36 or 48V???

[beatonslake76]

How can I tell if my Cart is 36V or 48V?

I am a newbie. Also what is the benefit one vs. the other?

And how hard is it to change/upgrade? And what a benefits or doing so?

Thanks in advance.

Josh M.

 

[jsbigone]

Well several ways. Count batterys 6- 6 volt batteries are 36 volt. You can take a volt meter and touch the first neg and the first pos coming out of the charger connection.

 

[athomas03]

Josh, look at your batts and count the caps x 2 = volts. 6 volts have 3, 8 volts 4...... If you are 36v, to change to 48v you need a controller, solenoid, charger that is capatible with the upgrade. Upgrade your resistor/diode (alltrax has specs), and probably want to go ahead with HD f/r and definitely upgrade cables (all 13) 4ga minimum. Motor should be fine, no rpm issues with 48. Hope this helps. Adam

 

[beatonslake76]

Just went out and put meter on the batteries. They are 6 volt each. I have 36V system.

What are benefits of going to 42V or 48V?

More/Longer power?

Thanks.

 

[athomas03]

More speed and torque. Longer run time.

 

[beatonslake76]

Thank you very much for all the input.

A few more questions for anyone willing to help.

How hard/involved is it to switch up to a 48V system tech wise?

If I went to 48V system with 500a controller and 2 gauge wire, could I hit 25 MPH?

Thanks.

Josh

 

[athomas03]

Not too difficult. Just purchase the items you need for upgrade, disconnect cables and reconnect. Maybe write it down or take a pic, the forum folks with always help if you hit a snag.

25mph, if your motor was already going 18.5mph on 36. Approx. 33% increase in speed.