1996 TXT stopped moving - motor?

sws4420 · 07-11-2012, 09:55 AM

I'm on my wife's kindle please bear with my possible autocorrect mistakes.

My wife and I went for a ride yesterday on my txt. All was good until we went up a relatively mild incline. The cart stopped moving altogether. I towed it back to my campsite and gave it the once over. Everything looked fine batterywise. (The only thing I really know how to look at) This morning I opened up the back looking for some sort of thermal reset or something and ended up pulling the motor off the gearbox and pressing the pedal. The motor barely moves just does more of a wobble. I'm praying the motor isn't bad. I'm not familar with the components between the batteries and the motor.

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

sws4420 · 07-11-2012, 09:56 AM

Also the motor us 76124g02 which seems to be pretty standard.

camaroluvz28 · 07-11-2012, 09:58 AM

Cutting out on an incline usually points to a controller failing rather than the motor...controller basically tells cart what speed to go when pedal is pressed.

rib33024 · 07-11-2012, 10:34 AM

It is very bad to run that motor if it's not bolted the the rear end do NOT do this any more, what drive system do you have, if the cart is a dcs cart i hope you put it in tow before you pulled it home,?? how old is the battery pack, and what is the pack volts reading??

Quote:

Originally Posted by sws4420

I'm on my wife's kindle please bear with my possible autocorrect mistakes.

My wife and I went for a ride yesterday on my txt. All was good until we went up a relatively mild incline. The cart stopped moving altogether. I towed it back to my campsite and gave it the once over. Everything looked fine batterywise. (The only thing I really know how to look at) This morning I opened up the back looking for some sort of thermal reset or something and ended up pulling the motor off the gearbox and pressing the pedal. The motor barely moves just does more of a wobble. I'm praying the motor isn't bad. I'm not familar with the components between the batteries and the motor.

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

scottyb · 07-11-2012, 11:09 AM

Sounds to me like you may have a battery problem. Did you check them with a Meter? Can you check again under load? (like when you try to go)

A controller which went into shutdown mode would have worked okay the next day.
It may be a solenoid welded closed.

sws4420 · 07-11-2012, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rib33024

It is very bad to run that motor if it's not bolted the the rear end do NOT do this any more, what drive system do you have, if the cart is a dcs cart i hope you put it in tow before you pulled it home,?? how old is the battery pack, and what is the pack volts reading??

oops didn't realize it was wrong. It's all back rebolted. Mine is series based on your chart. There is no tow switch. Batteries are about 7ish years old. No meter at cam but will check when j grab one from home.

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyb

Sounds to me like you may have a battery problem. Did you check them with a Meter? Can you check again under load? (like when you try to go)

A controller which went into shutdown mode would have worked okay the next day.
It may be a solenoid welded closed.

no I don't have a meter here. Will do in the morning. Where is this solenoid located.?

sws4420 · 07-11-2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by camaroluvz28

Cutting out on an incline usually points to a controller failing rather than the motor...controller basically tells cart what speed to go when pedal is pressed.

Makes me feel a little better. Motors don't seem to be real cheap. Looks like I cant do much without a meter anyway, which makes sense being the cart us 100% electric.

Any place I should start getting readings after cart battery voltage?

rib33024 · 07-11-2012, 12:53 PM

7 year old batteries, --I say you need mew batteries

camaroluvz28 · 07-11-2012, 05:28 PM

Yeah I'm gunna go with rib and start with the batteries under a load and see what they drop down too...most batteries last around 4-6 years....

sws4420 · 07-15-2012, 08:54 AM

I finally have a day off work and got my meter on the cart. I gave it a full charge overnight, which it seemed to take normally. These are the numbers I got:
#1 6.21v
#2 6.3v
#3 6.25v
#4 6.34v
#5 6.19v
#6 6.29v

With no load, entire series reads 37.6v. Under a load, me pushing the pedal and going nowhere, I got a series reading of 24.35v.

Seems like a big dip, but I don't know what's normal either.

07-11-2012, 12:53 PM	#8
rib33024 ...................... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: FT Lauderdale FL. Posts: 16,416	Re: 1996 TXT stopped moving - motor? 7 year old batteries, --I say you need mew batteries

07-15-2012, 08:54 AM	#10
sws4420 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colonie, NY Posts: 41	Re: 1996 TXT stopped moving - motor? I finally have a day off work and got my meter on the cart. I gave it a full charge overnight, which it seemed to take normally. These are the numbers I got: #1 6.21v #2 6.3v #3 6.25v #4 6.34v #5 6.19v #6 6.29v With no load, entire series reads 37.6v. Under a load, me pushing the pedal and going nowhere, I got a series reading of 24.35v. Seems like a big dip, but I don't know what's normal either.

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07-11-2012, 09:55 AM	#1
sws4420 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colonie, NY Posts: 41	1996 TXT stopped moving - motor? I'm on my wife's kindle please bear with my possible autocorrect mistakes. My wife and I went for a ride yesterday on my txt. All was good until we went up a relatively mild incline. The cart stopped moving altogether. I towed it back to my campsite and gave it the once over. Everything looked fine batterywise. (The only thing I really know how to look at) This morning I opened up the back looking for some sort of thermal reset or something and ended up pulling the motor off the gearbox and pressing the pedal. The motor barely moves just does more of a wobble. I'm praying the motor isn't bad. I'm not familar with the components between the batteries and the motor. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

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07-11-2012, 09:56 AM	#2
sws4420 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colonie, NY Posts: 41	Re: 1996 TXT stopped moving - motor? Also the motor us 76124g02 which seems to be pretty standard.

07-11-2012, 09:58 AM	#3
camaroluvz28 Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 1,895	Re: 1996 TXT stopped moving - motor? Cutting out on an incline usually points to a controller failing rather than the motor...controller basically tells cart what speed to go when pedal is pressed.

07-11-2012, 11:09 AM	#5
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,406	Re: 1996 TXT stopped moving - motor? Sounds to me like you may have a battery problem. Did you check them with a Meter? Can you check again under load? (like when you try to go) A controller which went into shutdown mode would have worked okay the next day. It may be a solenoid welded closed.

07-11-2012, 05:28 PM	#9
camaroluvz28 Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 1,895	Yeah I'm gunna go with rib and start with the batteries under a load and see what they drop down too...most batteries last around 4-6 years....