Ive read http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/extre...ler-boost.html and I really like the idea of dumping the entire unadulterated contents of the battery pack directly to the motor. I want to do it with a 94 DS that has a V-glide. Im concerned about the durability of the V-glide if I start pumping massive amounts of higher voltage current through it. So I thought of a different approach to go fast mode. Id like to hear thoughts about doing it this way:
Assuming I could find (or make) a really robust quad-pole, dual-throw, make-before-break knife switch I would connect the 4 posts of the motor to the common portion of each pole. When the switch is engaged in one direction the motor would be wired to the cart with the typical configuration (solenoid, controller, V-glide, etc. all part of the circuit). When the switch is engaged in the other direction the motor would be wired directly to the battery pack.
Im picturing a spring loaded handle that would only stay in go fast mode if held there.
The advantages to this approach (that I see) would be:
Here is my biggest concern about this approach: In order to put the cart back into normal mode would you need to flip the switch to the open position and then bring the cart to a complete stop before moving the switch to normal? What would happen if you moved the switch to normal mode when the cart was rolling along at 30MPH? Could the controller handle the instant on event? Would it matter if the pedal were up or down?
Thoughts?
TJ
Assuming I could find (or make) a really robust quad-pole, dual-throw, make-before-break knife switch I would connect the 4 posts of the motor to the common portion of each pole. When the switch is engaged in one direction the motor would be wired to the cart with the typical configuration (solenoid, controller, V-glide, etc. all part of the circuit). When the switch is engaged in the other direction the motor would be wired directly to the battery pack.
Im picturing a spring loaded handle that would only stay in go fast mode if held there.
The advantages to this approach (that I see) would be:
(1) the motor is the only component of the existing circuitry that will be subjected to the abuse.The disadvantage:
(2) there is no need to buy a Czonka (or similarly expensive contactor).
The unknown:
(1) The ignition key and the accelerator pedal are no longer safety mechanisms and accidental flipping the switch to go-fast mode could have pretty dangerous ramifications. Im thinking that an additional dead mans throttle would need to be incorporated into the go-fast circuit. (Maybe even multiples wired in series.)
Here is my biggest concern about this approach: In order to put the cart back into normal mode would you need to flip the switch to the open position and then bring the cart to a complete stop before moving the switch to normal? What would happen if you moved the switch to normal mode when the cart was rolling along at 30MPH? Could the controller handle the instant on event? Would it matter if the pedal were up or down?
Thoughts?
TJ