got a free melex but need help to get it to move forword

[dodgeram1982]

got a free melex but need help to get it to move forward backs up fine but put it in forward and it wont go unless you barley touch the gas peddle but wont go up hills .has more power backing up .it is an older 512e melex and the batteries are good .this is why i got it free the guy got a new gas cart .the charger is banged up but puts out 41-42 volts i drove it in revers for 2 hours yesterday so i would think that the batteries are good but my neck hurts like **** any help would be greatly youthful thanks.

[tonyton]

Welcome to the forum.
Without looking at a diagram or anything, I would say the F/R switch is probably not contacting well. Most have copper pads that contact in the F position and seperate for the R position. If it's not the F/R switch it probably is a microswitch or solenoid. Some have a solenoid for reverse and one for forward. Sometimes microswtches control the solenoids actions in conjunction with the F/R switch. A good place to start would be to clean the contacts at/in the F/R switch. Be safe. Disconnect the control leads at the batteries before servicing.
I'm not really a electric cart expert or anything. No one had helped you and I can usually figure them out. Others know immediately. If no one else picks this up, I'll follow up tomorow afternoon. Oh yea, I had 2 neck surgeries. Don't do that, it makes my neck hurt.

[bioniccartsandcustoms]

It sounds like a POT box signal issue. Depending on the year of your Melex, it may have a pot-box like a EzGo. If it does, there should be two micro switches on the backside of the F&R switch. One of these should have a white and black wire from the POT box running to it. This controls half speed reverse. Unplug the black and white wire from the micro switch and try that.