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04-17-2012, 07:16 PM | #1 |
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creeping around in a sepex cart?
I probably bought the wrong cart for my use but whats done is done. My question is when you guys say dont creep around in a pds what exactly does that mean. What if i have a long hill to go up and i hold it floored but it is only creeping along is that bad. I have an 2008 and put 20 tires on it. Just using it for hunting and most trips will be less than a half mile. But a quarter mile might be up a decent grade. Will my cart take that or should i be doing some upgrades. Im not concerned at all about speed.
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04-17-2012, 07:25 PM | #2 |
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Re: creeping around in a sepex cart?
Creeping is when you are purposely holding back on the throttle input to keep the cart moving slowly.
Standing on the gas while the cart barely makes it up a long hill is another, different problem. Usually, a bigger controller, solenoid and cables will fix this problem. In cases where the terrain is very steep and or the load is very big and or the tires are very tall (anybody see a pattern here) a custom built high torque, low rpm motor may also be needed. Scotty |
04-19-2012, 10:07 AM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: creeping around in a sepex cart?
Scotty, what will happen to the motor if you are creeping around? Now that I have my big controller wires and wheels it seems I find myself creeping around more and more. Not all the time but more than originally. Got what I wanted speed and torque wise but don’t need it all the time.
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04-19-2012, 10:35 AM | #4 |
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Re: creeping around in a sepex cart?
The sepex motors build heat quickly. You just need to monitor how hot the motor is. I actually have motor temp in my speedo cluster so I can keep an eye on mine. The motor needs to stay under 200 degrees or you'll be buying another one.
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04-19-2012, 12:40 PM | #5 |
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Re: creeping around in a sepex cart?
Hey i really like a the idea of a motor temp guage. I have 2008 pds where can i get one for that, thanks
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04-19-2012, 03:37 PM | #6 |
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Re: creeping around in a sepex cart?
Is that true? I've been looking for a good number. I know the insulation should be good to at least 180° C, but there's also bearing grease, and bearing tolerance issues. My ExRay manual says to set the alarm for 149 and danger to 167, so I did. If I can safely run it hotter, I will!
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04-19-2012, 08:32 PM | #7 | |
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04-19-2012, 09:16 PM | #9 |
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04-19-2012, 09:35 PM | #10 |
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Re: creeping around in a sepex cart?
I'll give you both sides of the coin. I purposely ran it 10 miles at part throttle... about 15 mph just to see what would happen. I was bored to tears but the motor never got over 160. I ran it wide open...except for the curves...much more fun than the other test...keeping it right at 40 mph for 10 miles just to see what would happen. The temp topped out at 167. So my setup actually puts more heat in the motor at wide open throttle than part throttle which is backwards to what most people will tell you about a sepex but my setup is a bit out of the ordinary for a sepex cart. I suppose the motor pulling nearly 800 amps will build some heat.
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