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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Do D&D Motors work on 36V and 48V golf carts? 2. How do I install a D&D Motor? 3. Do I have a Series or Regen motor? 5. What to do if I can't get my old motor off the transaxle? 6. What voltage are the batteries in my Golf Cart? 7. Is my D&D Motor for Club Car Golf Carts missing an L-bracket? 8. Why do D&D motors for GEM carts only have one connection? 9. How can I determine what mounting pattern and shaft type I need for my Golf Cart motor? 10. Why are my forward and reverse controls flipped after motor installation? 11. How do I program my controller? 12. What batteries should I buy for my golf cart? 13. My old motor had a rubber insert in the shaft, does my D&D motor need this? 14. How do I upgrade my V-Glide controller to a solid state controller? 1. Do D&D Motors work on 36V and 48V golf carts? All D&D golf cart motors work on 36V and 48V golf carts, and performance will increase if voltage is increased. For 72V and other voltages, give us a call. 2. How do I install a D&D Motor? Go to the Installation Videos page on our website for video tutorials on how to install your golf cart motor and controller. In addition, we recommend taking a picture of your old motor wiring before disconnecting. Your new D&D motor will be wired in the same exact way. 3. Do I have a Series or Regen motor? You can see if a motor is Series or Regen by looking at the type of field coils in the motor. Look at the drive end side of the motor, which are visible on the open end of the motor (or the side with the shaft). If you see a flat wires then you have a Series Motor (left image), if you see round wires then you have a Regen Motor (Right Image). See example images below. 
4. The speed sensor on a D&D motor doesn't connect to my golf cart speed sensor cable. What should I do? You will need to cut off the speed sensor on the D&D motor and strip the 3 wires. The wires on the D&D motor are Red, Green, and Black. Your speed sensor wires will now look like the image below. Now, strip the insulation from the 3 wires on the motor further. Once this is done, twist together all wires with matching colors (ex. Red motor wire with Red golf cart wire) and cover the exposed wire with electrical tape. If there is one mismatching wire color on the motor and golf cart, connect those two together. Now your speed sensor is setup properly. 
5. What to do if I can't get my old motor off the transaxle? We recommend buying "PB Blaster Penetrant" to loosen up any corrosion or other issues stopping the motor from disconnecting. This can be purchased for about $10 from Home Depot. We recomend PB Blaster Penetrant over WD-40 because WD-40 does not protect against future corrosion like PB Blaster Permanent. Once purchased, spray liberally on the drive end head and mounting bolts of the old motor and wait 8 hours before attempting to remove the motor again. 6. What voltage are the batteries in my Golf Cart? Golf cart batteries are either 6 volt, 8 volt, or 12 volt. You can tell the voltage based on how many water holes your battery has on the top.
7. Is my D&D Motor for Club Car Golf Carts missing an L-bracket? No. The L-bracket is required for connecting to the fourth hole on a Club Car Golf Cart mount. It is only needed for larger or higher torque motors that need additional support. Smaller D&D motors for Club Car Golf Carts do not need additional support, so the L-bracket is omitted. Image of L-Bracket below. 
8. Why do D&D motors for GEM carts only have one connection? Other GEM Cart motors sometimes have a heat sink connection in addition to the speed sensor connection on the top of the motor. D&D motors don't have a heat sink connection because it is not needed for our motors. 9. How can I determine what mounting pattern and shaft type I need for my Golf Cart motor? The "Choose a Motor Tool" accounts for shaft type and mounting pattern when providing motor options. Mounting pattern and shaft are unique for each golf cart brand, so we recommend customers use the Choose a Motor Tool provide customers a good buying experience and correct motor options. 10. Why are my forward and reverse controls flipped after motor installation? This sometimes occurs when installing a D&D motor to replace an older motor. To fix this, swap the motor connections on the A1 and A2 terminals. Image of terminals to flip below. 
11. How do I program my controller? For Alltrax controllers, click here to download the "Alltrax Toolkit" software. This software allows you to customize your controller performance. The user manual is also available at the link. If you need additional tech support, call Alltrax's tech help line for world class customer support.
12. What batteries should I buy for my golf cart? You need to purchase batteries that have a maximum discharge of 500 amps. The type of battery (Lithium, Lead-Acid, etc.) is independant of Max Discharge. Navigate to our "Beginners Guide to Motors" for more details about batteries. 13. My old motor had a rubber insert in the shaft, does my D&D motor need this? No. D&D motors use higher quality shafts made in the USA. This allows our motors to run quietly without an additional rubber insert. 14. How do I upgrade my V-Glide controller to a solid state controller? Upgrading a V-Glide controller to a solid state controller will take a few hours and can be a bit complex, but it will increase your max controller amps from 200 to the max amps of the new controller (up to 600 amps). Your performance will increase significantly. We recommend following this youtube video walkthrough explaining exactly how to do this process (Click here for link). This video shows a customer replacing his V-Glide controller, as well as replacing an old motor with a new D&D motor. |
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