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Old 01-27-2021, 08:36 PM   #1
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Default 2000 ezgo txt gas burning up batteries

I have a friend that is having an issue with his ezgo gas cart. He asked me for help but I’m coming to y’all for help. He says he can drive his cart just a little ways maybe a half mile and when he gets back he can hear the battery sizzling. And then a little while later go to ride the cart and the battery is dead. He has tried 3 new different voltage regulators and also took it to a golf cart shop and they supposedly tried putting a new starter/generator on it to see if it fixed it and it didn’t so they put the old one back on it and told him to come get it that they can’t figure out what’s wrong with it. Any suggestions? Thanks for the help
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Old 01-27-2021, 10:49 PM   #2
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Default Re: 2000 ezgo txt gas burning up batteries

Have your friend connect a volt meter to the battery with it running at full speed.

He can jack it up to do this . Just make sure it is safe.

See what the volt meter shows.

Should be around 14.5 volts.

Did he buy the OEM voltage regulators or the cheap ones ?


Is this the OEM starter/generator ?

Are all your grounds clean ? and tight ?
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Old 01-28-2021, 09:32 AM   #3
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Ok I’ll get him to do the voltage check. The regulator he bought was a cheap one then he went back and got the oem one cause people told him that it was the cheap regulator. He’s still running his factory starter. I’ll get him to check the voltage output but I’m pretty sure he said the cart shop checked it and it was between 14-15. I’ll ask again. Thanks
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Old 01-28-2021, 09:45 AM   #4
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Let me throw out a random thought.

Let's say that your buddy checks the voltages, and everything reads normal. The voltage regulator is working, and the generator is putting out normal.

I would then look to find a short on the positive cables. It seems like the positive side of the battery is finding a premature ground, and welding itself. I would then ask why it doesn't do it all the time. That would indicate the problem is after the solenoid. Maybe the solenoid is shorting when activated.

Maybe I'm completely off base. Just throwing it out there.

Maybe a poor ground is causing high resistance, and heat, but I think that would manifest in other noticeable problems like solenoid not activating, or turning over slow.
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Old 01-28-2021, 02:23 PM   #5
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Let me throw out a random thought.

Let's say that your buddy checks the voltages, and everything reads normal. The voltage regulator is working, and the generator is putting out normal.

I would then look to find a short on the positive cables. It seems like the positive side of the battery is finding a premature ground, and welding itself. I would then ask why it doesn't do it all the time. That would indicate the problem is after the solenoid. Maybe the solenoid is shorting when activated.

Maybe I'm completely off base. Just throwing it out there.

Maybe a poor ground is causing high resistance, and heat, but I think that would manifest in other noticeable problems like solenoid not activating, or turning over slow.
That’s what I told him it seemed like to me also. That there’s a ground somewhere causing that to happen. I just wanted to get some other input from others also. Thanks for your help
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