This fixed our hill problem. You saved me from upgrading the whole system. What would we do without RU-vid and ppl making shit simple. Thanks bud your a life saver
Just did this to my cart that had the slow problem....worked like a charm. The only thing I did different was I connected the two heavy white wires together on one of the screws on the solenoid thereby bypassing the solenoid (then you don't have to do anything to the wires on the motor)and didn't bother disconnecting the speed sensor...this will allow me to easily re- connect if I have to if I decide to buy the parts later to put it back into the original configuration.... Thanks for the video . Shaun
My resistor was getting so hot and glowing like I had an orange light under my cart on even small hills. Everyone one else on the web says bad batteries but I have new Trojans. This took about 5 min and worked like a charm. I was going to replace the solenoid, didn’t know I could bypass it. You saved me a lot of time and money. Great fix! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the video, I was so lost on what to try next until I tried your fix!! I unhook the small wires and tape them off and just bolted the two larger white wires together and tape them up in case I wanted to order a replacement solenoid in the future and wow what a difference it made!!! Car has so much power now and will fly up hills
Thank you Mike, I have been having this issue on my 98 DS, and I have been combing internet for advice on a resolution. Bought new batteries, which we needed anyway, and had a solenoid and speed sensor in my Amazon cart when I read this. I did it exactly as you describe in video and it worked like a charm. I did "save for later" the parts on Amazon, but it seems like this will resolve several issues I have been having and they won't be needed. Thanks again sir!
What color are you painted now? Great info. We are chasing down our uphill issues. Wouldnt you replace the battery solenoid?? Going under the seat now.
I have a club car 48volt and I was going up levee, midway cart stopped suddenly. Thought I ran over/ into something.. change the f/r button and box on peddle still nothing… any ideas?? Any help would be appreciated!!
I checked my golf cart, 1984 club car, it has that spring but it seems to be bigger than yours, and looks to have 4-5 solenoids, and the wire is connected from the left to the right solenoid, as Far as the wiring goes, how does that work?
Hey yours is the older model that uses those for speeds . .this won't work for you but I'm sure your problem is where your looking on those solenoids somewhere, goodluck
Aroundthe 40 sec mark you pointed and said "speed sensor on the side of the motor" I didn't see that. My set b up looks like yours but I have no speed sensor. I don't see one in your video, where is it?
I have a DS 2003 (but seems to be a 2002 design) and it is slow up hills, will any of what you show here apply with the white line? I know I can do the speed sensor and check the gas pedal pot.
Hey yeah it's still good to go , that brake solenoid is to slow it down when you let off the gas pedal you don't need that brake solenoid, you can just unhook the big white wire on solenoid and bolt it over to the big one next to it on the solenoid . .3 second fix compared to removing the extra white wire like I did
@@machughes3369 Great to hear it hasn't caused any issues. I'm looking forward to checking out my cart to see if it has the same parts. It's been a good cart, but I get nervous that it'll die trying to get up the big hill on the way back home. Sure hope it's got the same brake solenoid & big white wire as yours. Thanks for sharing your cure with us.
Do you know what speed sensor this uses because we have one exactly the same as this and I can't find a replacement speed sensor. All of the ones online look quite a bit different Thanks
Gosh I can't remember I ordered the wrong one the first time but got lucky on the second speed sensor, on this model you will go faster just unplugging it so it's unregulated , it's only like a 1mph difference top speed also the pedal start felt lots stronger with the speed sensor unplugged.
I'm not sure , you might not even have a controller computer, it might just be solenoid powered to motor , you might need to do some more research , if yours is where you stomp the pedal and the wheels spin full blast I'm pretty sure you do not have a controller/computer
Make sure and use 2 wrenches on your motor terminal on your big white wire , one wrench on nut closest to motor and on wrench on the nut holding the big white wire on, otherwise it will spin internally inside your motor 👌
It's just called a brake solenoid , it's for when every time you release the gas pedal it electrically brakes your motor for that nice safe cruise on a golf course, it's unneeded for 98 percent of people
Won't this overheat the electric motor. Because it's meant to take the heat off the motor that's why it doesn't throw 12v to the motor the motor only reserves about 8-9 volts.
My guess is that it's meant to reduce shock to the motor: the motor runs with reduced voltage for a second or so through the resistor coil and then the solenoid engages effectively shorts out the coil.
No this has nothing to do with protecting the motor . .it probably strains it more, this is a brake solenoid so when your on the golf course and you let off the gas the solenoid kicks in and it slows the motor down electricaly like your mashing the brake . .this is a safety option feature for the best safety ride on the golf course
@@travismcpherson9847 If the motor is designed to run at 36 volts, then no. If the motor is (say) a 30V motor and the resistor coil is meant to limit the battery pack voltage, then yes. Check the motor for voltage requirement.
Hey no it won't affect motor life , this is the brake solenoid that powers your motor down when you let off the gas pedal, your motor will probably thankyou for less strain
Powering your motor down by slowing the motor down slower using electrical current , if you do this - when you let off the gas it will cost like in neural untill you mash the brake of course LOL
Good question , I guess because it is problem prone , doesn't cost anything , also you don't have that hot spring sucking the juice whenever you let off the gas pedal, it's made to electricaly slow down every time you let off the gas
Yes true, but I just mash the brake , and it starts slowing down when I let off anyway, the solenoid will fail again , and they actually did away with them after this year
