What all is interchangable between marathon medalist txt and pds carts?

[texman38]

I just bought a couple of stripped down pds carts... can a txt series motor bolt up to a pds differential? any concerns doing this? I was thinking of just converting it to a txt cart since txt parts are cheaper and more readily available? thoughts? issues? thanks dave

[cgtech]

As long as the axle is the same type, the series and sepex motors will both bolt on. Just be sure to do the whole thing, sepex motors are not compatible with series controllers and vice-versa. If the next question is "where does the PDS f&r switch hook to the series controller?", It doesn't.

[scottyb]

TXT is the platform Ezgo has used since 1995 upon which many drive systems are built on. The previous platform was called the Marathon.
The following models were built on the TXT platform. They are all TXTs but they have very different drive or operating systems:
Series
DCS
PDS
PDS 2
All of these TXTs share the same frame, front end, and trans-axle within the same year. A series motor will bolt into any one of these carts but will only operate with a series drive system. The drive system includes the controller and F&R switching device. Electrically all of these carts share the same throttle, charge, and ignition devices.
These TXT carts also share body components within the same year. I hope this helps

[texman38]

Originally Posted by scottyb

TXT is the platform Ezgo has used since 1995 upon which many drive systems are built on. The previous platform was called the Marathon.
The following models were built on the TXT platform. They are all TXTs but they have very different drive or operating systems:
Series
DCS
PDS
PDS 2
All of these TXTs share the same frame, front end, and trans-axle within the same year. A series motor will bolt into any one of these carts but will only operate with a series drive system. The drive system includes the controller and F&R switching device. Electrically all of these carts share the same throttle, charge, and ignition devices.
These TXT carts also share body components within the same year. I hope this helps

Thanks Scotty, both PDS carts actually came with controllers in them, i suspect they were flood carts based on some evidence lol... i already have 1 pds cart running, is there any danger to testing these 2 PDS controllers in my working pds cart... any potential in frying my working compnents by hooking up a defective controller? or is there a better way of testing my these 2 pds controllers... conversely what would it cost to buy a new pds style controller and motor from u, i have a new solenoid already and i believe the wiring harness is good, i need a pds frwd rev switch too... i think thats it, in the end it seems this is the cheaper route as it avoids the issues of a manual style frwd rev mechanism? is the solenoid for a txt cart and a pds cart the same?

[texman38]

Originally Posted by cgtech

As long as the axle is the same type, the series and sepex motors will both bolt on. Just be sure to do the whole thing, sepex motors are not compatible with series controllers and vice-versa. If the next question is "where does the PDS f&r switch hook to the series controller?", It doesn't.

thanks! It actually looks like it would be easier and cheaper just to keep it a pds cart... that eliminates the need for a mechanical frwd rev. switch, it has a pds controller in both carts, do you know anyway to test them? i have a working pds cart, could i just swap it in and see? or do i risk frying something on my working cart? thanks

[cgtech]

I don't really think you would fry anything major, but I have seen a bad controller wipe out the Tow/run switch.

[yurtle]

My parents dropped a cell phone in a salt water tidal river.

I told them to go back at low tide, and recover it. Told them to remove battery, soak it in distilled water, then dry it. Rice is good but they had silica gel, retired pharmacists. Worked just fine.

I've recovered a LOT of flooded electronics. The one thing that seemed to doom them was applying power before cleaning/drying.

Even after extended salt water exposure, a tooth brush with distilled water almost always did the trick.