Headlights out

hmsnider · 09-11-2016, 07:27 PM

This is a strange one. At least to me.
My headlights on my 2008 RXV stopped working so the first thing I did was try to find a fuse. So I found a fuse that I think is the right one. I pulled it and checked it with an ohm meter. Continuity was good. Now when I try to reinsert the fuse its gives out a hot spark and I hear a loud pop. The spark is hot enough to burn the tip of the fuse but didn't blow it. The wire also goes to the 48 to 12 volt converter. Do I have a bad converter? How can I check? I'm really lost and all replies greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
hms09

09-11-2016, 07:35 PM

undo the reducer when putting in the fuse
check for 12v power at your fuse ... spark would mean yes it is powered but what voltage ?

Hecky50 · 09-12-2016, 07:48 AM

You have a DVM check all your voltages at each connection!

Volt_Ampere · 09-12-2016, 09:27 AM

That is not unusual. There are some big caps in the reducer that cause the spark. Mine does it every time I reconnect it. Check the output of the converter for 12V.

hmsnider · 09-14-2016, 07:19 PM

Haven't had time to get back to it yet but maybe tomorrow. I'll report back what I find. Thanks

hmsnider · 09-16-2016, 03:00 PM

Gonna get back to it today. Can anyone tell me how to check the output of the converter? I sure don't want to fry anything. My converter is a Tobsun with 4 wires. 2 black, 1 red and 1 yellow. One of the blacks go to bat#4 -. The red goes to #3 +. The other black and yellow trails off into a harnesses that I cant determine where they go yet.
I have a DVM just not sure where to probe.
Where should I have F/N/R switch ?
Tow/Run switch in tow or run?
Thanks for all your help. I am pretty mechanically inclined on a car but not these carts.

hms09

09-16-2016, 03:05 PM

cart in tow
dvm on dc voltage
test leads
black on the black to the harness
and red on yellow
should be 12v

hmsnider · 09-16-2016, 03:08 PM

What about F/N/R switch? does it matter? And thanks for your reply.

09-16-2016, 03:11 PM

f/r switch dose not matter if tow switch is in tow
the tow on is just to protect the controller

09-16-2016, 03:15 PM

added ..... the black to the harness

how many batteries and their volts ?

09-11-2016, 07:27 PM	#1
hmsnider Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 106	Headlights out This is a strange one. At least to me. My headlights on my 2008 RXV stopped working so the first thing I did was try to find a fuse. So I found a fuse that I think is the right one. I pulled it and checked it with an ohm meter. Continuity was good. Now when I try to reinsert the fuse its gives out a hot spark and I hear a loud pop. The spark is hot enough to burn the tip of the fuse but didn't blow it. The wire also goes to the 48 to 12 volt converter. Do I have a bad converter? How can I check? I'm really lost and all replies greatly appreciated. Thanks, hms09

09-11-2016, 07:35 PM	#2
crash test dummy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Headlights out undo the reducer when putting in the fuse check for 12v power at your fuse ... spark would mean yes it is powered but what voltage ?
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09-14-2016, 07:19 PM	#5
hmsnider Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 106	Re: Headlights out Haven't had time to get back to it yet but maybe tomorrow. I'll report back what I find. Thanks

09-16-2016, 03:00 PM	#6
hmsnider Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 106	Re: Headlights out Gonna get back to it today. Can anyone tell me how to check the output of the converter? I sure don't want to fry anything. My converter is a Tobsun with 4 wires. 2 black, 1 red and 1 yellow. One of the blacks go to bat#4 -. The red goes to #3 +. The other black and yellow trails off into a harnesses that I cant determine where they go yet. I have a DVM just not sure where to probe. Where should I have F/N/R switch ? Tow/Run switch in tow or run? Thanks for all your help. I am pretty mechanically inclined on a car but not these carts. hms09

09-16-2016, 03:05 PM	#7
crash test dummy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Headlights out cart in tow dvm on dc voltage test leads black on the black to the harness and red on yellow should be 12v
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09-12-2016, 07:48 AM	#3
Hecky50 Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Okatie, SC Posts: 310	Re: Headlights out You have a DVM check all your voltages at each connection!

09-12-2016, 09:27 AM	#4
Volt_Ampere Gone Wild Join Date: May 2012 Location: Rio Verde, Az Posts: 7,183	Re: Headlights out That is not unusual. There are some big caps in the reducer that cause the spark. Mine does it every time I reconnect it. Check the output of the converter for 12V.

09-16-2016, 03:08 PM	#8
hmsnider Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 106	Re: Headlights out What about F/N/R switch? does it matter? And thanks for your reply.

09-16-2016, 03:11 PM	#9
crash test dummy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Headlights out f/r switch dose not matter if tow switch is in tow the tow on is just to protect the controller
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09-16-2016, 03:15 PM	#10
crash test dummy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Headlights out added ..... the black to the harness how many batteries and their volts ?
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