48 volt Club Car help please very slow

johnunger1001 · 07-15-2010, 03:20 PM

Hello< i am in need of some help. I just bought a 1998 Club Car 48 volt ds (I think) It was missing a battery . I went and bought a 8 volt battery from Sams and installed it. I jacked up the rear end and charged the cart all night. The cart is holding 52 volts fine. When i hit the gas, the wheels turn very slow. so slow i can hold them to a stop. Batteries are holding fine . With the gas all the way down, it still has 50 volts. I just replaced the motor thinking that was it and it does the same thing. PLEASE HELP!

scottyb · 07-15-2010, 03:50 PM

DOes the cart have an electronic speed controller or a pack of resistor coils behind the batteries?

Is the charger receptical round on the cart with 3 prongs?

johnunger1001 · 07-15-2010, 04:02 PM

It has a controler> round charger plug. I am checking the volts now. I have 50 volts all over the motor. I have voltage everywere. Im not sure what to do.

scottyb · 07-15-2010, 04:19 PM

Sounds like it may be a throttle input problem...... throttle device not asking the controller for more..... can you check the linkage and see that it is working proper? Is this cart an MCOR throttle device = black box under the passenger floor board?

johnunger1001 · 07-15-2010, 04:22 PM

It has a black box under the driver seat. I checked it> it has a dial with contacts inside Should it have a full 50 volts there or is it low voltage?

johnunger1001 · 07-15-2010, 04:24 PM

The contact in there goes from 0 volts to 5 volts when it is floored

07-15-2010, 03:20 PM	#1
johnunger1001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 23	48 volt Club Car help please very slow Hello< i am in need of some help. I just bought a 1998 Club Car 48 volt ds (I think) It was missing a battery . I went and bought a 8 volt battery from Sams and installed it. I jacked up the rear end and charged the cart all night. The cart is holding 52 volts fine. When i hit the gas, the wheels turn very slow. so slow i can hold them to a stop. Batteries are holding fine . With the gas all the way down, it still has 50 volts. I just replaced the motor thinking that was it and it does the same thing. PLEASE HELP!
johnunger1001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 23

07-15-2010, 03:50 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: 48 volt Club Car help please very slow DOes the cart have an electronic speed controller or a pack of resistor coils behind the batteries? Is the charger receptical round on the cart with 3 prongs?

07-15-2010, 04:02 PM	#3
johnunger1001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 23	Re: 48 volt Club Car help please very slow It has a controler> round charger plug. I am checking the volts now. I have 50 volts all over the motor. I have voltage everywere. Im not sure what to do.
johnunger1001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 23

07-15-2010, 04:19 PM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: 48 volt Club Car help please very slow Sounds like it may be a throttle input problem...... throttle device not asking the controller for more..... can you check the linkage and see that it is working proper? Is this cart an MCOR throttle device = black box under the passenger floor board?

07-15-2010, 04:22 PM	#5
johnunger1001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 23	Re: 48 volt Club Car help please very slow It has a black box under the driver seat. I checked it> it has a dial with contacts inside Should it have a full 50 volts there or is it low voltage?
johnunger1001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 23

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07-15-2010, 04:24 PM	#6
johnunger1001 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 23	Re: 48 volt Club Car help please very slow The contact in there goes from 0 volts to 5 volts when it is floored
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