01-25-2020, 06:07 PM | #1 |
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What are these?
Taking the 2001 Club Car DS apart and ran into a few things I just wanted to know what they are and what they do.
Second photo had red wire going to the positive post of battery #2 and several small wires run into the wiring loom on the passenger side. Photo #3 is on the driver side of the support that is behind your legs when you are seated. Had two plugs in it. Top plug went back to the thing in photo #1 I think. Second plug had two wires going into the wire loom that came out of photo #2. Thanks guys! |
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01-25-2020, 06:18 PM | #2 |
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Re: What are these?
Best guess from the photos... Looks like an old transformer to step the voltage down and a place to wire 12v electronics.
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01-25-2020, 07:07 PM | #3 |
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Re: What are these?
1- 16-12 volt reducer, one end goes to main pack negative, hook other end to negative wire for lights etc. get positive from number 5 battery positive post or number 4 negative post same wire just different end.
3- is just a terminal block. It is not connected to anything, most use it to hook all negative wires and the pack negative for lights etc. I'm lost on number 2 |
01-25-2020, 07:49 PM | #4 |
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Re: What are these?
The thing in photo #1 has one wire coming into it, that wire is connected to the thing in photo 3. The other end of the thing in photo #1 connects to the factory controller.
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01-25-2020, 07:49 PM | #5 | |
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Re: What are these?
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1 wire went to thing in photo #1. The other wire went into a wire loom that looks like it may have come from photo #2. |
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01-25-2020, 09:09 PM | #6 |
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Re: What are these?
Ok photo 3 is where you get negative for lights etc. the connection to the controller should be on negative cable of controller good thing.
Now to run lights put negative to 3 photo and positive to battery 5 positive Really the best thing is get rid of photo 1 item and install a 48-12 volt reducer. Photo 3 is ok and can be used as negative block. |
01-25-2020, 09:39 PM | #7 |
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Re: What are these?
Personally I don't like grounding to the frame on an electric cart which I think is what photo #3 eventually accomplishes. Not grounding to the frame is also the consensus on the forum. Better off with a grounding block that connects to negative battery like a fuse block with buss bar.
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01-26-2020, 03:41 AM | #8 | |
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Re: What are these?
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I agree about ground to frame. I'm pretty sure that is made of Bakelite and not connected to the frame. Need to check to be sure. I had the same thing on a 99 DS and it was isolated. |
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01-26-2020, 08:48 AM | #9 |
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Re: What are these?
OK, so it looks like these three things are working together to likely power my headlights/tail lights. I bought the 48v to 12v reducer from ScottyB along with a fuse box/buss bar, so I'll likely just remove these three items and be done with it.
I'll do more investigation into the series of wires that go to photo #2 and confirm that the wires are indeed to the head lights and tail lights. |
01-26-2020, 09:02 AM | #10 |
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Re: What are these?
Photo 2 just might be a timer to tun brake lights off when you set park brake.
The spot on the controller where the reducer is connected will be a great place to connect you negative from the new reducer as well as your negative fuse block. |