EZGO TXT Charging Port Shorted Out and Started Fire

[Bill Davis]

Hello,

I have a 97 EZGO TXT. My daughter decided to stick a wrench in the charging port which shorted out and started a fire. Luckily the baby girl was uninjured. After extinguish I found all wires from the charging port were melted. I removed the remaining wires and assumed it would still ride until I had a new port put in but will not operate at all. Looking for suggestions as to where to start on what else could be damaged. Thanks in advance. Bill

 

[Shootrig]

Not good, thankfully she was not burned! I am not your guy, there are some electric whizzes that will be moseying around here through out the morning, stand by for news.

 

[Zman]

Check the small wire coming out of the back of receptacle , i believe it is red with a white tracer , disconnect it and you test for battery pack voltage. If no voltage reed switch inside receptacle is blown. you may have damaged something else causing a short that blew the reed switch. get a 10 amp fuse and power up the small wire and see if it runs.....post results.

 

[Bill Davis]

As of right now, I have no wires coming from the charge receptacle to the cart. I was thinking it should still operate without this just would be unable to charge??