2003 Club Car Gas blowing headlight fuses when engine runs

rusty · 03-24-2009, 11:10 PM

Hello keith and Welcome to the forum.

dcannow · 03-25-2009, 09:43 AM

You might try to jump the ground wire direct to the neg. side of the battery. Then start the engine to see if fuse blows. I have had prior problems when trying to ground to frame as it is easy to develope poor connection.

dougmcp · 03-25-2009, 11:14 AM

I'd put a voltmeter on the light circuit, measure, start the motor, measure. You may have an overvoltage situation. A bad ground will not blow fuses, a short circuit to ground, overvoltage, overcurrent or a shorted light bulb/socket will blow fuses.

DOOmsman · 03-25-2009, 12:05 PM

Well Doug I wasn't going to reply but then I don't know when to shut up. Have you ever poped the breaker when a bulb burned out? What causes that?

lockman1 · 03-25-2009, 01:59 PM

Keith... would you still like the regulator testing procedure?

dougmcp · 03-25-2009, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOOmsman

Well Doug I wasn't going to reply but then I don't know when to shut up. Have you ever poped the breaker when a bulb burned out? What causes that?

If the filament in a bulb breaks it usually leaves you with an open circuit. If for some reason it blows the fuse/breaker then the elements that hold the filament have touched ground, creating a short circuit.

dougmcp · 03-25-2009, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lockman1

Keith... would you still like the regulator testing procedure?

This seems like a good thing to check if everything is fine until the motor starts.
From what I said before, start here:

Quote:

I'd put a voltmeter on the light circuit, measure, start the motor, measure. You may have an overvoltage situation.

DOOmsman · 03-25-2009, 02:29 PM

It is the arc as the filament burns that drive the voltage into a spike blowing the other bulbs and then taking the breaker out, check the grounds also.

dougmcp · 03-25-2009, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOOmsman

It is the arc as the filament burns that drive the voltage into a spike blowing the other bulbs and then taking the breaker out, check the grounds also.

Care to explain that some more? I have done electrical work for years and have personally never seen this happen in low voltage incandescent bulbs.

lockman1 · 03-25-2009, 02:42 PM

I'm sorry... Is your name Keith... Doug?

and to be totally honest... fuses are rated by amperage... not voltage!
12V fuses can sustain up to 32V as long as it doesn't exceed the amperage limit!

03-24-2009, 11:10 PM	#11
rusty Golf Cart Photographer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wichita Falls Texas - My Ride 2010 Club Car Posts: 6,236	Re: 2003 Club Car Gas blowing headlight fuses when engine runs Hello keith and Welcome to the forum.

03-25-2009, 09:43 AM	#12
dcannow Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Liberty Lake, WA Posts: 479	Re: 2003 Club Car Gas blowing headlight fuses when engine runs You might try to jump the ground wire direct to the neg. side of the battery. Then start the engine to see if fuse blows. I have had prior problems when trying to ground to frame as it is easy to develope poor connection.

03-25-2009, 11:14 AM	#13
dougmcp Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,757	Re: 2003 Club Car Gas blowing headlight fuses when engine runs I'd put a voltmeter on the light circuit, measure, start the motor, measure. You may have an overvoltage situation. A bad ground will not blow fuses, a short circuit to ground, overvoltage, overcurrent or a shorted light bulb/socket will blow fuses.

03-25-2009, 12:05 PM	#14
DOOmsman Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reddick IL Posts: 11,220	Re: 2003 Club Car Gas blowing headlight fuses when engine runs Well Doug I wasn't going to reply but then I don't know when to shut up. Have you ever poped the breaker when a bulb burned out? What causes that?

03-25-2009, 01:59 PM	#15
lockman1 What the ....? Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.E. Wisconsin Posts: 14,931	Re: 2003 Club Car Gas blowing headlight fuses when engine runs Keith... would you still like the regulator testing procedure?

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03-25-2009, 02:29 PM	#18
DOOmsman Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reddick IL Posts: 11,220	Re: 2003 Club Car Gas blowing headlight fuses when engine runs It is the arc as the filament burns that drive the voltage into a spike blowing the other bulbs and then taking the breaker out, check the grounds also.

03-25-2009, 02:42 PM	#20
lockman1 What the ....? Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.E. Wisconsin Posts: 14,931	Re: 2003 Club Car Gas blowing headlight fuses when engine runs I'm sorry... Is your name Keith... Doug? and to be totally honest... fuses are rated by amperage... not voltage! 12V fuses can sustain up to 32V as long as it doesn't exceed the amperage limit!

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