Golf Cart Brake Lights

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LJ12530

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My Club Car golf cart 2008.5+ has a pressure sensitive brake lights switch mounted behind the rubber brake pad and the metal brake pedal. Two wire open/closed switch. Any idea where I can find a replacement?

Second question. Club Car Precedent, 2006 model. The brakes are activated by a magnetic switch that is attached to the brake pedal group. The switch has a groove in it and when the brake pedal is pressed a piece of metal slides into the groove and actuates the switch. The switch is labeled ITW Switches,
Model:CMT-1008. Any idea where I can find this switch? If not, the wire has three wires going into it. One is a fused red lead. One is brown and the other is black/white. Does anyone have a schematic or info on how this switch is supposed to work. Is it a time delay switch?
 
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mouser sells ITW switches
I did not find that model many companies sell switches that look and mount the same Picture Please
 
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Two different carts.

My cart is the one that I suspected had a bad relay. The tiny pressure sensor mounted on the pedal behind the rubber pedal cover was ok, but the brakes would/wouldn't work and would stay light on occasion even though my cart doesn't have time delay relay.

Bottom line on my cart is that it was the relay. It has been replaced and everything is now working normally. Push pedal, brakes light, take foot off pedal, even when parking brake set, and the lights go off without delay.


The current problem is with another cart. The brake lights on the cart stay on for random times after the brake is set. When I started my volunteer repair job I just figured that he had a kit that installed in the pedal group area that included a brake rod activated switch, and a timed relay. When I took off the mat and the small cover to expose the area there were no switches of any kind in that area. Before I removed the pedal group I thought I'd just replace the brake relay in case that was the problem. I did so and the problem remained. I then removed the pedal group thinking that I would find some kind of bracket with a microswitch of some kind. I was surprised to find an ingenious professionally designed setup. The ITW switch molded case has an approx 1 1/2 inch long by 5/8 inch deep slot built right into the case. The pedal assembly has a small steel scimitar ( rounded triangle sort of ) piece attached to the bottom of the brake pedal that slides in and out of that groove when the brake pedal is pressed/released. The metal piece simply changes the air gap between the magnets in the switch allowing them to have enough attraction to activate the switch. When I removed the switch, but left the wires connected, I was able to just put a piece of metal ( iron/steel ) in the slot to activate the brake lights. Of course the random off time problem still exists. It appears to me that the switch actually contains electronic components rather than simply electromechanical ones. I have an e-mail into ITW to see if they can provide any data on the switch. I await that response.

I'm guessing that there will not be a drop in replacement for the switch so I'm looking around to find the simplest way to wire in a switch to simply turn the lights on when the brakes are applied, off when the pedal is releases AND off when the pedal is set. Since he has the entire system of lights, signals, horns, etc installed all he needs is some type of simple to install switch system.

Regarding posting a pic. I had seen that link on your FAQ but was hoping there was a simply drag/drop feature that I could use. I'll work on the picture posting project after golf today !!!
 
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LJ12530

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I contacted ITW.
The switch is Club Car proprietary.
It is Club Car # 102517701 ( according to ITW )
The switch seems to be available through Club Car dealers, but it costs around $200. I'm not sure the cart's owner will pay that and I'm not 100% certain that the subject switch is the problem although I'm pretty sure it is since the switch and the brake relay seem to be the only two active components in the circuit.
 
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Clicked on all of them. They didn't show the part, but I did not contact any of them because I'm still trying to figure out if that is the problem, and I'm fixing the cart for a guy who is out of town.
 
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Clicked on all of them. They didn't show the part, but I did not contact any of them because I'm still trying to figure out if that is the problem, and I'm fixing the cart for a guy who is out of town.

Oops....I didn't see all the sponsors under the links button. I just checked those that have a small add at the bottom of the page.
 
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