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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox
While powering up the slope following a MMP tunnel the cart suddenly lost all motive power.
Everything else continued to work - lights, horn etc. (I have tested all of the batteries and they are around 6.3v each, and the acid float test has all but one ball floating for each cell) so I suspect it is something to do with the electric motor itself or that part of the circuit.
Any quick things I should check before calling in the experts?
Thank you
In case you're wondering - and there's not a lot else to do on a hot day like this - my trusty ParCar came to the rescue and towed her cart home.
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Both electric and gas EZGO carts share a "stop switch" that is under the accelerator pedal. This is a simple switch which is spring-loaded. When the driver is not pushing down on the accelerator pedal, the spring-loaded switch is in the "off" position and the cart will not run. When the driver pushes down on the pedal he closes the switch, and the cart then runs.
The switch can stick. If it does, all other electric functions (lights, horn, etc) will work, but the cart will not move. EZGO has used two different versions of this switch over the years. Both are available from Amazon for around $20. When you've checked all the usual suspects (loose connections, fuses, etc) and are still scratching your head, check out this switch.
Every make and model of golf carts, both gas and electric, has some version of this switch. My trusty Yamaha golf cart failed under exactly the same circumstances as did your wife's electric EZGO. I was exiting a tunnel, lifted my foot from the accelerator pedal in preparation to make the turn, and the cart died. After 10+ carts had backed up behind me in the tunnel, the switch finally unstuck and I was able to drive home where I spent the next hour pondering over the cause of such an unusual failure.