[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by lightworker888

AJ Does it get insured as an unregistered motor vehicle and does that make it legal.


LW888

To my knowledge there is no such thing. I think the choices are:

1. Modify the cart to not exceed 20MPH
2. Insure the cart as is
3. Do not insure the cart

I was told by my insurance person that about half of the carts on the road fit into category 3.

[2 Oldcrabs]

Originally Posted by Down Sized

They better have a big jail cell. I would say the majority of the carts in The Villages run between 21- 25 mph. Mine runs that range and I have been passed more than a couple of times.

If your insurance co can prove your non street legal cart exceeds 20mph they may deny your claim. If you are at "fault" you are exposing your assets in the event of a lawsuit. If you lose the lawsuit you may not be able afford the TV life style! Is it worth the risk? What is the rush?

[dkrhardy]

If you have an accident, I pray that you have insurance!
If you have an accident, I promise you that they will not take it for a test run to check it's top speed. If the accident was possibly caused by excessive speed (?) they might, but I doubt it.
Don

[GolfCart]

AJ I can think of a couple of ways to do this I'm pretty sure you have a club car That can exceed 20 miles per hour On your MCOR output Which should be 10 K to 0 Put a 5 K resistor in series With a switch that turns it off. Now to go 40 you're going to need another battery or 2, Maybe 3 or 4. There is a guy on gaminde.net that might be able to make a governor for you.

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by GolfCart

AJ I can think of a couple of ways to do this I'm pretty sure you have a club car That can exceed 20 miles per hour On your MCOR output Which should be 10 K to 0 Put a 5 K resistor in series With a switch that turns it off. Now to go 40 you're going to need another battery or 2, Maybe 3 or 4. There is a guy on gaminde.net that might be able to make a governor for you.

Thanks for that link and the the MCOR thoughts. I wonder if the person at that site is the same person who was sharing how to build a DIY speedy link. I will look at the site and some old posts I saved.

My 40 mph comment was a bit tongue and cheek. If I was to ever do such a thing I would have to check out The Assassin. Alot less work and money than to drop in 6 or 8-12v batteries and change all required components

I have no intent to go 40, but thinking of the OP’s question, I have always wondered how one would build a solution where you could control the top end MPH of the cart based on motor speed (RPMs) in a series cart . Close to what you are talking about but instead of a manual switch have that switch be triggered by the input from some type or rotational speed sensor at the motor. When you hit this many RPMs, back off voltage to motor. That is as deep as I ever got into my thinking. I am not an electrical engineer and have no idea where to start. It is on my back burner though and one never knows.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by justjim

You got me Lightworker?? If you already have a speedometer, and it is accurate, you just adjust your speed yourself as you go up a hill, down a hill or on the flat. Sounds like you may want cruise control like what is on a car. I have never seen one on a golf cart. If you put what is know as a governor on your cart it will slow down as you go up a hill but it can be set to only go 20mph on the flat. I would think, for a lot of reasons, you want to control the speed of your golf cart yourself.

Justjim, He is trying to do the legal thing. The golf cart is not supposed to be "capable" of doing over 20. If it can, it is not considered a golf cart, but an unregistered vehicle. If he is involved in an accident, his insurance company can refuse to pay because it is not a "golf cart".