I'm stumped, help needed with trolley

[Bunker52]

I've a powakaddy fw3i with 36 hole lithium battery, probably 5 or 6 years old. Last week it just stopped on the 18th hole, wheels caked with mud,so I thought maybe it had just cut out ?? Took it home, charged the battery overnight, put it in and worked fine. Went out today, again a heavy muddy course, and it packed in after 8 hole leaving me to push it the rest of the round (? No way to freewheel it?).

Got home and tested the battery with a meter ..showing minimal power<1 volts. Put on charge for literally 5-10 minutes, tested again and got 13-14 volts. Put in trolley and it works, so I left running (upside down) until it stopped after about half hour. Left 10 minutes then just switched on and it worked again but slowly.

Q? Is there a cutout built in that causes it to stop if too much load.

Does this sound like a battery problem....happy to buy a new one but not cheap so don't want to if the fault is elsewhere.

Any advice welcome.

Phil

 

[Mel Smooth]

Sounds like the battery might be goosed to me.

 

[Bunker52]

Sounds like the battery might be goosed to me.

Thinking that...but wasn't sure if there was some sort of cutout that caused it to stop if under a heavy load

 

[Mel Smooth]

Thinking that...but wasn't sure if there was some sort of cutout that caused it to stop if under a heavy load

If your battery is dropping to less than 1 volt, it would be a strange coincidence that there’s something else stopping it working as well, plus, it seems to be recharging very quickly back up to full voltage.

 

[Bunker52]

If your battery is dropping to less than 1 volt, it would be a strange coincidence that there’s something else stopping it working as well, plus, it seems to be recharging very quickly back up to full voltage.

After that 10 minute charge I've been running it for the last few hours...but it seems to stop every half hour is so. Then I switch on and it goes again.

 

[IanM]

I'd be heading to my local trolley service agent!?

 

[Bunker52]

could be the right thing to do

 

[clubchamp98]

Anyone else in your group got the same battery.
Swop them over when it goes and if yours is ok and theirs not it’s the battery.
If the other battery dosnt work on yours it’s the trolley.

 

[Bunker52]

Anyone else in your group got the same battery.
Swop them over when it goes and if yours is ok and theirs not it’s the battery.
If the other battery dosnt work on yours it’s the trolley.

No ...I tried to find someone with one but no luck. Thanks for suggestion though

 

[Troymcclure]

(? No way to freewheel it?).

No idea on the issue but most trolleys have a freewheel option via clips on the wheels. In fact, apart from being bloody hard to push it with the wheels still engaged I thought it was bad for the trolley.

A mate of mine’s packed up the other day. I had to show him how to put into freewheel mode and also, I took his battery out to lighten the load and it hitchhiked the rest of the round aboard my trolley.

 

[srixon 1]

Are the wheels on their correct side. If not then that could be the freewheel problem.

 

[clubchamp98]

Are the wheels on their correct side. If not then that could be the freewheel problem.

They must have been to do part of the round.

 

[MACM85]

Could always contact a local powakaddy repair centre for them to have a look at it. If it is a case of a battery change then it'll be cheaper than a new trolley

 

[Red scorpion]

Had a similar problem with my fw3.would run then stop for a couple of holes then burst into life again.stripped it down and replaced printed circuit board and new motor(only replaced motor as it the connector between circuit board and motor were fused together looked like it had melted)i dont think the motor was the problem but to change 2 things you never know.

 

[sjw]

The battery dropping that low sounds knackered to me

 

[SteveJay]

I have a Powercaddy - the wheels just need to be pulled outwards on the axle slightly after pressing the yellow button on the wheel to engage the freewheel function.

 

[Crumplezone]

A battery supplier will be able to do a load test on your battery to see if the capacity has dropped.

 

[Alan Clifford]

Have you tried a different charger. Powerbug reckon you should check chargers https://powerbug.co.uk/products/charger-check-service