Five Easy Ways To Tell The Difference - Use At Least Two To Confirm
I working on a 2001 EZgo TXT PDS cart that has been sitting up for a while and still will not go F or R. It sometimes - Answered by a verified Technician We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website.
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EZ-GO Run/Maintenance Switch | Yamaha Tow/Run Switch | |||
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b. Club Car Series Cart Features.
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3. | Does the motor have a speed sensor wire protruding from the end head? If the answer is YES, then it is a Regen motor. If there is NO speed sensor lead on the motor, then it is a Series motor. See Fig. 3 below. |
E-Z-GO Regen Motor | Club Car Regen Motor |
4. | Are there 2 smaller diameter (1/4-20 UNC) terminals and 2 larger diameter (5/16-18 UNC) terminals on the motor? Or are all 4 terminal studs on the motor the same size (5/16-18 UNC)? If there are 2 smaller and 2 larger terminals bolts, its a Regen motor. If all 4 bolts are the same size, then its a Series motor. See Fig. 4 below |
Fig. 4
5. | What do the motor Field Coil Windings Look Like? | |
a. | Regen motors have 'shunt' or 'round wire' coils, usually with smaller gauge wire (12AWG - 24AWG range). Usually, with a large amount of turns (60 to 200+ turns) per field coil. | |
b. | Series motors have 'flat wire' coils with larger wire sizes. Usually, the wire is rectangular in shape (cross-section). These coils have a much lower number of turns (usually 5 to 15 turns) per field coil. See Fig. 5a & 5b below |
Fig. 5b
Note: | A Regen cart will normally automatically slow down when you hit approximately 15 MPH going down a hill. This is for safety reasons (as not to over-spin the armature). |
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EZ-GO DCS Shift Handle & SX Speed Controller 36V 275A (DCS) 9 Pin | EZ-GO PDS Rocker Switch & 1206-MX Speed Controller 36V 275A (PDS) Multi Pin | |||||
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Fig. 2.1 Rocker Switch w/ IQ Plug. & IQ Controller Club Car IQ cart. | Fig. 2.2 Rocker Switch NO IQ Plug See Fig. 2.3 & 2.4 | |||||
** How to identify an Precedent I2 car In the last half of 2008, Club Car introduced their new Precedent i2 car. The body is that of the Precedent cart, but the wiring and electronics are different that their previous IQ/Precedent models. Cosmetically, the Precedent and i2 cart look the same even the wiring harness looks the same. The wire harness interface is still the 16 pin white connector and will plug into both the IQ/Precedent and the Precedent i2 controllers. The wiring in the connector and the throttle are different between the two cars and are not compatible. The fastest and easiest way to identify the i2 car is by the color of the controller. The IQ/Precedent car uses a BLACK Curtis controller. The i2 car uses a GREY Curtis controller (PN: 103403401) . The location of the controller has changed since the initial release of the i2. The controller could be located in the center console or on the passenger side of the car against the rear battery wall. | ||||||
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Regen II Controller (PN- 1018879-01) | ||||||
- And No IQ Plug : PDPlus or Regen II cart | ||||||
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When you have problems with your EZGO PDS golf cart, you know, the ones with the forward/reverse switch on the dash, you can enter the golf cart into diagnostics mode to help find out what is wrong with it.
To enter PDS diagnostics mode turn the key switch off, move the run/tow switch to run, move the direction switch from neutral to reverse 5 times. Your cart will beep to confirm you are in diagnostics mode. Soon after, the carts diagnostics code will beep out your code if there is a problem. After receiving your beep code move the run/tow switch to tow.
Here is your PDS beep code chart.