1206 controller

gnarly · 07-17-2015, 03:13 PM

The cart is a '99 txt which developed intermittent stoppage, and finally quit running. Batteries are hot (39V) ITS is new (my mistake). All microswitches test OK, Solenoid seems to work. Reverse beeper sounds, and jumping the solenoid makes the wheels (jacked up) spin like normal. I have run the diagnostic protocol in the "sticky" .pdf files, but end up in a "loop" with no real answers. Could it be the controller?

Is there a definitive test procedure for the 1206 controller? I hate to spend megabucks unnecessarily, and is there a replacement for the 1206 controller?
The heat index is 110F today, and I can work about 10 minutes at a stretch before I get loopy. Maybe that's the problem...

yurtle · 07-17-2015, 03:53 PM

Is that a series cart? My series cart killed two stock solenoids, due to my abuse. It became intermittent. Does the solenoid always click, even when it doesn't go? Another possibility would be to check the 4 wire MOLEX connector between the throttle box and the wiring harness.

gnarly · 07-17-2015, 04:43 PM

The solenoid doesn't click unless I jump it directly from the battery.

yurtle · 07-17-2015, 04:54 PM

That means you need to check out the low amperage solenoid activation circuit. We still need to know which type drive you have.

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...gen-system.htm

JohnnieB · 07-17-2015, 05:03 PM

Yurtle, The link you posted is dead.

Here is the chart:

yurtle · 07-17-2015, 05:13 PM

Strange. I click on the Stickey link and it works. I tried copy/pasting it, but it doesn't work.

gnarly · 07-17-2015, 05:25 PM

From the pictures I have a "series".
"Low amperage solenoid activation circuit"?
I 'll try anything

JohnnieB · 07-17-2015, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnarly

From the pictures I have a "series".
"Low amperage solenoid activation circuit"?
I 'll try anything

Here's a schematic of a series cart with the solenoid activation circuit highlighted in Red.

Four switches connected in series. Eight or so lengths of wire and an in-line connector connecting the switches to the solenoid coil.

gnarly · 07-17-2015, 06:04 PM

So...I need to check continuity of each wire terminal-to-terminal, or voltages using the B- as common ?

yurtle · 07-17-2015, 07:43 PM

Connect your DMM - to pack -. Then, with the cart on jack stands, check each and every switch. You should get pack + all the way.

07-17-2015, 03:13 PM	#1
gnarly Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 6	1206 controller The cart is a '99 txt which developed intermittent stoppage, and finally quit running. Batteries are hot (39V) ITS is new (my mistake). All microswitches test OK, Solenoid seems to work. Reverse beeper sounds, and jumping the solenoid makes the wheels (jacked up) spin like normal. I have run the diagnostic protocol in the "sticky" .pdf files, but end up in a "loop" with no real answers. Could it be the controller? Is there a definitive test procedure for the 1206 controller? I hate to spend megabucks unnecessarily, and is there a replacement for the 1206 controller? The heat index is 110F today, and I can work about 10 minutes at a stretch before I get loopy. Maybe that's the problem...
gnarly Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 6

07-17-2015, 03:53 PM	#2
yurtle Gone Mad Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 8,988	Re: 1206 controller Is that a series cart? My series cart killed two stock solenoids, due to my abuse. It became intermittent. Does the solenoid always click, even when it doesn't go? Another possibility would be to check the 4 wire MOLEX connector between the throttle box and the wiring harness.

07-17-2015, 04:43 PM	#3
gnarly Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 6	Re: 1206 controller The solenoid doesn't click unless I jump it directly from the battery.
gnarly Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 6

07-17-2015, 04:54 PM	#4
yurtle Gone Mad Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 8,988	Re: 1206 controller That means you need to check out the low amperage solenoid activation circuit. We still need to know which type drive you have. http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...gen-system.htm

07-17-2015, 05:13 PM	#6
yurtle Gone Mad Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 8,988	Re: 1206 controller Strange. I click on the Stickey link and it works. I tried copy/pasting it, but it doesn't work.

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07-17-2015, 05:25 PM	#7
gnarly Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 6	Re: 1206 controller From the pictures I have a "series". "Low amperage solenoid activation circuit"? I 'll try anything
gnarly Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 6

07-17-2015, 06:04 PM	#9
gnarly Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 6	Re: 1206 controller So...I need to check continuity of each wire terminal-to-terminal, or voltages using the B- as common ?
gnarly Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 6

07-17-2015, 07:43 PM	#10
yurtle Gone Mad Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 8,988	Re: 1206 controller Connect your DMM - to pack -. Then, with the cart on jack stands, check each and every switch. You should get pack + all the way.

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