clubcar oil light

nitro1 · 08-10-2010, 09:04 AM

hi guys on my 87 club car the oil light went out and all faded ect.....could i replace it with a 12V LED light ? or ? if so i took out the old oil light and of course it had 2 wires,

but can anyone also tell me witch one is POS and NEG

there is a wire with a RESISTOR on it and one with out and both wires are yellow and not red and black, any help would be great thanks

invalidsession · 08-10-2010, 11:52 AM

Any 12 volt lamp should work just fine Nitro, light bulbs can be connected either way around, they are not polarity sensitive. Not sure what the resistor is there for though, my 98 doesn't have one. Check out your FLAPS, odds are good that you will be able to find an almost direct replacement unit that will plug right into your dash. Radio Shack also carries some rectangular, illuminated panel mount lamps.

Chris.

nitro1 · 08-10-2010, 11:57 AM

thanks Chris i just have few 12v LED's laying around that i can hook to it but i did not no what was neg and what was pos

vzdude · 08-10-2010, 12:17 PM

The one wire comes straight from the key switch - it is POS . The other comes from the oil sensor - it is GND when level is low. Dang LEDs and polarity! LOL

invalidsession · 08-10-2010, 12:47 PM

One other thing to remember Nitro, LED's are polarity sensitive as VZD mentioned. Usually the + side is the longer tail of the two connections so that one will need to be connected to the ignition switch and the other to the oil pressure switch.
Wiki has a pretty good write up, here's a link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_circuit

Chris.

nitro1 · 08-10-2010, 01:13 PM

yea i see a wire going to the key switch and the other idk where

Jimmie · 08-10-2010, 01:14 PM

This is for a 92 from the stickies.

invalidsession · 08-10-2010, 01:21 PM

I guess that resistor is to help stop the bulb blowing which might be calamitous and set me to thinking that I might just install a push button on the ground side of the oil light circuit to check that that the darned thing hasn't blown.

Chris.

Jimmie · 08-10-2010, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by invalidsession

I guess that resistor is to help stop the bulb blowing which might be calamitous and set me to thinking that I might just install a push button on the ground side of the oil light circuit to check that that the darned thing hasn't blown.

Chris.

That would be a good idea for sure.

Jimmie

08-10-2010, 09:04 AM	#1
nitro1 Gone Wild Join Date: May 2010 Location: OHIO Posts: 1,517	clubcar oil light hi guys on my 87 club car the oil light went out and all faded ect.....could i replace it with a 12V LED light ? or ? if so i took out the old oil light and of course it had 2 wires, but can anyone also tell me witch one is POS and NEG there is a wire with a RESISTOR on it and one with out and both wires are yellow and not red and black, any help would be great thanks

08-10-2010, 11:52 AM	#2
invalidsession Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Eldon Missouri Posts: 977	Re: clubcar oil light Any 12 volt lamp should work just fine Nitro, light bulbs can be connected either way around, they are not polarity sensitive. Not sure what the resistor is there for though, my 98 doesn't have one. Check out your FLAPS, odds are good that you will be able to find an almost direct replacement unit that will plug right into your dash. Radio Shack also carries some rectangular, illuminated panel mount lamps. Chris.

08-10-2010, 11:57 AM	#3
nitro1 Gone Wild Join Date: May 2010 Location: OHIO Posts: 1,517	Re: clubcar oil light thanks Chris i just have few 12v LED's laying around that i can hook to it but i did not no what was neg and what was pos

08-10-2010, 12:17 PM	#4
vzdude Gone Wild Join Date: May 2010 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 283	Re: clubcar oil light The one wire comes straight from the key switch - it is POS . The other comes from the oil sensor - it is GND when level is low. Dang LEDs and polarity! LOL

08-10-2010, 12:47 PM	#5
invalidsession Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Eldon Missouri Posts: 977	Re: clubcar oil light One other thing to remember Nitro, LED's are polarity sensitive as VZD mentioned. Usually the + side is the longer tail of the two connections so that one will need to be connected to the ignition switch and the other to the oil pressure switch. Wiki has a pretty good write up, here's a link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_circuit Chris.

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08-10-2010, 01:13 PM	#6
nitro1 Gone Wild Join Date: May 2010 Location: OHIO Posts: 1,517	Re: clubcar oil light yea i see a wire going to the key switch and the other idk where

08-10-2010, 01:14 PM	#7
Jimmie Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lee County, Georgia Posts: 521	Re: clubcar oil light This is for a 92 from the stickies.

08-10-2010, 01:21 PM	#8
invalidsession Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Eldon Missouri Posts: 977	Re: clubcar oil light I guess that resistor is to help stop the bulb blowing which might be calamitous and set me to thinking that I might just install a push button on the ground side of the oil light circuit to check that that the darned thing hasn't blown. Chris.

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