A buddy of mine has a 2001 EZGO TXT (series) golf cart that he purchased about a year ago. New batteries installed the day he bought the cart. He has always had a problem with the cart dying on him with a full charge after not much use, usually about 20 minutes of run time. The solenoid will click, but no go. The lights will dim to almost nothing when the pedal is pressed. However, let it sit (not charging) for 10-20 minutes and it will run perfectly.
We suspected the controller, so I loaned him a Alltrax AXE-4845 to test this theory. With the new controller the cart has more torque and a little more top end, but does the same thing after about 20 minutes of run time. What do you guys think could be causing this? Batteries don't recharge themselves that quickly without being plugged in. The motor gets a hot, as in it would be uncomfortable to hold your hand on it for too long, but it isn't much hotter than the motor on my cart. Any suggestions on what to try next?
We suspected the controller, so I loaned him a Alltrax AXE-4845 to test this theory. With the new controller the cart has more torque and a little more top end, but does the same thing after about 20 minutes of run time. What do you guys think could be causing this? Batteries don't recharge themselves that quickly without being plugged in. The motor gets a hot, as in it would be uncomfortable to hold your hand on it for too long, but it isn't much hotter than the motor on my cart. Any suggestions on what to try next?