22-24 mph on street please

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by as350pilot

Or go 48v, 23" tires, Alltrax DCX400, 4ga cables, and a Plum Quick bandit, and you can get a speeding ticket in a 30mph zone....

Without my rear seat installed I hit 37mph, with the seat on I am consistently getting 35mph.

or... 48v, DCX600, D&D motor, 6:1 gears and go 43 mph.

[normo]

Finished the install of the DCX400 controller and 200a solenoid. Followed instructions very cafefully. I'm pretty good at this stuff so I am sure I did it correctly. Anyway, cart just does a continuous beep when in forward or reverse. Just barely a hint of forward or reverse movement when pedal is pressed. Kinda feels like it wants to go in reverse either way. Beep sounds when the key is on or off. Doesn't sound if in maint/tow. Pulling 38.3v off of the charged battery pack. But its only 36.4v out the other side of the solenoid with nothing on. Don't know if that matters. Could the old/stock F/R switch not be man enough to handle the new controller? Don't tell me I had to reset from the speed chip or something like that before I started this! Any info would be great.

[normo]

After a couple of beers I switched the wires on the small terminals of the solenoid and the cart now goes. But just backwards with the F/R switch in either position and still the contiuous beeping.

[normo]

Researched some posts and verified the following:
1. Don't drink (too much) and fix cart.
2. Solenoid does engage.
3. Controller status LED checks out as normal.
4. I switched F1 and F2 wires on controller and cart will now go forward
only in either F or R.
5. Still a continuous beep when F/R switch is flipped either way.
6. Anxiety level about this is very high.

I am hoping that the cart just thinks its in "reverse" and all I need to do is change the F/R switch. Here is a picture of my switch. Certainly doesn't look like one that has "Micro switches" that posts say you can adjust.

Suggestions?

[scottyb]

It sounds like the controller and solenoid are working okay, you just switched up some of the directional signal wires? Really don't know which ones? Did you change the F&R switch wires pictured?
Here is the wire diagram for your cart, study it wire by wire until you find the mistake.
Scottyb

[normo]

Talked with Alltrax tech support (nice guys). Maybe a faulty PDS wire harness adapter. They are sending another one out. I've been reading ScottyB's schematic and some of the wires don't match on my cart. Specifically, the green and orange wires are reversed on the F/R switch. So I reversed them and.........no change. Pray for faulty harness.

Oh JohnnieB, you got anything?

[rickeysprocket]

I Second And Third The Suggestion To Go 48V . I Just Did That Very Thing And Wow What A Ride. But I Did What Your Doing First. I Installed A Dcx500Pds And Super Solenoid First Turned Down To 400 Amps And Then A Year Later I Put 8V Batteries In And Changed The Precharge Resistor For 48V. I'm Now Pushing 40 Mph On 23 Inch Tires. Crazy Fast. Had Almost 30 Mph On Gps Before I Uped The Voltage.

[rickeysprocket]

Side Note. The Torque Is Also Incredible. Lifts The Front End And Goes Strait When I Hit The Gas With Wheel Turned. Not Off The Ground But **** Close. Probably Would If The Tires Got A Good Bite On Asphalt.

[normo]

I'll keep that in mind. Right now I'm working on getting back on the road.

[yurtle]

Originally Posted by normo

Don't drink (too much) and fix cart.

Hey! By taking that attitude, you're depriving lotsa folks from some very valuable lessons learned. We like pics and stories where things explode. Not really.