Replaced the batteries, now the radio doesn't work! Please help!

Nina123 · 07-03-2011, 01:57 PM

Scotty and Rabbitreborn, thank you so much! You guys are AWESOME!!! Tried your suggestion and everything works fine. Thank you also for the great picture with the arrows as to wear to hook the wire to

Have a great 4th of July weekend!

You guys ROCK!!!!

Nina123 · 07-03-2011, 02:04 PM

Thank you so much Scotty and Rabbitreborn, your suggestion and awesome pictures did the job! Everything works now

You guys are awesome and I really appreciate your help (so does my hubby because now he doesn't have to listen to me whine about it not working).

You guys ROCK!!!

Have a great 4th of July

rabbitreborn · 07-03-2011, 02:43 PM

Nina, I am glad Scotty and I were able to assist you. take the cart out for a cruise tomorrow and enjoy the fact that YOU were the one to get the issue fixed at a total cost of $00.00 .......

Oh and don't be too hard on the dealer that you got the batteries from... we all make mistakes from time to time when reconnecting wires, thankfully this was an inexpensive mistake that was easily solved.

shadowman · 07-03-2011, 03:08 PM

sometimes from behind the puter the more hands in the soup ain,t always bad even more when they have the combined knowledge of scotty and rabbit.......its a good thing..................................

scottyb · 07-03-2011, 03:15 PM

Lucky we ain't cooking together.

I got a pot o beans on, likely they would have chilies and sugar in em by now

OlManRivah · 07-03-2011, 03:26 PM

If I was a Dealer, I'd like to know if I've got a Hack in the shop. Or if it was a mistake, a good Tech would like to know. Both wires on same terminal........
Obviously no testing after installation.

If that was messed up, good luck on the rest of the job.........

scottyb · 07-03-2011, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OlManRivah

If I was a Dealer, I'd like to know if I've got a Hack in the shop. Or if it was a mistake, a good Tech would like to know. Both wires on same terminal........
Obviously no testing after installation.

If that was messed up, good luck on the rest of the job.........

That is a little harsh. I'm a good tech and last week I made a similar mistake. There are as many way to hook up 12v accessories as there are batteries squared.
Sometimes we just get too much going on at once..... we are human. One wire in the wrong place does not mean the whole job is messed up, but thank you for your opinion.

rabbitreborn · 07-03-2011, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OlManRivah

If I was a Dealer, I'd like to know if I've got a Hack in the shop. Or if it was a mistake, a good Tech would like to know. Both wires on same terminal........
Obviously no testing after installation.

If that was messed up, good luck on the rest of the job.........

seriously?? I have been working on carts for longer than I care to think about and I still make newbie mistakes like that from time to time.... Especially when I wasn't the one that did the initial install.... I did something VERY similar about a week ago but luckily the driver at my shop caught it before it went back to the customer. I left a ground wire off while installing a new set of batteries and the customer had headlights but no taillights. It's a simple mistake and it can happen to anyone, I was just lucky enough to have a good driver going behind me and double checking everything worked before he delivered it. I'm not making excuses, but I am the only mechanic in my shop and I worked on well over 30 carts last week alone with one of them being my first ever AC conversion....You bet my mind was totally focused on that upcoming job and I wouldn't have been supprised if I had wired in a battery backwards due to being nervous over it.....

Yeah, I would suggest she (or her husband) contact the dealer to let them know of the mistake, but I am sure the installer tested the cart for driveability and never even thought about the radio....

shadowman · 07-03-2011, 04:02 PM

i have seen the best of the best mess up,............i trust them completly and when i don,t trust them is when they start braggin about how good they are and would never had made THAT mistake........we all screw up beleive me i know but i still learn everytime i work on one..........................

DOOmsman · 07-03-2011, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyb

Lucky we ain't cooking together.

I got a pot o beans on, likely they would have chilies and sugar in em by now

Come on Dog man put some vroom in them beans, some chilies and mustard
to make them fire cracker hot for the 4th.

What time is supper?

07-03-2011, 01:57 PM	#11
Nina123 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9	Re: Replaced the batteries, now the radio doesn't work! Please help! Scotty and Rabbitreborn, thank you so much! You guys are AWESOME!!! Tried your suggestion and everything works fine. Thank you also for the great picture with the arrows as to wear to hook the wire to Have a great 4th of July weekend! You guys ROCK!!!!
Nina123 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9

07-03-2011, 02:04 PM	#12
Nina123 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9	Re: Replaced the batteries, now the radio doesn't work! Please help! Thank you so much Scotty and Rabbitreborn, your suggestion and awesome pictures did the job! Everything works now You guys are awesome and I really appreciate your help (so does my hubby because now he doesn't have to listen to me whine about it not working). You guys ROCK!!! Have a great 4th of July
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07-03-2011, 02:43 PM	#13
rabbitreborn Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,757	Re: Replaced the batteries, now the radio doesn't work! Please help! Nina, I am glad Scotty and I were able to assist you. take the cart out for a cruise tomorrow and enjoy the fact that YOU were the one to get the issue fixed at a total cost of $00.00 ....... Oh and don't be too hard on the dealer that you got the batteries from... we all make mistakes from time to time when reconnecting wires, thankfully this was an inexpensive mistake that was easily solved.

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OlManRivah Getting Wild Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 94	Re: Replaced the batteries, now the radio doesn't work! Please help! If I was a Dealer, I'd like to know if I've got a Hack in the shop. Or if it was a mistake, a good Tech would like to know. Both wires on same terminal........ Obviously no testing after installation. If that was messed up, good luck on the rest of the job.........

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shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: Replaced the batteries, now the radio doesn't work! Please help! i have seen the best of the best mess up,............i trust them completly and when i don,t trust them is when they start braggin about how good they are and would never had made THAT mistake........we all screw up beleive me i know but i still learn everytime i work on one..........................

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