Testing a ITS

[toledo20]

2002 Ezgo
wanting to test the ITS? stand alone
Is this possible? Or does it need to have a good solenoid and controller hooked up?

[scottyb]

It needs a voltage supply like 9-12v in and see what it sends back through out the pedal range.

[toledo20]

Originally Posted by scottyb

It needs a voltage supply like 9-12v in and see what it sends back through out the pedal range.

Thanks scotty
So i can just jump a 12v. Battery to the 2 terminal s. + and - , push on pedal and use volt meter where and on what settings?

[scottyb]

The ITS unit reduces the input voltage. The difference between the input and output is the signal. I believe, you can put 12v+ in the white wire and read the output on the black wire when the pedal is pressed. I haven't needed to try this but it should work.
Post your results.

[toledo20]

Ok, thanks scotty, I'll try that but may not get to it tell next week, going out of town.

[toledo20]

Ops found a couple minutes to do test.
Ok with a 12v. Battery 12.56 on battery.
I ran a jumper wire from + on battery to the white wHite side terminal of itp the volt meter on black to - on batty. 11.6 v.
When pedal is push nothing change.

[scottyb]

I tried testing this way on my cart and it did NOT work.
The test was positive when the solenoid latched and the control LED was green

[Sergio]

Originally Posted by scottyb

The ITS unit reduces the input voltage. The difference between the input and output is the signal. I believe, you can put 12v+ in the white wire and read the output on the black wire when the pedal is pressed. I haven't needed to try this but it should work.
Post your results.

Scottyb, I think the issue may be the internal impedance of the multi-meter is so large that it is severely limiting the current in the test circuit you created.

I would try wiring a 10kΩ resistor in series with the ITS and then measuring the voltage across the ITS as you insert the rod.

[scottyb]

Originally Posted by Sergio

Scottyb, I think the issue may be the internal impedance of the multi-meter is so large that it is severely limiting the current in the test circuit you created.

I would try wiring a 10kΩ resistor in series with the ITS and then measuring the voltage across the ITS as you insert the rod.

I could not get any better results with the 10k resistor? May be I did it wrong... I tried it on both sides of the coil. Also I was simply inserting a large steel rod into the tunnel, I assume that's good enough?

[toledo20]

Iam lost now. Lol