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04-26-2016, 06:56 AM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Controller over heating on lifted Club Car
Controller on lifted Club Car overheats and shuts down. Goes again after waiting anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes. Occurs mainly after low speed use on hilly terrain. Has never died when running high speed on flat road. Controller & electric motor very hot to the touch when it stops.
What can be done to keep controller from overheating - change in controller configuration settings?, or replace/upgrade any of the cart components, etc? Specifics - Club Car, SN# = A0002, Model = DS Electric (1982-2000.5 version), Year built = 2000, 48V, Lift kit Motor – GE D380, Mod = 5BC49JB3071, HP = 4.0/5.5, RPM = 4150/5700, Volt = 36/48, AMP = 105/105, FR = 49, Wound = Series, Amb = 40, Time Rating = Cont, Insl Class = H, Installed in Cart Jan 2011 Batteries - Trojan 8V T-875, Installed new in Feb 2014. Controller – Alltrax, Current Limit of 500A, Controller Model = AXE4855, Field Map# = 96, Switches High Peddle Disable = no check mark, Plug Break = no check mark, Turbo = no check mark, and ½ Speed Reverse with a check mark. Settings Max Output Current = 100%, Under Voltage = 24.0 Volts, Over Voltage = 58.0 Volts, Throttle up Rate = 1, Throttle Down Rate = 3, Brake Current = 0%, Top Speed = 100%, Throttle Sensor Type = Club Car 5K – 0, Throttle Response = Progressive Solenoid - White Rodgers, Type = 586-120111, Contact Rating = 200 Amps, Inrush = 600 Amps Cables – all 4 Gauge, all firmly attached/tightened, no corrosion. Diode – 3 Amp Resistor – 10W 470 ohm JW F&R Switch – Heavy Duty, High Amp Tires – 22” Mud Busters, aggressive off-road (22 x 11.00 – Thanks! |
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04-26-2016, 07:24 AM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Sunset Bay, TN
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Re: Controller over heating on lifted Club Car
Where is the controller mounted? Can you provide it with better air circulation and/or can you provide it with a better heat sink? Be sure it is mounted tightly to a solid metal surface such as Alum to function as a heat sink...
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04-26-2016, 08:24 AM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Controller over heating on lifted Club Car
It is tightly mounted at the original location to a metal alum sheet. Are there any add on heat sinks available made for this purpose, or any ideas on how to increase air flow? Also, will going from 4 gauge to 2 gauge cables help any? Tks
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04-26-2016, 08:44 AM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Sunset Bay, TN
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Re: Controller over heating on lifted Club Car
Not going to hurt but it will not offer much if any by the way of help... 4 gauge cables are plenty big enough for a 500 amp build. I went with 2 gauge simply as I bought the cart with OE cables and it was but another 20 bucks to build 2 over 4 gauge... I do notice that my back plate gets pretty darn hot when we take the cart out for long slow rides in our hilly hood...
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04-26-2016, 10:10 AM | #5 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Controller over heating on lifted Club Car
Is the environmental cover install over the controller?
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04-26-2016, 02:40 PM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Controller over heating on lifted Club Car
No. There is no environmental cover over controller or solenoid.
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05-02-2016, 10:56 AM | #7 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Controller over heating on lifted Club Car
Alltrax tech support believes that as the controller warms up, a solder joint within the controller is losing connection causing the controller to fail at about 65 C degrees, versus the normal thermal shutdown of 95 C degrees. They indicate not repairable, and should be replaced. Any suggestions on what make/model of controller would work the best with the existing GE D380 motor, and support traveling over hilly terrain, sometimes at a slow rate?
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05-02-2016, 12:53 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Re: Controller over heating on lifted Club Car
I believe the new SRX controls just came out from Alltrax. They seem to be the twin of the XCT for sepex carts. That's what I would put in it.
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