I hadn't found that one, Paul. It is a Curtis clone but has a higher review than what I had found. I suppose I could order that one and then keep the Curtis for later repair if the clone doesn't last long.
On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 8:07 AM paul dove <dov...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Amazon.com: New 1204-015 Cc33788 24V / 36V 275Amp DC Controller for Curtis > Club Car : Automotive > > > > On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 11:44:15 PM CDT, David Nelson via EV > <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I have a 1993 Club Car 36V golf cart I'm trying to resurrect for a > charitable organization. I hooked up some batteries to test it out and > it worked for about a minute, then the contactor just clicked on then > off immediately and nothing happens after that. Disconnecting the > battery and reconnecting is the only way to get the contactor to > "click" again. I've checked every microswitch, cleaned the throttle > pot, cleaned the F-N-R mechanical switch contacts, verified that the > contactor works properly when run independently. The series motor > brushes and armature are in excellent shape, and runs fine. I finally > tracked down the Curtis 1204 controller manual and went through the > troubleshooting steps and the best I can determine is that the > controller is not working. During testing today I noticed that the > precharge resistor would get rather hot. Then the contactor quit > clicking on then off like it used to and the resistor no longer would > get warm. Obviously I'm talking about when the contactor was open. > Voltage to the inputs on the controller were normal but there was > never any voltage or current on the output. > > It appears that I need to replace or repair the controller. If it were > my golf cart, I'd just buy a $150-$200 clone and call it good but I > don't want it quitting on someone else. Would I be best to ship it to > Curtis or someone like cloudelectric.com to be rebuilt? I haven't > found any used or new Curtis 1204 controllers available. > > Thanks, > > -- > David D. Nelson > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > -- David D. Nelson _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
