Starter-Generator ate itself

BadAndy2001 · 05-29-2019, 05:35 AM

I installed a brand new starter generator on my 93 CC DS late last year. Used it over the past few weekends at the campground without any issue. We had a poker run Saturday and it ran great. My wife took the kids on a ride and called me saying the cart wouldn’t run. Towed it back to the camper and found this.

CP241 · 05-29-2019, 06:21 AM

Is it OEM or aftermarket? I've seen an aftermarket one do that but never an OEM unit.

meimk · 05-29-2019, 06:28 AM

I've seen several aftermarket units do that. Near as I could tell from the ones I've seen the brush holders come apart and they do pretty much "eat themselves". Think of how fast the armature is spinning (several times engine RPM's). Then imagine anything getting "loose" in there while spinning that fast. Damage happens in an instant.

Fairtax4me · 05-29-2019, 11:16 AM

That's one of those cheap starter generators that have paper thin commutator bars and a something like a fiberglass core under the bars. The comm bars wear out or pop loose and the brushes hang up in that fibery ****.

You're not the first person his has happened to, but it's an unfortunate learning experience that you DONT Buy aftermarket starter generators.

Do you still have your original? The original SGs will last almost forever. Most of the time they just need a set of brushes and some new bearings and they're good as new and work for another 20 years.

BadAndy2001 · 05-29-2019, 03:48 PM

It was an aftermarket from Amazon. Lesson learned. The new one will be here tomorrow, I purchased the new one from BuggiesUnlimited. I replaced the original because the brushes and bearings were shot. Figured it’d be an easy plug-n-play... I found out otherwise.

CP241 · 05-29-2019, 05:07 PM

Send it back. That one from BU is junk aftermarket same as the Amazon one.

Fairtax4me · 05-29-2019, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadAndy2001

It was an aftermarket from Amazon. Lesson learned. The new one will be here tomorrow, I purchased the new one from BuggiesUnlimited. I replaced the original because the brushes and bearings were shot. Figured it’d be an easy plug-n-play... I found out otherwise.

Like CP said, that one from BU is probably the same thing.

Silver sticker on the side of that SG. Does it say Dynamo on it anywhere?

BadAndy2001 · 05-29-2019, 08:12 PM

The OE is long gone. The one from BU is in transit to be here tomorrow. The one pictured above had a Dynamo sticker on it.

If I decide to send it back, link for a better one?

BearsFan315 · 05-29-2019, 08:22 PM

David @ Revolution, buy most of my parts from him
Starter / Generator - Bi-Rotational for Club Car 103678502

Fairtax4me · 05-29-2019, 09:08 PM

^ that one right there

David doesn’t sell junk. And he stands behind his products.

05-29-2019, 06:21 AM	#2
CP241 Nincompoop village idiot Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,690	Re: Starter-Generator ate itself Is it OEM or aftermarket? I've seen an aftermarket one do that but never an OEM unit.

05-29-2019, 06:28 AM	#3
meimk Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 2,827	Re: Starter-Generator ate itself I've seen several aftermarket units do that. Near as I could tell from the ones I've seen the brush holders come apart and they do pretty much "eat themselves". Think of how fast the armature is spinning (several times engine RPM's). Then imagine anything getting "loose" in there while spinning that fast. Damage happens in an instant.

05-29-2019, 11:16 AM	#4
Fairtax4me Bonafide Nincompoop Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Charlottesburg Va Posts: 8,987	Re: Starter-Generator ate itself That's one of those cheap starter generators that have paper thin commutator bars and a something like a fiberglass core under the bars. The comm bars wear out or pop loose and the brushes hang up in that fibery ****. You're not the first person his has happened to, but it's an unfortunate learning experience that you DONT Buy aftermarket starter generators. Do you still have your original? The original SGs will last almost forever. Most of the time they just need a set of brushes and some new bearings and they're good as new and work for another 20 years.

05-29-2019, 03:48 PM	#5
BadAndy2001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 29	Re: Starter-Generator ate itself It was an aftermarket from Amazon. Lesson learned. The new one will be here tomorrow, I purchased the new one from BuggiesUnlimited. I replaced the original because the brushes and bearings were shot. Figured it’d be an easy plug-n-play... I found out otherwise.
BadAndy2001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 29

05-29-2019, 05:07 PM	#6
CP241 Nincompoop village idiot Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,690	Re: Starter-Generator ate itself Send it back. That one from BU is junk aftermarket same as the Amazon one.

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05-29-2019, 08:12 PM	#8
BadAndy2001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 29	Re: Starter-Generator ate itself The OE is long gone. The one from BU is in transit to be here tomorrow. The one pictured above had a Dynamo sticker on it. If I decide to send it back, link for a better one?
BadAndy2001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 29

05-29-2019, 08:22 PM	#9
BearsFan315 Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Portsmouth, VA Posts: 626	Re: Starter-Generator ate itself David @ Revolution, buy most of my parts from him Starter / Generator - Bi-Rotational for Club Car 103678502

05-29-2019, 09:08 PM	#10
Fairtax4me Bonafide Nincompoop Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Charlottesburg Va Posts: 8,987	Re: Starter-Generator ate itself ^ that one right there David doesn’t sell junk. And he stands behind his products.

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