For some time, every once in a while the cart would not move when I stopped, of just took my foot off the pedal. After a few pumps, it would start. Finally it just stopped as I was driving. and won't move. I jumped the solenoid and it moves. A friend that rebuilds carts had a spare 48v Club car solenoid and the local dealership said it should work, so I put it on, along with a new big resister and it still won't move, but will when I jump the solenoid. Other than a new solenoid, is there any other possible cause?
97 DS 48V
- Thread starter marfdave
- Start date
HotRodCarts
Cartaholic
Does the solenoid click when you press the pedal?
HotRodCarts
Cartaholic
Sounds like a bad solenoid to me.
48 volt is 48 volt i,m not sure other then how the design it wether its different you should be able to test without the resistor but when your ready to go permanant i would use it.......get yourself a diode also its just a little more ins. in case of issues.........................................
Diode
Cartaholic - V.I.P. Sponsor
FYI
The diode across the coil terminals is there for voltage spikes. Any Coil when turned on or off can create an AC spike of hundreds of volts, the diode allows this spike to dissipate. Using a diode on any coil is a good Idea.
The resistor across the large terminals is used on controller carts, this resistor allows the internal capacitors in the controller to charge (slowly) without a sudden inrush current (no resistor) and would not be needed on a resistor type carts.
the silver band on the diode connects to the positive terminal of the coil, the resistor direction does not matter.
The diode across the coil terminals is there for voltage spikes. Any Coil when turned on or off can create an AC spike of hundreds of volts, the diode allows this spike to dissipate. Using a diode on any coil is a good Idea.
The resistor across the large terminals is used on controller carts, this resistor allows the internal capacitors in the controller to charge (slowly) without a sudden inrush current (no resistor) and would not be needed on a resistor type carts.
the silver band on the diode connects to the positive terminal of the coil, the resistor direction does not matter.
Maybe you should be testing the original solenoid out of the system, by itself. Run 48v to it and test the large terminals for continuity. When you checked for 48v on the solenoid while it was in the system did you use the same ground connection as was on the solenoid connection? Maybe there was a ground (-48v) problem.
Don
Don