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Old 08-08-2015, 07:47 PM   #1
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Ok I screwed up from doing something I shoulda asked about first. Hooked a car radiator fan to roof of cart. Saw this done on electric cart of friends cart and works great. Mines gas job,2000 -16.At any rate hooked mine up to small fan in rear of cart using its hot wire and grounded it to frame. switch in middle, cart, has ,stereo, flashing light, turn signals headlights. At any rate turned big fan n and cart ran for 30 sec and quit not to start again. Gent that works on cart came over and jumped something on Gen. starter and told me big fan burnt it up! Ok my bad so ill go new gen, starter my fault. Does this sound right to you experts and if I hooked fan to battery would I get same results? this fan is cooling fan from 12 volt car radiator , or do I just chalk it up to experience and take it down and plug holes in roof? Carts been flawless thru all the year and I messed it up, i,ll order starter .gen Monday .Thanks.Paul
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Old 08-08-2015, 08:17 PM   #2
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i would run fan through a fuse box powered from the voltage regulator
i do not see how the fan could burn up the starter /gen , unless it just a coincidence
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Old 08-09-2015, 02:10 PM   #3
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Go find a new expert, the fan didn't burn up the starter
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Old 08-09-2015, 03:16 PM   #4
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Wire it to the battery with a fuse or a fuse block.
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Wire it to the battery with a fuse or a fuse block.
no voltage regulator ?
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Old 08-09-2015, 05:18 PM   #6
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What is the amp rating on the fan?
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Old 08-09-2015, 05:23 PM   #7
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Wire it to the battery with a fuse or a fuse block.
Also, probably be better to run a relay between switch and come off battery direct with a fuse.
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no voltage regulator ?
The voltage regulator's duty is to keep the battery voltage at a properly charged level, not to be a distribution block for accessories. Hooking things to the regulator could cause problems by distorting the voltage seen by the regulator (which is how it decides how heavily to excite the field coil in the generator, regulating voltage output).
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Old 08-09-2015, 05:31 PM   #9
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thank you i have learned
i'm doing a 01 cc ds gas cart
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Old 08-09-2015, 07:02 PM   #10
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Sounds like you may have blown a fuse somewhere. I'd get a second opinion. You need to trace where the wire you hooked too goes and see if you can find a fuse blown or a burnt wire.

I don't see how the fan could have burnt up the starter generator.
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