES carts will have a shift lever like the dcs cart down by your legs, but it will NOT have a tow/run switch. Also the actual F&R switch is in the corner by the controller and there is linkage from it to the lever in the center.....

[TTGARY]

they are DCS.as far as the year, i will look when i get to work..i was under the impression that they were pre 2004 though

[scottyb]

....Of course, they are DCS

DCS was a failed system, PDS was the solution. DCS was only produced for a few years before being replaced by PDS. The DCS controllers tend to self-destruct in low voltage situations ...

[TTGARY]

so it sounds like the fix is a gallon of gas and a match?

[tiresmoke216]

My 1996 dcs is doing this exact thing right now! I am hoping someone can shed some light on this. Brian

[rabbitreborn]

Originally Posted by TTGARY

so it sounds like the fix is a gallon of gas and a match?

lmao.... can i join the fun?

Seriously, I won't even work on a DCS cart unless the customer agrees to me converting the entire system to a series car (which isn't cheap). When Scotty said it was a failed system, he was understating it bigtime......