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09-13-2015, 08:50 AM | #11 |
Gone Wild
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Thanks. If I rebuild, I will go with XCT
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09-13-2015, 08:52 AM | #12 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Caught on Fire
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09-13-2015, 08:57 AM | #13 |
Not Yet Wild
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09-13-2015, 09:00 AM | #14 |
Stay thirsty my friends!
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09-13-2015, 09:02 AM | #15 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Southwestern Pa.
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Re: Caught on Fire
Looks like the controller is the suspect?
.....Or....did I see someone with a gas can behind the grassy knoll?? |
09-13-2015, 09:10 AM | #16 | |
Techno-Nerd
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West Virginia
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Re: Caught on Fire
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If your tire height is taller than 18", your motor was spinning slower than 6.5k at 28 MPH. My tires are only 17" tall and I ran a nearly 29 MPH on level ground, so I was routinely spinning my stock PDS motor a bit over 7k without exploding it. In fact, it had been spinning over 8k (33 MPH) for at least 500 yards when it did fail and it didn't fail until I lifted my foot and the regen braking kicked in, causing the heat in the armature windings to skyrocket. The more I think about this, the more I believe heat alone caused the initial failure of my motor and RPM just contributed to the results after that failure occurred, but I might be wrong. |
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09-13-2015, 10:03 AM | #17 | |
Gone Wild
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Location: Dallas, TX
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Re: Caught on Fire
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I do have stock tires - I measured them once and I think they were 17.X |
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09-13-2015, 10:27 AM | #18 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2015
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Re: Caught on Fire
I think I'll head to the insurance company in the morning. What type of coverage is best for golf carts and atv's? Personal articles, or rec. Vehicle ins.?
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09-13-2015, 10:49 AM | #19 | |
Techno-Nerd
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Location: West Virginia
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Re: Caught on Fire
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Fortunately, SWMBO was out shopping (her favorite activity) when I decided to see how fast my cart could go downhill, but I still get some negative feedback about the incident occasionally. Most of the time, I've got my XCT set to 6500 RPM (26.5 MPH with my tire height), which is faster than I usually drive. The speed limit on the city streets is 25 and most of the other roads and all the trails I travel are too rough to go anywhere near that fast. |
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09-13-2015, 10:54 AM | #20 |
Techno-Nerd
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