ForkLift Gokart

[Gryd3]

There are two main Thick wires which are negative and positive and the others a think are for brake and reverse

It's uncommon for a 'forward' and 'reverse' pair... but I could be wrong.
Normally forward and reverse are accomplished by simply swapping the red and black wires.

 

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It's uncommon for a 'forward' and 'reverse' pair... but I could be wrong.
Normally forward and reverse are accomplished by simply swapping the red and black wires.

Ok so i spoke with my friend about the motor and got him to tell me everything he saw So

MOTOR
2x white - Brake
2x green - Switch
1x main blue - NEG
1x main red - POS
15AMPS
172RPM
Break 20V DC 0.25A
TYPE - A9Y1X00273
Manufacturer - Scientific



BATT
12volts
14AMP
Rechargeable sealed lead acid battery
4.2A - initial current

 

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It's uncommon for a 'forward' and 'reverse' pair... but I could be wrong.
Normally forward and reverse are accomplished by simply swapping the red and black wires.

 

[Gryd3]

You could try that battery . should not cause any harm.
I'm curious how the brake works on that motor.

 

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You could try that battery . should not cause any harm.
I'm curious how the brake works on that motor.

the motor has a handbrake sticking out of it but its in a really bad spot
the brake is tripped when the who white wires are shorted
and the motor doesnt move if the handbrake is up

 

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Ok so i spoke with my friend about the motor and got him to tell me everything he saw So

MOTOR
2x white - Brake
2x green - Switch
1x main blue - NEG
1x main red - POS
15AMPS
172RPM
Break 20V DC 0.25A
TYPE - A9Y1X00273
Manufacturer - Scientific



BATT
12volts
14AMP
Rechargeable sealed lead acid battery
4.2A - initial current

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[Gryd3]

@Gryd3

mentioned above to try your battery.
This is an odd motor I am not familiar with. As mentioned previously , the 'brake' action is not often used with a dedicated pair of wires. It's time to get a multi-meter to measure resistance between each of the wires to each other to see what is connected where, then try to connect power and observe what may happen.

 

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mentioned above to try your battery.
This is an odd motor I am not familiar with. As mentioned previously , the 'brake' action is not often used with a dedicated pair of wires. It's time to get a multi-meter to measure resistance between each of the wires to each other to see what is connected where, then try to connect power and observe what may happen.

We have managed to get the motor to move when the pos and neg wires are connected to the batteries and the brake works when those wires are shorted.
the other 2 wires im not sure what they do but they are not important.
so what am i needing to test on the multimeter?

 

[Gryd3]

We have managed to get the motor to move when the pos and neg wires are connected to the batteries and the brake works when those wires are shorted.
the other 2 wires im not sure what they do but they are not important.
so what am i needing to test on the multimeter?

Well.. if you ID'd them already then no point with a meter.
Does the motor operate in reverse if the power wires are swapped?

 

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Well.. if you ID'd them already then no point with a meter.
Does the motor operate in reverse if the power wires are swapped?

Yes