I bought a used 1982 EZGO 2 years ago that someone had converted to 3 - 12V batteries. I bought new batteries (12 V Marine Deep Cycle) last year and it has worked fine. I'm in my 70's and this is to help with work on our small farm.
Last week I was hauling light loads with it and it hesitated a couple times...I thought it needed charging so I hooked it up. After the charger said it was done (there's no meter or gauge on this '82 cart) I turned it on and put it in reverse - it very slowly crept a foot or two and stopped...I put it in Fwd and it did the same...then would only move a few inches and stop.
I checked all the battery connections and noticed one cable/post had some corrosion. I cleaned and put dielectric gel on all posts as well as wherever else the cables were connected to.
I checked for loose connections - found none.
I'm not exactly experienced with electric carts and don't understand what to do next...
Where could I look next and how would I test???
Appreciate and ideas - this is a very old and basic setup I'm sure, but still clueless!
Last week I was hauling light loads with it and it hesitated a couple times...I thought it needed charging so I hooked it up. After the charger said it was done (there's no meter or gauge on this '82 cart) I turned it on and put it in reverse - it very slowly crept a foot or two and stopped...I put it in Fwd and it did the same...then would only move a few inches and stop.
I checked all the battery connections and noticed one cable/post had some corrosion. I cleaned and put dielectric gel on all posts as well as wherever else the cables were connected to.
I checked for loose connections - found none.
I'm not exactly experienced with electric carts and don't understand what to do next...
Where could I look next and how would I test???
Appreciate and ideas - this is a very old and basic setup I'm sure, but still clueless!
