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08-17-2014, 11:58 PM | #11 |
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
Here is the diagram for the meter install on this cart.
I would be very careful using a screwdriver to test bridge any terminals in this cart, one wrong move could cost you a speed controller. The solenoid activation diagram is also attached. Sort this cart out with a meter. It is very vulnerable to short circuits |
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08-18-2014, 06:02 AM | #12 | |
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
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The F-N-R switch has three terminals. You can jump the middle wire to the top wire for forward and the middle to the bottom switch for reverse to test that switch. |
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08-18-2014, 08:15 AM | #13 |
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
Rick,
You're correct, it has 4 wires. I went out this morning and hooked up the power to it again. Nothing happened with the key on or off and regardless of the F/R switch including neutral. After I jumped the 12v wires it operated exactly as yesterday afternoon. Forward in forward and neutral, reverse in reverse and it didn't matter if the key was on or not. I removed all the wires from the ignition switch and it still operates the same. I unhooked the power and, after 5 minutes, hooked it up again. It still operates independent of the ignition switch and no wires and cables are even warm but I do see small sparks as I remove the cable from the terminal. I unhooked the power. OK guys, what do I need to do to figure this out? I'm not the handiest w/a DVM but can follow instructions. Thanks again, Paul |
08-18-2014, 08:36 AM | #14 |
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
You need a new switch. Jumping the wires is the same thing as turning the switch on. This is why it runs with the switch off........you have bypassed the switch. It is the same principle as hot wiring a car!
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08-18-2014, 08:50 AM | #15 | |
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
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08-18-2014, 09:09 AM | #16 |
Getting Wild
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
Exactly. It did nothing until I jumped the 2 wires in the ignition switch. Then it operated like it did yesterday after I jumped the same wires. It continued operating the same after I unhooked all four wires from the ignition switch. I unhooked the Positive cable on the battery and, after I repowered it 5 minutes later, it still did the same thing.
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08-18-2014, 09:14 AM | #17 |
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
okay -
Cart runs without key wires connected. This means the solenoid is constantly activated or welded. Do you hear the solenoid engage/disengage when you are powering up and down? |
08-18-2014, 09:21 AM | #18 |
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
I hear it engage/disengage when I touch and let off the accelerator. Forward (in forward or neutral on the f/r switch) or reverse on the f/r switch.
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08-18-2014, 09:43 AM | #19 |
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
It does this with or without the key switch wires connected?
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08-18-2014, 09:47 AM | #20 | |
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Re: HELP !! Installed digital meter - PDS won't run
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