[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

I am also concerned about the reports of the cart dying on the way home. Even if the speedometer draws power when the cart is off, the charging circuit should be more than capable of keeping the battery charged while it is running. I would measure the voltage while the engine is running to ensure that it is actually charging.

In the end, trickle charging should not be necessary and any repairs/corrections should be handled under warranty for almost all 2023 carts.

I agree with you, in a previous series of posts another villager noticed his 2017 Yamaha was actually OVERCHARGING the battery. He came up with a solution, which he implemented. I confirmed his solution, and modified our cart as it was also overcharging the battery, then with his concurrence I posted the details on this site. The interesting point is that a golf cart repair service overheard me discussing this with a neighbor, and he stated "this was a known problem, but it did not occur on all Yamahas".
My point I think Yamaha as well as the authorized dealers have a quality control problem.