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If the cart drives but the lights, horn, signals and backup alarm died after a battery swap, the 12V accessory feed got left off. Here's how to find the lead, meter the right post, check the fuse or reducer, and avoid burning out your bulbs.
Which electric DS you have decides the test: a PowerDrive System 48 cart hides its lockout in the onboard computer, an IQ cart reports faults and needs pack voltage on five controller pins. Here are Club Car's own procedures and readings for both.
The resistor across the big solenoid posts keeps the controller's capacitors charged so the contacts don't arc. The diode across the small posts eats the coil's off-spike, and its band must go to coil positive. Here's how to wire, size and test both, and whether a solenoid that has them fits a cart that didn't.
An E-Z-GO TXT that won't move is usually Run/Tow, the charger interlock or a weak pack. If not, PDS carts beep out fault codes and every TXT can be tested pin by pin at the controller. Here's how for each drive system.
Most electric carts that won't move have a simple cause: Tow/Run left on Tow, the charger cord still in, F/R between gears or a weak pack. Here are the quick checks, the pack voltages to expect and a test path for every symptom.
A single snap when you land the last cable is the controller charging. Continuous sparks mean a real short, usually new accessory wiring. Here is how to find it circuit by circuit on a 48V lead-acid or lithium cart.
A click with no movement usually means the control circuit works but current isn't reaching the motor. Here's how to test the batteries, solenoid contacts and cables in order.
