hot resistor coils

hdaddyrooster · 04-15-2009, 05:58 PM

newby here! is the resistor coils suppose to get red hot while driving around the yard slowly?if not what might be the cause?
thanks for any help

scottyb · 04-15-2009, 06:52 PM

It is working correctly. Resistor carts regulate speed by wasting various amounts of amps with a series of graduated resistance coils. The slower you go the more amps it has to waste. These amps are wasted in the form of heat burned off from the coils...... they are plenty hot enough to burn ya or start a fire in tall dry grass or brush...... Be careful and enjoy

hdaddyrooster · 04-15-2009, 09:22 PM

thanks scottyb that clears that up for me

scottyb · 04-15-2009, 09:26 PM

The cart draws the same amount of amps to go full speed as it does to go slow. It just wastes the difference. This is why the later 'solid state controller' carts last longer on a charge.

04-15-2009, 05:58 PM	#1
hdaddyrooster Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: polk co fl Posts: 14	hot resistor coils newby here! is the resistor coils suppose to get red hot while driving around the yard slowly?if not what might be the cause? thanks for any help

04-15-2009, 06:52 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,406	Re: hot resistor coils It is working correctly. Resistor carts regulate speed by wasting various amounts of amps with a series of graduated resistance coils. The slower you go the more amps it has to waste. These amps are wasted in the form of heat burned off from the coils...... they are plenty hot enough to burn ya or start a fire in tall dry grass or brush...... Be careful and enjoy

04-15-2009, 09:22 PM	#3
hdaddyrooster Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: polk co fl Posts: 14	Re: hot resistor coils thanks scottyb that clears that up for me

04-15-2009, 09:26 PM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,406	Re: hot resistor coils The cart draws the same amount of amps to go full speed as it does to go slow. It just wastes the difference. This is why the later 'solid state controller' carts last longer on a charge.

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