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06-21-2011, 10:02 AM | #1 |
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Converter conversion
I have a 88 marathon, homemade lift and larger tires,contacts on the accellarator wiper are about gone was wondering how difficult it would be to change old style resistor to converter. Thanks for any advise.
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06-21-2011, 10:39 AM | #2 |
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Re: Converter conversion
I'm actually doing this right now on my 87 Marathon...
I bought a Curtis PB6 pot box, Alltrax AXE-4845 controller (and HD solenoid), as well as 2 new batteries to bring me up to a total of 48v for more speed. I'll take some pics as I go along, but other than some wiring modifications and figuring out how to mount the potbox, I don't think it's going to be a huge project. -J |
06-21-2011, 10:46 AM | #3 |
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Re: Converter conversion
Thanks, pictures would be great, you get those parts from a golfcart dealer?
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06-21-2011, 12:18 PM | #4 |
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Re: Converter conversion
no, alltrax controller and pb6 from evdrives, hd solenoid was laying around the shop, 2 new batteries from sams club, and the battery wiring is just 4ga house wiring also that I had laying around the shop.
My neighbors call it the ghetto cart, when it gets run into a tree or something, we just put a date on the dent, and it's certainly not a looker, but it runs and we have fun with it. -J |
06-21-2011, 12:22 PM | #5 |
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Re: Converter conversion
Falconfan, I have all the Golf Cart parts you need, we have made several of these conversions. Email me at
cartsunlimited@hughes.net |
06-21-2011, 12:28 PM | #6 |
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Re: Converter conversion
sounds like mine, it had been sitting behind a barn for years. I had to buy batteries and tires, the old charger still works to I don't guess it would work with 48v set up
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06-21-2011, 01:12 PM | #7 |
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Re: Converter conversion
FalconFan:
You'd definitely need a new charger... I actually got my new charger from Scotty.... already got everything wired in and ready to go. Also, question for Scotty: can you get just the end that plugs into the charger for the cables? I'd like to make a longer cable to a Anderson connector for charging my cart but the connectors are already crimped (don't want to have the charger on board)... -J |
06-21-2011, 01:47 PM | #8 |
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Re: Converter conversion
You can buy the Anderson plug and the terminal ends so you can adapt the charger.
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06-23-2011, 09:53 AM | #9 |
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Re: Converter conversion
falconfan:
I have some pics of my journey up on my personal website at: http://www.oaknet.com/gallery/index....lf-Cart?page=2 basically, I removed all the parts from the old vglide assembly, removed the resistor pack, and rewired everything according to the alltrax data sheet. this is definitely NOT a project for the faint of heart, nor for somebody that doesn't have at least a good base of electrical experience (I actually work on telco DC power systems, so i have a good knowledge of dc power as well as working around high-amperage connections ... some of the battery strings I work on are 10,000-20,000 amps... the throttle linkage at the moment is kinda a joke (I used a shoelace LOL, while I wait for a real cable... if you have questions, I'll try to answer them the best I can... -J |
06-23-2011, 10:58 AM | #10 |
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Re: Converter conversion
Thanks jvanick,
I'll check out your website. |
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