txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed?

smokey tennis shoe · 03-26-2016, 10:34 AM

A guy towed his 36 volt txt in the other day. It was a 96 or 97, all stock. Said it quit running while driving it.
I troubleshot and deducted it was the controller. This is all stock cart, very basic.

The controller is a curtis 1206 and also the solenoid has a funky looking circuit board hanging on it, that has the resistor set up on it.. I haven't seen this circuit board thing before.

Anyway, i installed a rebuilt controller on the cart, and now cart runs fines, except it is real slow. It runs at 8 mph only.

Guy said it was faster before, not quick, but maybe 13 mph, definately not 8 mph.

Since everything is fine except the speed, what can the problem be? This is not programmable, and the controller is the same model that came off there.
I thought that this controller would work or not, no in between.

Any suggestions as to why the speed is down now?

Volt_Ampere · 03-26-2016, 10:36 AM

Maybe reverse and forward are swapped. Reverse is usually half speed.

kgsc · 03-26-2016, 11:41 AM

Sounds like a DCS cart because they had the funky circuit board hanging off the solenoid. Round silver puck by your right leg with microswitchs.

smokey tennis shoe · 03-26-2016, 11:46 AM

Yes it is a dcs. Yes it has that puck with the mini microswitches.

CAn the forward and reverse get swapped, just swapping the controller?

scottyb · 03-26-2016, 01:11 PM

Yes - swap F1 and F2 at the control

smokey tennis shoe · 03-26-2016, 02:10 PM

Awesome, I will try that on monday.
Thanks so much, I will report back in after I try that.

scottyb · 03-26-2016, 02:22 PM

Let us know how much $ we made

smokey tennis shoe · 03-26-2016, 03:40 PM

I can't say we made money, but you probably saved me from loosing money, trying to fix it

But I do have geico

smokey tennis shoe · 03-29-2016, 06:21 PM

ok, today i swapped the 2 wires ( f1 and f2) on this newly rebuilt controller, and it made no difference. The cart still is about 8-9 mph.

Checked batteries again, all charged up at 38.9, installed new cables just to make sure. Also checked its adjustment, also went thru troubleshooting guide, all pins check out.

Everything is fine, cart just runs slower since installing the rebuilt controller ( 1206).

I'm out of things to try, anyone got more ideas?

scottyb · 03-29-2016, 07:09 PM

Call the control rebuilder?

03-26-2016, 10:34 AM	#1
smokey tennis shoe Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indio, CA The Desert! Posts: 1,263	txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? A guy towed his 36 volt txt in the other day. It was a 96 or 97, all stock. Said it quit running while driving it. I troubleshot and deducted it was the controller. This is all stock cart, very basic. The controller is a curtis 1206 and also the solenoid has a funky looking circuit board hanging on it, that has the resistor set up on it.. I haven't seen this circuit board thing before. Anyway, i installed a rebuilt controller on the cart, and now cart runs fines, except it is real slow. It runs at 8 mph only. Guy said it was faster before, not quick, but maybe 13 mph, definately not 8 mph. Since everything is fine except the speed, what can the problem be? This is not programmable, and the controller is the same model that came off there. I thought that this controller would work or not, no in between. Any suggestions as to why the speed is down now?

03-26-2016, 10:36 AM	#2
Volt_Ampere Gone Wild Join Date: May 2012 Location: Rio Verde, Az Posts: 7,171	Re: txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? Maybe reverse and forward are swapped. Reverse is usually half speed.

03-26-2016, 11:41 AM	#3
kgsc Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 13,146	Re: txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? Sounds like a DCS cart because they had the funky circuit board hanging off the solenoid. Round silver puck by your right leg with microswitchs.

03-26-2016, 11:46 AM	#4
smokey tennis shoe Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indio, CA The Desert! Posts: 1,263	Re: txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? Yes it is a dcs. Yes it has that puck with the mini microswitches. CAn the forward and reverse get swapped, just swapping the controller?

03-26-2016, 01:11 PM	#5
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? Yes - swap F1 and F2 at the control

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03-26-2016, 02:10 PM	#6
smokey tennis shoe Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indio, CA The Desert! Posts: 1,263	Re: txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? Awesome, I will try that on monday. Thanks so much, I will report back in after I try that.

03-26-2016, 02:22 PM	#7
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? Let us know how much $ we made

03-26-2016, 03:40 PM	#8
smokey tennis shoe Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indio, CA The Desert! Posts: 1,263	Re: txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? I can't say we made money, but you probably saved me from loosing money, trying to fix it But I do have geico

03-29-2016, 06:21 PM	#9
smokey tennis shoe Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indio, CA The Desert! Posts: 1,263	Re: txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? ok, today i swapped the 2 wires ( f1 and f2) on this newly rebuilt controller, and it made no difference. The cart still is about 8-9 mph. Checked batteries again, all charged up at 38.9, installed new cables just to make sure. Also checked its adjustment, also went thru troubleshooting guide, all pins check out. Everything is fine, cart just runs slower since installing the rebuilt controller ( 1206). I'm out of things to try, anyone got more ideas?

03-29-2016, 07:09 PM	#10
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: txt controller, is putting out about 1/2 speed? Call the control rebuilder?

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