Manual Speed Controller

METHSSNIFFER · Post by **METHSSNIFFER** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:37 pm

Ive just acquired a manual speed controller with two switches a two way switch and a three way switch any idea how you wire this up at all to battery and motor?

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:44 pm

It's really difficult to tell, especially looking at just the bottom of the circuit board - PM sent.

METHSSNIFFER · Post by **METHSSNIFFER** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:01 pm

On the circuit board I have yellow and red on one side and black and brown on tother so I guess + and -

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:46 pm

METHSSNIFFER:49271 wrote:On the circuit board I have yellow and red on one side and black and brown on tother so I guess + and -

Probably, but input / output, series / parallel?? Thin ice, tread with caution.
What components are on the board? I can see a pot and a heatsink.

METHSSNIFFER · Post by **METHSSNIFFER** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:41 pm

Two resistors and another its basically a rheostat that alters the resistance ie power output Some how it must switch poles to give forward and reverse

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:25 pm

METHSSNIFFER:49355 wrote:Two resistors and another its basically a rheostat that alters the resistance ie power output Some how it must switch poles to give forward and reverse

Nah, that's what one of the switches is for - one will be on/off, the other fwd/rev.
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METHSSNIFFER · Post by **METHSSNIFFER** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:21 pm

Thanks Greg you are so kind much obliged. Got there in the end and with some logic got it working!

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