42v Western to 48v
 

Friend put 6 - 8v batts instead of 7 - 6v
In his Western 42 v cart.
Says it picked up some speed & ran it
for 18 holes.
95 , 97 ? model,
Think the older 42 westerns are 36V
motors & controllers .

Think he may burn up solenoid & controller
Or
Is it a cheap upgrade?
(+ only need to buy 6 batts)

Re: 42v Western to 48v
 

how is he going to charge the 48 volt battery pack? I assume his charger is 42 volts as that is what he had before putting in the wrong batteries. I have two 42v western carts and they are currently faster than many 48 volt carts in my neighborhood.

Re: 42v Western to 48v
 

Has a 48v Charger .
Said he put in 6 - 8s to try it...
Working so far ?

Re: 42v Western to 48v
 

Trouble is the surface charge. When charging the 48v pack it will get to 59+ volts in the finish phase. So if he hops in and hits the gas 30 minutes after a charge cycle completed then his cart that is set up for 42+v will see 59-ish volts. Or, he may have a controller and solenoid that are 48v compatible and be OK.

It'll either be fine or let all the magic smoke out of the controller/solenoid.

I know it's not answering your question, maybe someone else can chime in that knows this stuff.

You do want to be careful with the max RPM of the motor, I don't know how fast he was going on 48v. There are a few members who've exploded a motor by spinning it over 6k and it normally takes out the controller when the motor goes like that.

Re: 42v Western to 48v
 

I think the older Western’s have 36 v
controller .
They made a 42 volt charger , Added a battery..
Wa-La.. a good 6 volt upgrade.
Some controllers are 36 to 48v
This one ,I think is a 36 v controller.
Looks like a 0-5k speed control?
(Not sure when EZ went ITS)
..
But his test (so far) shows that some of the older
carts had some skookum 36v controllers .

Re: 42v Western to 48v
 

Uhh, not even close... Not even 30 seconds after the charger shuts off ..
Go measure a pack 30 minutes after the charger shuts off...

Re: 42v Western to 48v
 

Thanks CGTech for setting the record straight. I just got that completely wrong... :oops:

Re: 42v Western to 48v
 

what speed is he now getting?

Re: 42v Western to 48v
 

He said 22 - 23 mph.
Not sure what it was with 42v (7 - 6 v. Batts)

Re: 42v Western to 48v
 

oh ok, thats what I'm getting on 42v