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05-07-2015, 03:52 PM | #11 |
Gone Mad
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Re: series cart only runs with jump wire on solenoid
It sounds like your controller, FNR, motor, etc are working fine, and the previous owner just bypassed the solenoid, since you said the jumper was 4 gauge. You also said the solenoid clicks every time, which means the low current solenoid activation circuit is working. I'd suspect the solenoid, or some weird wiring on the high current side. Hard to do remote control trouble-shooting.
Bypassing the solenoid is not recommended, for safety reasons, but they can be known to weld shut, which is what your bypass is emulating. Not the safest way to run, but if it works, and you have no kids to worry about, I - not most on this site - would keep the bypass until you can figure out what is wrong with your solenoid. If it tests bad, get a heavier duty one from ScottyB. |
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05-07-2015, 04:17 PM | #12 |
Gone Wild
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Re: series cart only runs with jump wire on solenoid
The solenoid is there as a very important safety feature! It's ok to bypass during troubleshooting but it's not ok to run that way. You can end up with a runaway cart at full throttle if the controller fails in a certain manner.
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05-07-2015, 04:41 PM | #13 |
Gone Mad
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Re: series cart only runs with jump wire on solenoid
Agreed, thus my disclaimer. With no gas applied, FNR in Neutral, or the key off, the controller will not supply any juice to the motor. I also said he needs to find and fix the problem, but I drove a 70 Mopar with the brake master cylinder in my garage, so I'm not the safest driver. Savannah is pretty flat and I had my emergency brakes tuned up to be "good enough".
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05-07-2015, 09:59 PM | #14 |
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Re: series cart only runs with jump wire on solenoid
So should I just get a heavy duty solenoid and put that on? I don't want to keep it on there for safety reasons as everyone has said. That's what I was told by the original owner was the problem which is why it was jumped but I put a new one in and it still didn't work without the jump wire after the install. So I thought maybe it was something else, but after getting everyone's input I think I'll just go ahead and get a heavy duty one and hope that's the problem. Thank you everyone for all the advice and input it has helped tremendously! Any suggestions on which brand or where to get a good one?
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05-08-2015, 12:21 AM | #15 |
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Re: series cart only runs with jump wire on solenoid
Thats the convenient thing about the curtis/albright contactor used in many clubcar & star carts (many others too). You can open, inspect and clean the contacts, and determine if they are acceptable, or the cause of your problem. The drawback, the contacts are not shielded from the contaminants in the open air that cause errosion of the surfaces when a arc is made or broken. If i were building my own (and bean-counters had no say), a inert gas filled kilovac or tyco would be my choice to keep the contacts pure.
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05-08-2015, 06:38 AM | #16 |
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Re: series cart only runs with jump wire on solenoid
This is some of the poorest troubleshooting.
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05-08-2015, 07:47 AM | #17 | |
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Re: series cart only runs with jump wire on solenoid
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05-08-2015, 07:48 AM | #18 |
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05-08-2015, 07:52 AM | #19 |
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05-08-2015, 07:55 AM | #20 |
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Re: series cart only runs with jump wire on solenoid
A voltmeter is needed and some voltage measurements made with the jumper wire disconnected to see what is going on with the solenoid switching power. It is either a bad connection or a bad solenoid. The solenoid has already been changed out and same results. Installing another solenoid is a waste of time without making some voltage measurements. Tamster; Do you have a voltmeter or access to one?
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