95 Club Car DS Won't Run

rlpg · 02-26-2014, 03:35 PM

What is the minimum amount of voltage that will make the cart move?

joesam · 02-26-2014, 03:42 PM

Well actually its a combination of volts and amps. A series cart (which you have) will shudder and shake a bit and creep forward slightly (maybe) when it lacks enough battery power. Since your waiting, I would check that the connections and cables and contacts on the Forward/Reverse lever are clean, not corroded and tight 'cause that will make a cart "feel" like it has a power problem when it really doesn't.

rlpg · 02-26-2014, 03:46 PM

Thanks-Will the solenoid still click if there is a bad contact or connection on the FNR switch?

joesam · 02-26-2014, 03:52 PM

Yep - solenoids don't make much of a power demand on the system - unlike the motor & controller which take a lot more reserve power to be "happy".

rlpg · 02-26-2014, 07:54 PM

I pulled all of the batteries to clean up the battery box from the previous owner overfilling the batteries. At that time I checked the FNR connections and I think one was a little lose. I changed connectors and plugged it back in for a few hours. It was down to 5 amps on my charger so I decided to see if it would move. IT DID! I took it down the street with the lights on and got up to 16 mph and then brought back in to charge it up again (probably overnight).
The question I have is, will it start to build it's charge if I do this on a daily basis (quick 1/2 mile down the street and then let it charge overnight)?
Thanks again for your help!

scottyb · 02-26-2014, 09:10 PM

You can hope but history is against complete success.... which means you will get some use... how long it will run on a charge depends upon the batteries' health. Your next big hurdle is to see if the charger will auto shut off meaning the pack came up to full charge voltage.

joesam · 02-26-2014, 09:40 PM

Congratulations you bought a working cart. You can try revival exercises (it can't hurt). There's lots of info on this site on using a DVM to monitor each battery while driving. Odds are not real high that they will all recover though

02-26-2014, 03:35 PM	#11
rlpg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 72	Re: 95 Club Car DS Won't Run What is the minimum amount of voltage that will make the cart move?
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02-26-2014, 03:42 PM	#12
joesam Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Chestermere, Alberta - Canada Posts: 1,146	Re: 95 Club Car DS Won't Run Well actually its a combination of volts and amps. A series cart (which you have) will shudder and shake a bit and creep forward slightly (maybe) when it lacks enough battery power. Since your waiting, I would check that the connections and cables and contacts on the Forward/Reverse lever are clean, not corroded and tight 'cause that will make a cart "feel" like it has a power problem when it really doesn't.

02-26-2014, 03:46 PM	#13
rlpg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 72	Re: 95 Club Car DS Won't Run Thanks-Will the solenoid still click if there is a bad contact or connection on the FNR switch?
rlpg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 72

02-26-2014, 03:52 PM	#14
joesam Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Chestermere, Alberta - Canada Posts: 1,146	Re: 95 Club Car DS Won't Run Yep - solenoids don't make much of a power demand on the system - unlike the motor & controller which take a lot more reserve power to be "happy".

02-26-2014, 07:54 PM	#15
rlpg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 72	Re: 95 Club Car DS Won't Run I pulled all of the batteries to clean up the battery box from the previous owner overfilling the batteries. At that time I checked the FNR connections and I think one was a little lose. I changed connectors and plugged it back in for a few hours. It was down to 5 amps on my charger so I decided to see if it would move. IT DID! I took it down the street with the lights on and got up to 16 mph and then brought back in to charge it up again (probably overnight). The question I have is, will it start to build it's charge if I do this on a daily basis (quick 1/2 mile down the street and then let it charge overnight)? Thanks again for your help!
rlpg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 72

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02-26-2014, 09:10 PM	#16
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,418	Re: 95 Club Car DS Won't Run You can hope but history is against complete success.... which means you will get some use... how long it will run on a charge depends upon the batteries' health. Your next big hurdle is to see if the charger will auto shut off meaning the pack came up to full charge voltage.

02-26-2014, 09:40 PM	#17
joesam Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Chestermere, Alberta - Canada Posts: 1,146	Re: 95 Club Car DS Won't Run Congratulations you bought a working cart. You can try revival exercises (it can't hurt). There's lots of info on this site on using a DVM to monitor each battery while driving. Odds are not real high that they will all recover though