1994 Club Car controller/resister coil question

[tommy.d]

Hey Everyone, Im fairly new to the golf cart world. I had a DS about 10 years ago and it had multiple solenoids with the connected resister coils. Today I got a 1994 DS and the guy i got it from may have got me good. The batteries on the cart are from 2012 (im going to replace them) but the car still moves just about 5mph MAYBE. I asked why there was only one solenoid and no resister coils and he told me this model didnt have that. Before i just blindly buy batteries can some clear it up for me? Is my cart supposed to have all that? here are some pics of whats going on. Thanks in advance!

[CP241]

That’s got a curtis controller, so no resistor coils or multiple solenoids. This is a much better setup than the resistor coil setup

I can’t say if he or someone retrofitted the controller setup in there and converted it from coils, or if that’s a factory setup. But the solid state controller is much much better than toaster coils and much more easily upgradeable.

[tommy.d]

Thank you!

[Fairtax4me]

Does it still have the serial number under the dash on the right side?

Looks factory to me, but I'm no expert on the early 90s electric carts.
Definitely needs a new seat.

[CP241]

Originally Posted by Fairtax4me

Does it still have the serial number under the dash on the right side?

Looks factory to me, but I'm no expert on the early 90s electric carts.
Definitely needs a new seat.

Kinda what I was thinking, I thought all the early 90’s were toasters. I just saw a 94 for sale last night for $1100 that’s 36v and has a controller. At least I’m assuming it’s got a controller, there’s definitely no coils or solenoids and doesn’t have a bunch of big fat wires coming out of the v-glide so assuming it’s factory.

I bought a flood cart a couple years ago for the body and roof, rest of it was trashed but the whole thing was $50. It was a 2002 or 2003 and 36v toaster, which I didn’t know were still being made that late.

Learn something new every day

[Fairtax4me]

Yeah I can’t remember what year exactly they started using solid state controllers on the early carts but I’m pretty sure it was in the early 90’s.
And yes, they still made some toaster coil carts into the early 00’s before they finally switched everything over to solid state.
I do know the earliest Sepex carts from club car started coming on the market around 94, but that means there were likely some tester models out at least a couple years before that.

[Mooncarter]

Solid state came out in 1993 and was used through 1994, these were 36 volt carts.

In 1995 the 36 volt carts went back to a resistor coil setup with a Vglide and 1 solenoid, this system was used on 36 volt carts until 2003 or 2004 when 36 volt carts were discontinued.

48 volt carts came out in 1995. The early 1995, 48 volt carts used the same Vglide as the 93-94 carts. Later 95 and through 96 the 48 volt carts used a potentiometer under the cart for a throttle.