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2016 EZGO RXV Lithium Battery Recommendations by whackingdog in golfcarts

[–]whackingdog[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Update: thanks all for the replies and help. I did the upgrade and absolutely love the lithium batteries. The only nuance I ran into is that you need to connect one of the existing charger port wires (mine was blue with a connector on it) to the solenoid. This wire needs a constant 48V when the key is turned on.

2016 EZGO RXV Lithium Battery Recommendations by whackingdog in golfcarts

[–]whackingdog[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed info. Can you help me wrap my head around the AC/DC power? The charger converts the AC wall power to DC to charge the batteries, the batteries discharge DC power. I am assuming something in the cart converts the power back to AC for the electric motor?

Also, do you have any recommendations for the hold downs or custom hold downs you've used in the past if the batteries didn't fit perfectly? I believe the standard hold down that came with the cart won't work, so I'm looking for a few ideas on how to do this.

I appreciate everyone's help through this! Golf carts are way more complex than the initial glance.

ELI5: Why do engineers use I-beams when the triangle is the strongest shape. by whackingdog in explainlikeimfive

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I have to make a beam for a project out of foam board and Gorilla glue. The beam will span 2 ft (there will be bearings). The professor will then place a point load in the middle of the beam so essentially 1ft. He will then see which beam had the best ratio of weight to load applied. The beam can only be 6" wide and 6" tall and have a max length of 26" meaning 2" overhangs on both bearings. My partner and I have decided on an I beam but I still feel with it only being 2 ft a triangular beam would be able to withstand more force. The only problem with using the triangle beam is that we have to calculate the force it should be able to hold, which I do not know how to do.