Voltage drains away

Jim Greene · 05-22-2016, 09:29 PM

After tooling around camp for a few minutes, my TXT abruptly went dead. The ammeter needle went from well into the green to zero in a flash. After pushing it back to our site, I connected the charger, which had so recently showed a full charge, and it also went to zero. After unplugging and waiting for a few minutes, the dash ammeter crept back up into the green, so I pushed the accelerator. It went to zero again.

The batteries all read the proper 6 amps, but the circuit read only 12, at first, then inched up to 30. Still, the cycle of failure repeated itself. The battery cables and the speed controller were all replaced last summer.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Revolution · 05-22-2016, 10:29 PM

Hi Jim,

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I think you are using the term amp and ammeter incorrectly. Amps are the volume of electric force and volts are the potential of the electric force.

It sounds like you are referring to volts as amps. If thats the case your batteries are dead, and most likely not recoverable.

Revolution · 05-22-2016, 10:32 PM

Have you checked the water/electrolyte level of your batteries?

Revolution · 05-22-2016, 10:58 PM

Heres a helpful page from a great vendor here that will help you with your battery situation.

http://www.cartsunlimited.net/charging-tutorial.html

Isaac-1 · 05-22-2016, 11:17 PM

It may also be a simple corrosion issue on one of the main cables or the shorter jumpers causing them to not making good contact.

Clemsoncartguy · 05-23-2016, 07:22 AM

I would check connectiins. Sounds like possibly a bad one...but more likely bad batteries.

Helirich · 05-23-2016, 08:22 AM

Are you saying that the cart drove fine yesterday and today you have this? Or are you saying the cart drove fine last summer and now you have this? If it is the later, were the batteries on a trickle charge during the winter? If not, the guys are right. (Batteries)

If it drove good yesterday, it could be a lot of things.

05-22-2016, 09:29 PM	#1
Jim Greene Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 1	Voltage drains away After tooling around camp for a few minutes, my TXT abruptly went dead. The ammeter needle went from well into the green to zero in a flash. After pushing it back to our site, I connected the charger, which had so recently showed a full charge, and it also went to zero. After unplugging and waiting for a few minutes, the dash ammeter crept back up into the green, so I pushed the accelerator. It went to zero again. The batteries all read the proper 6 amps, but the circuit read only 12, at first, then inched up to 30. Still, the cycle of failure repeated itself. The battery cables and the speed controller were all replaced last summer. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Jim Greene Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 1

05-22-2016, 10:29 PM	#2
Revolution Voltaholic Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Close to Navasota Texas Posts: 934	Re: Voltage drains away Hi Jim, Welcome to BGW! Buggies Gone Wild has the smartest and most informed members and venders on the web. I think you are using the term amp and ammeter incorrectly. Amps are the volume of electric force and volts are the potential of the electric force. It sounds like you are referring to volts as amps. If thats the case your batteries are dead, and most likely not recoverable.

05-22-2016, 10:32 PM	#3
Revolution Voltaholic Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Close to Navasota Texas Posts: 934	Re: Voltage drains away Have you checked the water/electrolyte level of your batteries?

05-22-2016, 10:58 PM	#4
Revolution Voltaholic Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Close to Navasota Texas Posts: 934	Re: Voltage drains away Heres a helpful page from a great vendor here that will help you with your battery situation. http://www.cartsunlimited.net/charging-tutorial.html

05-22-2016, 11:17 PM	#5
Isaac-1 Gone Wild Join Date: May 2016 Location: SW Louisiana Posts: 192	Re: Voltage drains away It may also be a simple corrosion issue on one of the main cables or the shorter jumpers causing them to not making good contact.

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05-23-2016, 07:22 AM	#6
Clemsoncartguy Gone Wild Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Greenwood, SC Posts: 1,291	Re: Voltage drains away I would check connectiins. Sounds like possibly a bad one...but more likely bad batteries.

05-23-2016, 08:22 AM	#7
Helirich Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 572	Re: Voltage drains away Are you saying that the cart drove fine yesterday and today you have this? Or are you saying the cart drove fine last summer and now you have this? If it is the later, were the batteries on a trickle charge during the winter? If not, the guys are right. (Batteries) If it drove good yesterday, it could be a lot of things.
Helirich Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 572

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