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02-12-2013, 10:22 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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precedent light kit, Do i need a reducer?
2010 precedent, with six 8 volt batteries. This cart is a excel cart, number starts with "PH".
Since this is a fleet cart, this is my question: I want to add a light kit. I understand that i need to buy a wiring harness/bucket kit. BUT do i also need to buy a voltage reducer, since I have 8 volt batteries? Or will the bucket/wiring harness feed 12 volts to my lights without me having to also add a reducer? |
02-12-2013, 11:24 AM | #2 |
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Re: precedent light kit, Do i need a reducer?
. . . with 6 8v batteries, with no factory installed reducer, there is no way to provide 12v to your accessories unless you add/install a 48-12v reducer yourself . . . with no reducer, you can only provide 8v, 16v, 32v or 48v to your 12v lights, depending which positive battery terminal you connect the "hot" wire from lights to . . .
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02-12-2013, 03:39 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: precedent light kit, Do i need a reducer?
ok thanks for your time and knowledge.
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02-12-2013, 04:11 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: precedent light kit, Do i need a reducer?
If you buy an afermarket light kit from someone like MadJax or others, you will need a 16V-12V reducer that plugs into the factory harness or you can get a 48V-12V reducer. I have a 2010 precedent I2L Excel, serial number starts with PD, and it has the madjax light kit. You have to install the bucket harness and the reducer. You can check the installation instructions at: http://www.mymadjax.com/file/BucketH...all2011Rev.pdf. The plug and play voltage reducer is here: http://www.diygolfcart.com/Club-Car-.../volt-0011.htm. It plugs right into the factory harness.
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02-12-2013, 04:32 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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Re: precedent light kit, Do i need a reducer?
I would go with the 48v to 12v reducer. IMO...It is better to pull from the entire pack than just 2 batteries. Pulling from only 2 batteries could effect the consistency of the pack over time depending on the amount light usage.
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02-12-2013, 07:24 PM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: precedent light kit, Do i need a reducer?
Here's a follow up question: if I plan to wire in 12v lights and I have four 12v batteries, and if I plan to practically never use the lights (emergencies only), is there any harm in just wiring them to one battery? If not, which battery in the series gets nominated?
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02-12-2013, 08:21 PM | #7 |
haveacupofshutthe****up
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Re: precedent light kit, Do i need a reducer?
Agreed. If you are gonna buy a converter, go with 48-12, not 16 to 12. It may cost a little more, but well worth it in the long run. Put a switch on it, so it's not on all the time.
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02-25-2013, 12:41 PM | #8 |
Getting Wild
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Re: precedent light kit, Do i need a reducer?
Laser, yes, you can hook up the 12v lights to one 12v battery. I was lucky and unlucky to have a 2005 Precedent. I believe mine run off of the passenger side front battery. It shouldn't upset the battery pack too much if you only use them for emergencies.
Lucky - that it was pre-wired for lights and all I had to do was install and plug in. Unlucky - that I have 12v batteries. |
02-25-2013, 12:45 PM | #9 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: precedent light kit, Do i need a reducer?
I did you know your was pre-wired?
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02-25-2013, 12:48 PM | #10 |
Getting Wild
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