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konakid · 09-26-2014, 04:00 AM

I had an EZGO that just gave up the ghost and went to part heaven at a dealer. I just got a used PDS cart with a NCX controller.

I thought I was told this had regen brakes. But in any case, when I go down a hill the cart acts like it is freewheeling, and starts picking up speed so fast that it is "sorta" hard to stop. Nothing like the cart I just junked.

I can lock up the rear wheel on my dirt driveway, but I am going to have more muscles in my right leg if I use this cart a lot. And the wife may have trouble making a panic stop if necessary. But it seems like the brakes are really going to be wearing out fast, because I live on a hill. And I'm really leaning on 'em as I go down not that steep of a hill.

Any feedback will be welcome. But I guess my question is - are these carts supposed to "run wild" when coasting downhill - with no resistance at all? The other one didn't do that to this extent.

09-26-2014, 04:00 AM	#1
konakid Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: The "Big Island" of Hawaii Posts: 223	Do I Have A Brake Problem? I had an EZGO that just gave up the ghost and went to part heaven at a dealer. I just got a used PDS cart with a NCX controller. I thought I was told this had regen brakes. But in any case, when I go down a hill the cart acts like it is freewheeling, and starts picking up speed so fast that it is "sorta" hard to stop. Nothing like the cart I just junked. I can lock up the rear wheel on my dirt driveway, but I am going to have more muscles in my right leg if I use this cart a lot. And the wife may have trouble making a panic stop if necessary. But it seems like the brakes are really going to be wearing out fast, because I live on a hill. And I'm really leaning on 'em as I go down not that steep of a hill. Any feedback will be welcome. But I guess my question is - are these carts supposed to "run wild" when coasting downhill - with no resistance at all? The other one didn't do that to this extent.