Review on 🔌 MaySpare 24V Continuous Duty Solenoid Relay 24063 - Ideal for Golf Carts, Winch, Marine - Heavy Duty SPST Solenoid with In Rush Capabilities by Robert Sisco

For the price I can't really complain, although one of them is already failing. I mostly blame myself and you can't find anything near this price with top notch delivery. I bought four of these for my super old golf cart that uses resistance coils for speed control. It's actually a 36 volt golf cart, but it looks like old junk like Mad Max, and I was only able to get two batteries out of an old dump truck to power it, which is fine because I don't want to go very fast . I just want to walk . my property and spare me the walking. It runs great on 24V so that's what it gets. Now, by lowering the voltage, I've certainly increased the amount of current required to start and move the cart. I have no idea if I'm running within the specified limits of these solenoids, so I don't abort a run for a single mistake. Another reason is that the one that fails is the start or "first gear" solenoid that carries by far the most load. That first electromagnet not only absorbs all the starting current after stopping, but is sometimes tormented when you're just trying to drive the car slowly and accurately. The spring on my pedal is pretty weak, it's easy to hit a few bumps and your foot bounces on it enough, all of which results in lots of quick ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON-OFF clicks. I'm pretty sure that killed the solenoid. I'm thinking of maybe using two of these in parallel for the trigger circuit and maybe also a cheap time delay relay module that requires the pedal to be depressed for about a full second before the magnet turns on to minimize short cycles. I probably won't go that far, but I need to be more careful with my foot to make sure I don't push or click them too quickly to shorten their lifespan. At some point I might get a shunt and see if my current cravings are within the nominal range. I'm using appropriate high amp fuses and a 300 amp breaker so I'm probably within the range but it's hard to tell. In any case, it is recommended to order a spare part to have it at hand. It's no fun when the first gear solenoid fails because unfortunately it gets stuck so you let go of the pedal and the car keeps going. They'll stick too if you have bad ground, so just wire them carefully and treat them well and you should be fine.