Did I kill my cart

samg713 · 10-25-2010, 09:35 AM

Hi all,

I was in the process of adding an alltrax dcx500 controller to my 2001 regen 2 cart. Before I started I disconnected the battery cables, put the car in tow, and turned ignition off. I made the mistake of drilling through the obc to fit a 2 gauge cable through and now reAlize that was a big mistake but now the cart is completely dead as I reconnected. The batteries are 6 months old and had been fully charged prior but I also accidentally touch positive to negative on one battery while running caBle which caused a sparked bit since nothing was connected hopefully it didn't burn something out.

Right now my charger won't charge and nothing at all is working. Can someone give me some guidance on how to get started narrowing it down?

Thanks

scottyb · 10-25-2010, 09:41 AM

Check the fuse behind the charge receptacle... One is a glass encased big suka & one is a 3/8 amp in a yellow in-line holder.... might be a second inline yellow holder at the solenoid?

dtkana · 10-25-2010, 09:44 AM

At the very least you need a new OBC as yours is now ruined. Until it is replaced the charger will not work and the OBC might be your sole issue. It will be hard to tell if anything else was damaged until the OBC is replaced. Next time leave the factory wire running through the OBC and just run the new heavier wire around the OBC and connect them both at the battery, this way the OBC is still sensing the current from the original wire.

samg713 · 10-25-2010, 10:01 AM

Ok, thanks. The yellow fuse was ok and I will look for the other one and order the computer and pray.

scottyb · 10-25-2010, 10:18 AM

There is a bypass for the negative side of the OBC. I believe if you jumper the Neg. feed to the solenoid and it runs the obc is bad.... lets see what other's say about this.

dtkana · 10-25-2010, 11:10 AM

I once bypassed the relay in my charger which eliminates the OBC. The instructions are on this site somewhere. Try searching, but I am quite certain the OBC is bad after having a whole drilled through it.

samg713 · 10-25-2010, 11:16 AM

The hole I drilled is the existing hole for the battery cabe I dissent know it was important but I just ordered a new one and I will try to bypass it anyway to see what happens

ceocu · 10-25-2010, 12:30 PM

I'm no expert, but I made a similar mistake and drilled a hole partially through the wiring harness. I took it into a local shop and they were able to reconstruct the harness.

Jim C · 10-26-2010, 05:13 PM

Its my understanding that the sensor wires are wrapped around the hole in the obc, so if you enlarge it with a drill there won't be any fixing it.

The new obc will likely come with a new cable. Leave it and put your old cable back on (as dtkana said) bypassing the obc.

Fishing Dude · 10-26-2010, 06:37 PM

I think you only wounded it, so take you hp riffle and shoot it through the OBC, then sell to someone for glue. I would pay you 20 bucks for it then. LOL

You can put a new wire through OBC where you removed it, leaving the new wire in place. Do not drill out as this will ruin the OBC.

10-25-2010, 09:35 AM	#1
samg713 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 10	Did I kill my cart Hi all, I was in the process of adding an alltrax dcx500 controller to my 2001 regen 2 cart. Before I started I disconnected the battery cables, put the car in tow, and turned ignition off. I made the mistake of drilling through the obc to fit a 2 gauge cable through and now reAlize that was a big mistake but now the cart is completely dead as I reconnected. The batteries are 6 months old and had been fully charged prior but I also accidentally touch positive to negative on one battery while running caBle which caused a sparked bit since nothing was connected hopefully it didn't burn something out. Right now my charger won't charge and nothing at all is working. Can someone give me some guidance on how to get started narrowing it down? Thanks
samg713 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 10

10-25-2010, 09:41 AM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: Did I kill my cart Check the fuse behind the charge receptacle... One is a glass encased big suka & one is a 3/8 amp in a yellow in-line holder.... might be a second inline yellow holder at the solenoid?

10-25-2010, 09:44 AM	#3
dtkana Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 179	Re: Did I kill my cart At the very least you need a new OBC as yours is now ruined. Until it is replaced the charger will not work and the OBC might be your sole issue. It will be hard to tell if anything else was damaged until the OBC is replaced. Next time leave the factory wire running through the OBC and just run the new heavier wire around the OBC and connect them both at the battery, this way the OBC is still sensing the current from the original wire.

10-25-2010, 10:01 AM	#4
samg713 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 10	Re: Did I kill my cart Ok, thanks. The yellow fuse was ok and I will look for the other one and order the computer and pray.
samg713 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 10

10-25-2010, 10:18 AM	#5
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: Did I kill my cart There is a bypass for the negative side of the OBC. I believe if you jumper the Neg. feed to the solenoid and it runs the obc is bad.... lets see what other's say about this.

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10-25-2010, 11:10 AM	#6
dtkana Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 179	Re: Did I kill my cart I once bypassed the relay in my charger which eliminates the OBC. The instructions are on this site somewhere. Try searching, but I am quite certain the OBC is bad after having a whole drilled through it.

10-25-2010, 11:16 AM	#7
samg713 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 10	Re: Did I kill my cart The hole I drilled is the existing hole for the battery cabe I dissent know it was important but I just ordered a new one and I will try to bypass it anyway to see what happens
samg713 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 10

10-25-2010, 12:30 PM	#8
ceocu Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2	Re: Did I kill my cart I'm no expert, but I made a similar mistake and drilled a hole partially through the wiring harness. I took it into a local shop and they were able to reconstruct the harness.
ceocu Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2

10-26-2010, 05:13 PM	#9
Jim C Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wildwood, FL Posts: 742	Re: Did I kill my cart Its my understanding that the sensor wires are wrapped around the hole in the obc, so if you enlarge it with a drill there won't be any fixing it. The new obc will likely come with a new cable. Leave it and put your old cable back on (as dtkana said) bypassing the obc.

10-26-2010, 06:37 PM	#10
Fishing Dude Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Slums of Lake Erie Posts: 3,721	Re: Did I kill my cart I think you only wounded it, so take you hp riffle and shoot it through the OBC, then sell to someone for glue. I would pay you 20 bucks for it then. LOL You can put a new wire through OBC where you removed it, leaving the new wire in place. Do not drill out as this will ruin the OBC.

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