I have been trying to convert an old John deer gator to electric
I have a 48v lipo battery bank going to a 500a Curtis DC controller and wired to 36v DC series motor
I have wired it to a1 to battery. S2. To M terminal and A2 to A2. I have 51v between. A1 to S2 with my multimeter but. Motor isn’t spinning, not sure if I’m doing something wrong with wiring or have a bad DC motor? Please help…
How is s1 connected?
Do you want to test motor direct to battery or is it connected to the controller?
I don’t have s1 connected to anything
The DC controller is connected directly to the motor
Motor can’t run without s1 and s2 connected.
It’s a series motor. Meaning the field s1- s2, and armature are connected in series.
Should I connect s1 to S2, and leave the rest as is?
No current must go through both field and armature to run. If you don’t have f-r relays, connect as the pump diagram.
Switch s1 and s2 to reverse direction.
That should work…
I think I’m still doing something wrong
For some reason the voltage across A1 and s2 drops from 51 volt to 0 volts when I connect s1. To a2
And the motor does not spin
when I disconnected the motor from the DC controller and applied voltage across A1 to. S2 directly from the battery the motor spinned, so I think the motor itself is fine there must be something wrong with my wiring or the DC controller
