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Old 01-23-2020, 07:15 AM   #1
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Anyone know what gauge the typical wires are on a 2001 Club Car DS? I will be upgrading all the heavy duty wires that go to the motor, F/R switch, etc... I think those are factory 6 gauge. I am referring the normal wires that are in wire harness, etc...

Just wanna have some on hand this weekend for the installation of the electrical components.
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Old 01-23-2020, 08:30 AM   #2
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all the battery cables are 6 ga from the factory . when up grading most people go with 4 ga , if you are going to have a 500 amp controller or bigger then you should use 2 ga.
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Use 16ga for everything else except the key switch power that should be 14ga.
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all the battery cables are 6 ga from the factory . when up grading most people go with 4 ga , if you are going to have a 500 amp controller or bigger then you should use 2 ga.
Thanks. I have all of my 4 gauge wiring for the big stuff. I was referring to the small wires from the harness, etc... I have seen that I may need to add some pieces of wire in case some are too short for the new setup.
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Use 16ga for everything else except the key switch power that should be 14ga.
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Anyone know what gauge the typical wires are on a 2001 Club Car DS? I will be upgrading all the heavy duty wires that go to the motor, F/R switch, etc... I think those are factory 6 gauge. I am referring the normal wires that are in wire harness, etc...

Just wanna have some on hand this weekend for the installation of the electrical components.
I think if you have some 16 ga. wire of assorted colors and an assortment of crimp connectors on hand you'll be fine.

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Correct me if I'm wrong gurus, but shouldn't it be 10 ga. from charger receptacle to batteries/controller?
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Use 16ga for everything else except the key switch power that should be 14ga.
Pardon the ignorance, but when you saw everything should be 16ga except for the key switch power, where does the key switch power run? I am guessing from the key switch, but to where?

I see on the wiring diagram that there should be a green wire from the key switch to the large post on top of the solenoid, but my factory solenoid didn't have this green wire.

So where else should I look for the key switch power wire?
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Was the original cart a Series cart (big lever FNR)?

All Series carts power the key switch directly from the Solenoid big post thru a Green wire.

The Key switch Blue wire is the output or "switched power".
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Was the original cart a Series cart (big lever FNR)?

All Series carts power the key switch directly from the Solenoid big post thru a Green wire.

The Key switch Blue wire is the output or "switched power".
Yes. Originally a series cart with the big F/R lever. However there was no key switch wire on the factory solenoid.
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