# Stops when you accelerate **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruff & Tuff\ **Created:** [August 28, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320 "2016-08-28T11:13:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slickrick\_t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@slickrick\_t](https://community.electricforum.com/u/slickrick_t)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/1 "2016-08-28T11:13:12Z")
When you accelerate the cart starts but then :cool stops to start you must push the accelerator down easy to go any info. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/2 "2016-08-28T17:27:39Z")
Need lots more info Make of Cart - Year - Codes on display when it stops etc ---
**Author:** ![slickrick\_t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@slickrick\_t](https://community.electricforum.com/u/slickrick_t)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/3 "2016-08-29T05:13:54Z")
Ok old houseboater will let y know next time it stops thanks ---
**Author:** ![nevbuggie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nevbuggie](https://community.electricforum.com/u/nevbuggie)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/4 "2016-08-29T08:04:14Z")
I would inspect all of your battery cable connections very closely. If you lay into the throttle and have a sudden shutdown, it sounds like your battery voltage at the controller is dropping too low. Lightly adding throttle avoids this high current peak, so less voltage drop at the controller. You could also operate at top speed for a while and check the temperatures of all the connections, a high resistance connection will get hot. To confirm this, you might want to measure battery voltage at the controller when it is cutting out. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![slickrick\_t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@slickrick\_t](https://community.electricforum.com/u/slickrick_t)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 10:02am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/5 "2016-08-29T10:02:04Z")
Nevbuggie I just got back with cart it did stop on me check for codes none put I cannot go over 15 mph all thr way to the floor it is 2010 ruff&tuff nev4 any info ---
**Author:** ![slickrick\_t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@slickrick\_t](https://community.electricforum.com/u/slickrick_t)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/6 "2016-08-29T10:08:51Z")
Old houseboater just it did stop on me no codes put it will not go over 15 mph a it dose 25 mph it is 2010 ruff&tuff nev4 any info ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/7 "2016-08-29T19:22:55Z")
Can’t help you on R T’s Some of you R T guys , chime in. What model and brand of controller do you have? ---
**Author:** ![slickrick\_t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@slickrick\_t](https://community.electricforum.com/u/slickrick_t)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/8 "2016-08-30T06:46:39Z")
Old houseboater I will check the controller and let y know ---
**Author:** ![slickrick\_t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@slickrick\_t](https://community.electricforum.com/u/slickrick_t)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/9 "2016-08-30T07:22:10Z")
old houseboater my do controller is a CURTIS v36-48v current 400a model 1268-5403 at the button of thr controller is a Amber light it is flashing once then twice all the time any info the battery charger is not flashing at all. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/10 "2016-08-30T17:27:42Z")
Check page 48 code 1,2 is Throttle fault [http://curtisinstruments.com/Uploads/DataSheets/1268%20manual(12D).pdf](http://curtisinstruments.com/Uploads/DataSheets/1268%20manual(12D).pdf) ---
**Author:** ![slickrick\_t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@slickrick\_t](https://community.electricforum.com/u/slickrick_t)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 7:02am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/11 "2016-09-02T07:02:58Z")
Old houseboater just let y know the fix on my ruff&tuff that was running 1/2 speed THE BATTERYS WHERE LOW ON WATER MUST CHECK ONCE A MONTH. Thanks for all your help Ps thanks to nevbuggie ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 8:02am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/12 "2016-09-02T08:02:13Z")
Thank you for reporting back ---
**Author:** ![nevbuggie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nevbuggie](https://community.electricforum.com/u/nevbuggie)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/stops-when-you-accelerate/6320/13 "2016-09-03T14:51:46Z")
You can test your throttle by measuring it with an ohm meter. You want to sweep the throttle very slowly and watch your resistance increase and decrease at a linear and smooth rate. Sometimes the wipers or windings develop bad spots and cause intermittent faults.