Unexpected motor upgrade

biphase · 10-09-2018, 07:23 AM

The controller is not involved in the operation of the solenoid. You should solve the solenoid issue first. Did I understand you to say that you had 50.8 volts on one of the small terminals of the solenoid (red wire) and 0 volts on the other small terminal (white/black wire)? If that is true, the solenoid is already engaged because you have voltage across the coil even when you are not stepping on the pedal. In other words, you are not hearing a "click" because the solenoid is on all the time.

manwtn · 10-09-2018, 08:13 AM

yea your right on the large post from the battery pack it reads 50.8v and nothing on the white and black wire. on the yellow wire on the other side i have no reading across that red to yellow

biphase · 10-09-2018, 08:37 AM

What voltage do you have between the two SMALL terminals on the solenoid?

scottyb · 10-09-2018, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by biphase

What voltage do you have between the two SMALL terminals on the solenoid?

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manwtn · 10-09-2018, 10:16 AM

No voltage, no voltage when the pedal is pressed

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biphase · 10-09-2018, 10:22 AM

OK, then disregard my prior post about the solenoid being "on" all the time. I misunderstood your post about 50.8 volts on the "red wire".

biphase · 10-09-2018, 10:37 AM

Let's go back to the Key Switch. With the key on, do you have 50 volts on the blue wire?

manwtn · 10-09-2018, 12:08 PM

I think your on to something.

At the switch I have 50

But when I test the switch on and between the to connections I have nothing.

So I think the switch is dead. Now can I bypass the key switch all together. I don’t really need it

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biphase · 10-09-2018, 12:44 PM

If the green wire is at 50 volts and the blue wire is also at 50 volts then when you measure the voltage BETWEEN the two wires you will read zero volts because the DIFFERENCE between them is zero. Your key switch is probably OK. When measuring volts, just put the black lead of your meter on B- and leave it there. Use the red lead to make the measurement. If you do it that way you should see 50 volts on both green and blue wires.

manwtn · 10-09-2018, 12:44 PM

Ok I bypassed it. No solenoid click still.

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10-09-2018, 07:23 AM	#21
biphase Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 384	Re: Unexpected motor upgrade The controller is not involved in the operation of the solenoid. You should solve the solenoid issue first. Did I understand you to say that you had 50.8 volts on one of the small terminals of the solenoid (red wire) and 0 volts on the other small terminal (white/black wire)? If that is true, the solenoid is already engaged because you have voltage across the coil even when you are not stepping on the pedal. In other words, you are not hearing a "click" because the solenoid is on all the time.

10-09-2018, 08:13 AM	#22
manwtn Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 65	Re: Unexpected motor upgrade yea your right on the large post from the battery pack it reads 50.8v and nothing on the white and black wire. on the yellow wire on the other side i have no reading across that red to yellow
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10-09-2018, 08:37 AM	#23
biphase Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 384	Re: Unexpected motor upgrade What voltage do you have between the two SMALL terminals on the solenoid?

10-09-2018, 10:16 AM	#25
manwtn Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 65	Re: Unexpected motor upgrade No voltage, no voltage when the pedal is pressed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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10-09-2018, 10:22 AM	#26
biphase Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 384	Re: Unexpected motor upgrade OK, then disregard my prior post about the solenoid being "on" all the time. I misunderstood your post about 50.8 volts on the "red wire".

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10-09-2018, 10:37 AM	#27
biphase Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 384	Re: Unexpected motor upgrade Let's go back to the Key Switch. With the key on, do you have 50 volts on the blue wire?

10-09-2018, 12:08 PM	#28
manwtn Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 65	Re: Unexpected motor upgrade I think your on to something. At the switch I have 50 But when I test the switch on and between the to connections I have nothing. So I think the switch is dead. Now can I bypass the key switch all together. I don’t really need it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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10-09-2018, 12:44 PM	#29
biphase Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 384	Re: Unexpected motor upgrade If the green wire is at 50 volts and the blue wire is also at 50 volts then when you measure the voltage BETWEEN the two wires you will read zero volts because the DIFFERENCE between them is zero. Your key switch is probably OK. When measuring volts, just put the black lead of your meter on B- and leave it there. Use the red lead to make the measurement. If you do it that way you should see 50 volts on both green and blue wires.

10-09-2018, 12:44 PM	#30
manwtn Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 65	Re: Unexpected motor upgrade Ok I bypassed it. No solenoid click still. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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