97 Ds will not charge?????

49er2012 · 03-19-2011, 08:14 AM

I have a 97 club car ds and can only get like 5v to the battery when running 1st insinct was the vr, when i changed it the old 1 had just 2 wires coming out of it, the red to the silonoid and the yellow to the starter, the ground was coming from the frame to teh vr itself grounding the whole vr. The new 1 is a 4 wire as it is the only one made now for the ds models i have the vr wired exactly as the 4 wire diagram shows, but still no charge, i have checked all the grounds seems everything is k does anybody have any suggestions. thanks

scottyb · 03-19-2011, 08:29 AM

Somewhere here there is a test for the Generator. You ground one lead and the generator puts out full charge. That is the first test ... you'll have to dig around to find it. Use the google search this site feature at the middle blue bar in this page header...

49er2012 · 03-19-2011, 08:37 AM

u dnt think i burned the new one up by originally connecting the grounds for the forward reverse microswitch to it, the bolt on the frame was too big for it and thts where it was on the old 1 so i thought it would be k, but i know the vr is not supposed to be a ground, i fixed it by straight wiring the ground for the ms to the ground on the vr but still no charge.

scottyb · 03-19-2011, 08:43 AM

Those old VR were just about bullet proof, My guess is the original problem is a generator brush issue on a 97.... ? I think you just ground the green wire on the gen. and that pins the output which you can check at the battery. Should get 14-16 volts at 3000 rpm.

49er2012 · 03-19-2011, 08:44 AM

10.4 preciate it

49er2012 · 03-19-2011, 02:18 PM

i put a new starter on it nothin im honestly out of ideas i know i got the vr wired properly accordin to the wirin diagram but runnin its only showin bout 5v on the battery go to a coast its back at 12v

GLEEMO · 03-20-2011, 11:37 AM

49er2012 · 03-21-2011, 10:30 PM

wht th hell does bump mean

49er2012 · 03-21-2011, 10:36 PM

i put a new starter on it becuz i found that the old 1 was burned up due to the original vr being grounded out th way it was, could i have burned the new vr up by wiring it the way they had it originally grounding it to itself like they had it to begin with, i wired it correctly but after seeing no charge i wired it like the old came out nothin happenin so i went to starter, but grounding a vr to itself can burn it up is that a poss????????

scottyb · 03-21-2011, 11:42 PM

Bump just means bump the tread up to the top of the section so it gets seen.

We need some CC Gas experts here, Crash or Shadowman? Where are U at?

03-19-2011, 08:14 AM	#1
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13	97 Ds will not charge????? I have a 97 club car ds and can only get like 5v to the battery when running 1st insinct was the vr, when i changed it the old 1 had just 2 wires coming out of it, the red to the silonoid and the yellow to the starter, the ground was coming from the frame to teh vr itself grounding the whole vr. The new 1 is a 4 wire as it is the only one made now for the ds models i have the vr wired exactly as the 4 wire diagram shows, but still no charge, i have checked all the grounds seems everything is k does anybody have any suggestions. thanks
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13

03-19-2011, 08:29 AM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: 97 Ds will not charge????? Somewhere here there is a test for the Generator. You ground one lead and the generator puts out full charge. That is the first test ... you'll have to dig around to find it. Use the google search this site feature at the middle blue bar in this page header...

03-19-2011, 08:37 AM	#3
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13	Re: 97 Ds will not charge????? u dnt think i burned the new one up by originally connecting the grounds for the forward reverse microswitch to it, the bolt on the frame was too big for it and thts where it was on the old 1 so i thought it would be k, but i know the vr is not supposed to be a ground, i fixed it by straight wiring the ground for the ms to the ground on the vr but still no charge.
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13

03-19-2011, 08:43 AM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: 97 Ds will not charge????? Those old VR were just about bullet proof, My guess is the original problem is a generator brush issue on a 97.... ? I think you just ground the green wire on the gen. and that pins the output which you can check at the battery. Should get 14-16 volts at 3000 rpm.

03-19-2011, 08:44 AM	#5
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13	Re: 97 Ds will not charge????? 10.4 preciate it
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03-19-2011, 02:18 PM	#6
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13	Re: 97 Ds will not charge????? i put a new starter on it nothin im honestly out of ideas i know i got the vr wired properly accordin to the wirin diagram but runnin its only showin bout 5v on the battery go to a coast its back at 12v
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13

03-20-2011, 11:37 AM	#7
GLEEMO just leave me alone Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,643	Re: 97 Ds will not charge????? bump

03-21-2011, 10:30 PM	#8
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13	Re: 97 Ds will not charge????? wht th hell does bump mean
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13

03-21-2011, 10:36 PM	#9
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13	Re: 97 Ds will not charge????? i put a new starter on it becuz i found that the old 1 was burned up due to the original vr being grounded out th way it was, could i have burned the new vr up by wiring it the way they had it originally grounding it to itself like they had it to begin with, i wired it correctly but after seeing no charge i wired it like the old came out nothin happenin so i went to starter, but grounding a vr to itself can burn it up is that a poss????????
49er2012 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13

03-21-2011, 11:42 PM	#10
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: 97 Ds will not charge????? Bump just means bump the tread up to the top of the section so it gets seen. We need some CC Gas experts here, Crash or Shadowman? Where are U at?

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