Need new solenoid- what’s compatible

[buddha913]

I have a 2006 Ezgo txt pds and the solenoid has gone bad. I would like to replace it with a durable replacement but don’t plan on modifying the cart much in the future. Any suggestions on what solenoid to replace it with?


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[buddha913]

Here is a photo of the old one.


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[LukeL]

Hmmm- that looks like a 48v club car solenoid. Is your cart 36 or 48v? That’s probably not original but a solenoid is a solenoid, as long as the voltage is correct. A quick eBay search turned this up but I’d check with the sponsors first.


https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F172872144421

[kgsc]

Just get a 36 volt hd and you should be good to go

Here is a good start https://www.revolutiongolfcars.com/solenoids

[buddha913]

I also need to replace the battery cable that runs from the positive battery terminal to the solenoid. Should both connectors of that cable be 5/16?


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[buddha913]

Originally Posted by LukeL

Hmmm- that looks like a 48v club car solenoid. Is your cart 36 or 48v? That’s probably not original but a solenoid is a solenoid, as long as the voltage is correct. A quick eBay search turned this up but I’d check with the sponsors first.


https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F172872144421

Thank you Luke. It’s a 36v cart. Maybe the solenoid was the wrong size. It’s from Mexico. Sometimes they work with what they have.


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[scottyb]

Look at the duty rating. The OEM solenoid for Ezgo is 50-60 amps, that's the minimum. You can use a bigger one but you're limited by the space between the solenoid bracket and the cover. The popular small 200 amp silver/black one will fit but failure rate is high due to studs rotating during installation which I documented years ago when I stopped selling it. Honestly if you are running the stock control a cheap $25 stock solenoid should do the job until you can replace both the control and solenoid with larger components and ditch the environmental cover. The cable will have two 5/16ths ends. The big 3/8ths ends are used on the 400 amp solenoids.

[buddha913]

Originally Posted by scottyb

Look at the duty rating. The OEM solenoid for Ezgo is 50-60 amps, that's the minimum. You can use a bigger one but you're limited by the space between the solenoid bracket and the cover. The popular small 200 amp silver/black one will fit but failure rate is high due to studs rotating during installation which I documented years ago when I stopped selling it. Honestly if you are running the stock control a cheap $25 stock solenoid should do the job until you can replace both the control and solenoid with larger components and ditch the environmental cover. The cable will have two 5/16ths ends. The big 3/8ths ends are used on the 400 amp solenoids.

Thank you so much for the info,Scottieb. I had already ordered a his one. I wasn’t sure if you deliver to Mexico.



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[buddha913]

Scottieb, Is that the one that you stopped selling? Can you deliver to Mexico? If so, I could cancel my order and order from you.


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