- Thu May 24, 2018 8:50 pm
#149055
Hi all,
I am a pediatric physical therapist and modify power wheels cars for my kids to be able to have some fun and get around. I was doing well with the 6 volt cars no problem. Simple wiring etc.. but now I am running into some problems with a 12 volt car that has forward and reverse. Also I should note it has 2 motors.
I attempted to add a relay using the instructions from this post:
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=504
I wired it just as the diagram showed. When I tested the Ford 150 it worked for the first few seconds and then nothing after that despite anything I did. How could I go from having power and it working to nothing? I am getting frustrated. I previously had it wired with the foot pedal screwed onto always activate and then wired the alternate switch into the hot white line that went to the foot pedal actuator. I was told by an electrical engineer not to do this for safety. So now I'm stuck with a truck that is a mess. Can anyone help me?
I am a pediatric physical therapist and modify power wheels cars for my kids to be able to have some fun and get around. I was doing well with the 6 volt cars no problem. Simple wiring etc.. but now I am running into some problems with a 12 volt car that has forward and reverse. Also I should note it has 2 motors.
I attempted to add a relay using the instructions from this post:
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=504
I wired it just as the diagram showed. When I tested the Ford 150 it worked for the first few seconds and then nothing after that despite anything I did. How could I go from having power and it working to nothing? I am getting frustrated. I previously had it wired with the foot pedal screwed onto always activate and then wired the alternate switch into the hot white line that went to the foot pedal actuator. I was told by an electrical engineer not to do this for safety. So now I'm stuck with a truck that is a mess. Can anyone help me?