I have a 2001 EZGo TXT. Just bought it and the previous owner appears to have hacked it up a little.
When I bought it, he said the charger was bad. Apparently, he just didn't know that the charger wouldn't kick on if the batteries were too low. So, after a little Youtube redemption, I charged the batteries enough to get the Powerwise Charger to kick on. Charged the batteries fully and she was running great. . . for an hour.
I noticed a burning smell after taking it around the block. Then it is dead in the water. Flipped up the seat and see one of the battery posts (2nd one to the left in the front row) has melted.
When I reach down, the wire is very hot and the wire seems loose. OK, was it loose because the post is partially melted or is the post partially melted because the wire was loose. I'm not sure. ****, I should have checked that before I started driving it. Oh well, too late now.
OK, tighten it back up but cart will not run again. You turn the key on, it would bump forward a half inch but not move at all. Is it possible, the partially melted battery post is killing it? or should I be looking back to the solenoid, or controller?!?
I start thinking maybe the previous owner had not hooked everything up correctly when he was trying to fix it before, and that is what caused the post to load up and melt. So I start looking up diagrams and Youtube videos. From everything I read, the small posts on the solenoid are suppose to have 2 red wires and 2 black wires. Not my cart, I have a red wire, a yellow wire, a blue wire and a white wire w/ a yellow stripe (which also is weird because it isn't even a normal type of eyelet connector) The red, yellow and blue look factory spec???
The large posts on the solenoid have two large black wires on one side and one large black and two small red on the other. The resistor which was installed appears to be melted. Not sure if that JUST happened or if it has been like that for a while. There is no diode... which was mentioned on one of the Youtube videos...
On top of this issue, I could also use a little solenoid trouble shooting advice. What reading am I looking for when I do a continuity test on the solenoid. Should it read a low number? Mine reads around 08-09 ohm's set on 200
When I bought it, he said the charger was bad. Apparently, he just didn't know that the charger wouldn't kick on if the batteries were too low. So, after a little Youtube redemption, I charged the batteries enough to get the Powerwise Charger to kick on. Charged the batteries fully and she was running great. . . for an hour.
I noticed a burning smell after taking it around the block. Then it is dead in the water. Flipped up the seat and see one of the battery posts (2nd one to the left in the front row) has melted.
When I reach down, the wire is very hot and the wire seems loose. OK, was it loose because the post is partially melted or is the post partially melted because the wire was loose. I'm not sure. ****, I should have checked that before I started driving it. Oh well, too late now.
OK, tighten it back up but cart will not run again. You turn the key on, it would bump forward a half inch but not move at all. Is it possible, the partially melted battery post is killing it? or should I be looking back to the solenoid, or controller?!?
I start thinking maybe the previous owner had not hooked everything up correctly when he was trying to fix it before, and that is what caused the post to load up and melt. So I start looking up diagrams and Youtube videos. From everything I read, the small posts on the solenoid are suppose to have 2 red wires and 2 black wires. Not my cart, I have a red wire, a yellow wire, a blue wire and a white wire w/ a yellow stripe (which also is weird because it isn't even a normal type of eyelet connector) The red, yellow and blue look factory spec???
The large posts on the solenoid have two large black wires on one side and one large black and two small red on the other. The resistor which was installed appears to be melted. Not sure if that JUST happened or if it has been like that for a while. There is no diode... which was mentioned on one of the Youtube videos...
On top of this issue, I could also use a little solenoid trouble shooting advice. What reading am I looking for when I do a continuity test on the solenoid. Should it read a low number? Mine reads around 08-09 ohm's set on 200