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06-14-2015, 11:29 AM | #11 |
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Re: RXV Battery post melting!
I didn't see a washer either, but the OP said he did so I thought I'd ask.
I know the high current cables need to be right on the lead, closest to the battery in regards to 'stacking' other cables with. (I think stacking is the right term...) |
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06-14-2015, 01:37 PM | #12 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
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Re: RXV Battery post melting!
That cable looks suspect to me. I would replace it or at least clean up the connecton so it's nice and shiny. Heat is what is melting the terminal and heat is caused by a bad connection at the terminal or where the wire is crimped to the lug.
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06-14-2015, 01:57 PM | #13 |
Gone Wild
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Location: South Central Tennessee
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Re: RXV Battery post melting!
don't over-tighten the nut. its only held by lead.
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06-15-2015, 07:22 AM | #14 |
Gone Wild
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Re: RXV Battery post melting!
There currently is no washers on it, that's how it was when I got it. But I know there needs to be. So today I'm going to get some 4ga wire and some good connectors and solder them as well as crimp like I did when I built boats. That will get me the best possible connection, then top it off with some lock washers after I clean all of the terminals.
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06-15-2015, 08:05 AM | #15 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: RXV Battery post melting!
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Another train of thought is that crimping and soldering may not provide a better connection and in fact may provide no advantage or even worse. If you crimp then solder there may have been no voids for the solder to penetrate so it does nothing. If you solder then crimp you may distort and or even break the solders bond to the wire and lug. |
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06-17-2015, 04:26 PM | #16 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Duncan Corners
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Re: RXV Battery post melting!
Hi RXV tech here..
Those are factory cables. Good enough for golf speed/use, not great for high speed/ street use. If cable is going bad, ( like this one appears to be) Replace it with good quality cable. Replace high current cables From batts to Controller -- do not mess with cables to motor- those are fine. Lifting RXV,s and adding larger tires is generally a bad idea. You loose stability ( a real problem with the speed of an RXV) and torque. The loss of torque is especially problematic as this affects brake performance. So you LOOSE performance and SAFETY with a lift kit. |
06-17-2015, 07:36 PM | #17 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Florida
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Re: RXV Battery post melting!
Well I started upgrading the cables to 2ga today and adding lock washers. I replaced that one cable after I finished my 6" lift so that I could test drive it. I drove it hard and got no heat out of that cable. The torque seems to still be there in my opinion and it still stops good. It will lock up the tires if you slam on the brakes so not sure why that seems to be an issue. Maybe with huge tires but with the 22"s it seems just fine. And it's definitely faster but I have to GPS it to see what it's at. It was 19-20mph with stockers on it.
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06-17-2015, 07:43 PM | #18 |
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Re: RXV Battery post melting!
Keep jamming the brakes like that, it will clear up that locking-up issue, and you will get to replace the mtor brake before it will drive again . That lockup is "normal" for a panic stop, but very hard on the motor brake that is intended only to keep a stopped cart stopped. Try to not press the pedal to the point of motor brake engagement.
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06-18-2015, 07:20 AM | #19 | |
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