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04-10-2014, 11:02 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Cable going to motor just fried.
Got a problem. Just bought a cart. 1986 Marathon. Put new batteries in the cart and it ran great for a while. Then all of a sudden I saw a spark at the moter after pressing the gas pedal and checked the motor. One of the cables to the motor fried and broke off. Did I fry the motor? I'm not where to start. Totally new to carts. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.
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04-11-2014, 02:14 AM
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Gone Wild
 Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: South Georgia
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Re: Cable going to motor just fried.
Sounds like a loose connection may have caused the cable end to get hot at the motor connection assuming the rest of the cable is ok. Motor may be ok. Give it a little closer inspection. How far back did the cable get hot? Golf carts draw a lot of current when operating and a bad connection can get very hot. Some of the more experienced forum members will help you in the morning.
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04-11-2014, 07:58 AM
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Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Cable going to motor just fried.
That's about it -in a nutshell. If the Marathon has the original 6g cables in it ( most of them do) Then it will benefit from a complete new set of 4g cables. Old cables build resistance over the years. The resistance causes heat.
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04-11-2014, 09:27 AM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Re: Cable going to motor just fried.
Here is the damage. I guess I need to test out the motor now. Any thoughts?
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04-11-2014, 09:33 AM
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Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Cable going to motor just fried.
Tag and remove all 4 cables then check for unwanted continuity between any A and any S terminals
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04-11-2014, 10:05 AM
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Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: Cable going to motor just fried.
Assuming the motor checks out OK, It's hard to tell from the pic, but that stud may need replacing. Either you can do it, or probably any motor shop can do it.
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04-11-2014, 10:42 AM
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Not Yet Wild
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Re: Cable going to motor just fried.
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04-11-2014, 10:43 AM
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Not Yet Wild
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04-11-2014, 10:54 AM
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Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Cable going to motor just fried.
Send that motor to PQ for a bandit rebuild
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04-11-2014, 10:58 AM
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