01-24-2019, 10:44 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
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Resistor cart use
I picked up a 2001 36v resistor cart fairly cheap. The batteries barely would make it around the block a couple of times and are toast but overall the cart seems sound. My 320 acre ranch is a fairly level place with sandy soil and there would be no real hard use of the cart, just going to and from the hunting stand, maybe taking out a sack or two of corn or hauling a dead animal back with me now and then.
Is the resistor system adequate or is it worth spending the money on the conversion? It's going to need a long travel and rims and tires as well as batteries for now and I hope to keep it manageable in costs and upgrade as I go. I have another cart on my lease I just spent a ton on and am fixin to go lithium with so . . . But this is why I work even after retirement I guess. |
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01-24-2019, 11:17 AM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Savannah, GA
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Re: Resistor cart use
If you are going to lift it you don’t want to leave the resistor system. It will “melt” sooner or later.
Converting it IS usually worth the money if you’re keeping the cart. If you’re reselling it, sometimes it’s a different story. The difference is night and day. |
01-24-2019, 11:31 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
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Re: Resistor cart use
Yeah it will be lifted. Maybe not a lot but the long travel on the off road turf makes handling so much easier.
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01-24-2019, 12:02 PM | #4 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Resistor cart use
The reason these carts functioned on the golf course was 3 fold.
1. The battery pack was always fully charged to begin use. (low voltage drastically increases amperage draw which creates unwanted heat) 2. The use was to drive 300 yards and stop letting the system cool before continuing no more than 300 yards and repeat. Most of this driving was done at wide open throttle 12-13 mph. (wide open throttle is a direct connection where motor current goes around the resistor coils) 3. The courses were generally flat, the tires were small, the load was 2 people maximum thus keep the motor workload and amperage draw to a minimum because high amp draw equals high heat which causes system failure. Plan on converting this cart to solid state sooner or later |
01-24-2019, 12:55 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Central Florida
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Re: Resistor cart use
you already need batteries buy 6- 8v batteries and 48v charger. you can run the 36v cart on 48v and get more speed out if it. you maybe happy with that, if not upgrade then but you will already have the 48v batteries. you need the batteries, charger and change the solenoid from 36v to a 48v unit.
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01-24-2019, 01:03 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Central Florida
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01-24-2019, 02:02 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Re: Resistor cart use
ive had an old resistor cart for years now , has been through my abuse , my kids abuse , and friends abuse.....I have been waiting for it to fail so I can convert it....its been a tank around here.....
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01-24-2019, 06:36 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Quad cities
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Re: Resistor cart use
I agree I have used at the camp hills and all run it straight for a hour never fails
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01-24-2019, 06:38 PM | #9 |
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Re: Resistor cart use
It's a very reliable system. It just lacks power and efficiency. If you can deal with going slow, it's an excellent cart.
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01-26-2019, 12:48 PM | #10 | |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
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Re: Resistor cart use
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So I need a long travel, tires and rims, a motor and a conversion kit. Guess I better work a few Saturdays. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk |
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