Hey everyone, I have a 24V motor controller from an Izip scooter and I currently have it wired up to run my trolling motor. I have it all hooked up and the motor is not spinning and the low battery light is flashing, obviously since it is only getting 12V since the trolling motor is 12V.
I am using a 12V DC battery going into the controller, then I wired in a potentiometer, and then I have 12V going out to a DPDT switch I have wired to reverse my polarity.
Nothing smoked when I connected the power which leads me to believe I have everything wired up correctly but the motor doesn't turn. I am not sure if there is a fail safe built in so that once it drops below a certain voltage it cuts all function...which would mean this controller might not work with my setup.
I am wondering if anyone has any experience with these controllers and if there is a way to use it with my setup, possibly by "tricking" it to think it is getting more voltage? And also, what value potentiometer should I use for the pwm motor controller? I have a 25ohm and 100k ohm pot but have no idea which one I should actually use.
Thanks for any and all help!
I am using a 12V DC battery going into the controller, then I wired in a potentiometer, and then I have 12V going out to a DPDT switch I have wired to reverse my polarity.
Nothing smoked when I connected the power which leads me to believe I have everything wired up correctly but the motor doesn't turn. I am not sure if there is a fail safe built in so that once it drops below a certain voltage it cuts all function...which would mean this controller might not work with my setup.
I am wondering if anyone has any experience with these controllers and if there is a way to use it with my setup, possibly by "tricking" it to think it is getting more voltage? And also, what value potentiometer should I use for the pwm motor controller? I have a 25ohm and 100k ohm pot but have no idea which one I should actually use.
Thanks for any and all help!