replaced Speed controler

[Hawk1]

I had to get my speed controller replaced, had a reman unit put in and this one came with speed 4 already in.
That was a nice bonus, I asked them what would be set to.
He said they come with speed 3 programmed, When he installed mine he called me and said you got lucky and speed 4 was unlocked already.
Got a $100 bonus, Im excited to try it out this weekend.

[NoleFan4Ever]

Happy B-day, early X-mas, etc. etc. I hope you played the Powerball tonight! (Wait, no, I hope you didn't cause I did and I need the Mu-Lah!!)

[Cruise Master]

If you don't mind me asking, what went wrong with your controller? I know you just replaced your motor, and am kinda surprised you need a controller so soon.

[Hawk1]

was not told to remove neg bat cable when working on it. I had my Tow switch off but did not know the motor cables were still powered up.
But with charged batteries speed 4 and 22" tires now runs 18mph with GPS.
Good enough as speed in campground is 10.
Climes hill like they were not even there now.

[NoleFan4Ever]

Winner-Winner, Chicken-Dinner!

[Kashmir]

If you're only getting 18 mph with 22" tires, you probably don't have speed code 4.
Speed code 4 should put you at 19 mph with stock tires. 22's should net you 22-23 mph.

[Hawk1]

well it is fast enough for my camp ground, I was more looking for torque for the hills, 4
awg wires helped with that

[Kashmir]

Alltrax and an Admiral motor!

[Cruise Master]

Originally Posted by Hawk1

well it is fast enough for my camp ground, I was more looking for torque for the hills, 4
awg wires helped with that

Sorry for quizzing you so much, but we seem to have the same setup with just slightly different needs. I need a little more speed on the local washboard gravel roads around here, some more hill climbing ability, and a more aggressive regen for going down those hills.

So what makes you feel that just the #4AWG gave you more hill climbing ability? Since you swapped out the motor might it have been that instead?

If all I had to do was swap out the wires, do speed code 4, and then have them set regen stronger on my stock Curtis controller while they were hooked up, I would be smiling and out the door for $150 or less with no worries about melting things down.

[Hawk1]

Originally Posted by Cruise Master

Sorry for quizzing you so much, but we seem to have the same setup with just slightly different needs. I need a little more speed on the local washboard gravel roads around here, some more hill climbing ability, and a more aggressive regen for going down those hills.

So what makes you feel that just the #4AWG gave you more hill climbing ability? Since you swapped out the motor might it have been that instead?

If all I had to do was swap out the wires, do speed code 4, and then have them set regen stronger on my stock Curtis controller while they were hooked up, I would be smiling and out the door for $150 or less with no worries about melting things down.

I don't know, but I replaced the motor with a newer stock motor and the controller with a rebuilt stock controller, only real change was the wires.
Im new to carts so dont have a lot of answers but the larger the wire the more amps it can carry so the stronger the motor can run.