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03-15-2017, 02:57 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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2000 EZGO Freedom TXT - Slower than it should be?
Picked up our first cart the other day for $500 - a 2000 EZGO Freedom TXT which was a fleet cart at a private PGA club and then owned by a local for the remaining time (garaged).
Great deal aside - this cart is slower than I remember from driving the Freedom line in the past from carts I didn't own personally. I haven't GPS'd it yet, but is it possible that since this was a fleet vehicle that it was throttled down somehow? I know since it's an early 2000's model with the under-seat FWD/REV knob that it is probably a DCS model, but it COULD also be a PCS model? How do I confirm for sure? And is there anything else that could be slowing down the golf cart? It has 6 brand new batteries. |
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03-15-2017, 03:08 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: 2000 EZGO Freedom TXT - Slower than it should be?
The link below came from the stickys at the top of the ezgo section. It should help you ID which drive system you have.
I've since upgraded my controller, etc, but my 2001 txt freedom series cart did 19-20 from the factory. I don't have any idea if that is normal for all freedoms, but ive played a lot of golf at a lot of different courses and have never come across a fleet cart that went that fast. See if you can get pictures of the controller and motor. Post them here and someone will know exactly what they are. http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...en-system.html |
03-15-2017, 03:18 PM | #3 |
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Re: 2000 EZGO Freedom TXT - Slower than it should be?
If it is truly a 2000 model year, it is most likely a PDS.
Enter the serial number on the EZGO lookup site and it should tell you what it is: https://shop.ezgo.com/customer-servi...ialNumber.html If the serial number is missing, the number of lobes on of the hockey puck shaped cam that turns when direction selector is moved can tell you what it is. The PDS cam has one long lobe across the top. The DCS has the sane long lobe, but there is a second smaller one. Drawings of both attached. If you cannot see the cam, take the environmental cover off the controller. A PDS controller has five multi-pin plugs on the face while a DCS controller has a single 10-pin plug on top. ------------ added BTW: A Freedom TXT has factory lights while a Fleet TXT doesn't. Freedom is also one of the four PDS modes and in the Freedom mode, a PDS cart will do 18-19 MPH according to EZGO specs. |
03-16-2017, 02:47 PM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: 2000 EZGO Freedom TXT - Slower than it should be?
Here's what my serial # pulls up from the EZGO website:
Make: TXT Type: Electric 36 V Model: TXT with Lights Year: 2000 My 'knob' for FWD/REV is hammer-shaped with lobes and not like the DCS in the schematics you attached. It also has lights and is an 'Arnold Palmer' edition. So it looks like it's a PDS system? In that case - where is the actual spot where the molex connector is for the mode selection? |
03-16-2017, 03:02 PM | #5 |
Happy Carting
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Re: 2000 EZGO Freedom TXT - Slower than it should be?
Can you make this easy and post a pic of the speed controller where all the wires plug in
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03-16-2017, 03:10 PM | #6 | |
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Re: 2000 EZGO Freedom TXT - Slower than it should be?
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03-16-2017, 03:27 PM | #7 | |
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Re: 2000 EZGO Freedom TXT - Slower than it should be?
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curtis pmc 25864g05 If I have a 'series' - is this a good thing? Better than regen for when I lift it and put larger rims in? And if this is a series 'freedom' model - what MPH should I be getting? |
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03-16-2017, 04:19 PM | #8 | |
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Re: 2000 EZGO Freedom TXT - Slower than it should be?
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https://shop.ezgo.com/products/Speed...roduct_id=1906 Attached are the Specs for Fleet and Freedom TXT body variants. As previously mentioned, Freedom means it has factory installed lights. Speed for a 2000 Series drive is 13 to 14 MPH. I also attached the service manual. Rim size is cosmetic, tire height determines the speed gain and torque loss of taller than stock (18") tires. Series motors handle tire heights over about 20" better than SepEx drives, but SepeEx drives get quicker for less money. |
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03-16-2017, 07:00 PM | #9 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: 2000 EZGO Freedom TXT - Slower than it should be?
Thanks!
I guess it's just me. With two people (driver/passenger) in the cart the Waze GPS was showing us going between 13-20 MPH up/down hills. Average of 14-17MPH on straight areas with no declines. I guess that's good! |
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