Voltage reducer not putting out 12 volts

Bob1717 · 05-23-2018, 10:50 PM

I hooked up my reducer connected red wire and red with white stripe to positive and black to negative across the 48 volts I had 12 volts coming out of yellow and other black wires then I went to hook up lights to yellow and black and only get .36 volts don’t understand how this happened any help please

Hunter450 · 05-24-2018, 01:00 PM

How many wires are coming out of your reducer? Did you connect the red wire and red wire with white stripe to the same battery post?

Htownblue · 05-24-2018, 08:44 PM

There should only be two wires total connected to your pack. One positive and one negative. The remaining wires are the voltage output positive and negative and the keyed wire which connects to the 48 v output on the key switch....and a constant 12v for some models.

Mooncarter · 05-24-2018, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Htownblue

There should only be two wires total connected to your pack. One positive and one negative. The remaining wires are the voltage output positive and negative and the keyed wire which connects to the 48 v output on the key switch....and a constant 12v for some models.

Bob1717 · 05-25-2018, 08:23 AM

So would the yellow and black connect to my light harness and the re with white stripe to the key switch since the other red has the inline fuse

Htownblue · 05-25-2018, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob1717

So would the yellow and black connect to my light harness and the re with white stripe to the key switch since the other red has the inline fuse

The red inline fuse is likely the 48v source voltage input. The Black is likely the 48v negative input. The red/white wire is either a constant 12 volt or a keyed on and off switch. The yellow and black are likely the 12v output.

Bob1717 · 05-25-2018, 09:29 AM

Do I need to hook up the red and white wire to have the reducer work

E36Racer · 05-25-2018, 11:56 AM

Do you have the wiring diagram the reducer came with? That would make all of this much easier to figure out.

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Raystar57 · 05-25-2018, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Htownblue

The red/white wire is either a constant 12 volt or a keyed on and off switch.

I think this is the reducer enable and it would need to be connected as Htownblue stated.

PingEye3 · 05-25-2018, 01:19 PM

Most reducers I have used, have a yel (48v+ and fused), blk (48v- & 12v-), red (12v+) green (trigger to KS) and blue (constant 12v+ for radio memory - low amps). Like E36Racer said, where are the instructions that came with it?

05-23-2018, 10:50 PM	#1
Bob1717 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 35	Voltage reducer not putting out 12 volts I hooked up my reducer connected red wire and red with white stripe to positive and black to negative across the 48 volts I had 12 volts coming out of yellow and other black wires then I went to hook up lights to yellow and black and only get .36 volts don’t understand how this happened any help please
Bob1717 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 35

05-24-2018, 01:00 PM	#2
Hunter450 Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 515	Re: Voltage reducer not putting out 12 volts How many wires are coming out of your reducer? Did you connect the red wire and red wire with white stripe to the same battery post?
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05-24-2018, 08:44 PM	#3
Htownblue Gone Wild Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston Posts: 903	Re: Voltage reducer not putting out 12 volts There should only be two wires total connected to your pack. One positive and one negative. The remaining wires are the voltage output positive and negative and the keyed wire which connects to the 48 v output on the key switch....and a constant 12v for some models.

05-25-2018, 08:23 AM	#5
Bob1717 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 35	Re: Voltage reducer not putting out 12 volts So would the yellow and black connect to my light harness and the re with white stripe to the key switch since the other red has the inline fuse
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05-25-2018, 09:29 AM	#7
Bob1717 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 35	Re: Voltage reducer not putting out 12 volts Do I need to hook up the red and white wire to have the reducer work
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05-25-2018, 11:56 AM	#8
E36Racer Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,061	Re: Voltage reducer not putting out 12 volts Do you have the wiring diagram the reducer came with? That would make all of this much easier to figure out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-25-2018, 01:19 PM	#10
PingEye3 Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,308	Re: Voltage reducer not putting out 12 volts Most reducers I have used, have a yel (48v+ and fused), blk (48v- & 12v-), red (12v+) green (trigger to KS) and blue (constant 12v+ for radio memory - low amps). Like E36Racer said, where are the instructions that came with it?

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