95 48V DS Head/Tail Light Issue

anpgator · 10-14-2019, 06:22 PM

Just picked up a 95 DS that had been sitting since January at a local repair shop and the owner declined to get it running. All it needed was batteries, but to confirm this I threw 4 12V US Batteries in it just to make sure it moves until new Trojans arrive next Monday. There was a 12ga red wire connected to the 2nd battery + terminal, but no ground wire connected to the main negative. I was assuming this was for the lights and connected to the 1st + of the 12V I installed. Hit the lights and they are very dim. Voltage meter indicates i'm getting around 7.5V at each head and tail light harness.

Does this cart possibly have a 16 - 12 voltage reducer and since i'm only using 12V source it's still reducing at an equal rate? It looks like the 12ga red wire is routed down into a harness loom near the fuse box.

LukeL · 10-15-2019, 07:16 AM

A cart like that very likely would have a factory 16-12 reducer. It’s probably a whitish box mounted down low on the frame.

10-14-2019, 06:22 PM	#1
anpgator Getting Wild Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 100	95 48V DS Head/Tail Light Issue Just picked up a 95 DS that had been sitting since January at a local repair shop and the owner declined to get it running. All it needed was batteries, but to confirm this I threw 4 12V US Batteries in it just to make sure it moves until new Trojans arrive next Monday. There was a 12ga red wire connected to the 2nd battery + terminal, but no ground wire connected to the main negative. I was assuming this was for the lights and connected to the 1st + of the 12V I installed. Hit the lights and they are very dim. Voltage meter indicates i'm getting around 7.5V at each head and tail light harness. Does this cart possibly have a 16 - 12 voltage reducer and since i'm only using 12V source it's still reducing at an equal rate? It looks like the 12ga red wire is routed down into a harness loom near the fuse box.
anpgator Getting Wild Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 100

10-15-2019, 07:16 AM	#2
LukeL Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 6,539	Re: 95 48V DS Head/Tail Light Issue A cart like that very likely would have a factory 16-12 reducer. It’s probably a whitish box mounted down low on the frame.

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