An early morning wiring session got me to the point where I need to fire it up. I connected the negative side of the battery pack for the first time, and cautiously flipped the breaker: No smoke.
The Alltrax had the the LED indicating green, but when I twisted the throttle gently nothing happened. Fully opening the throttle turned the LED red. Panic!
I then realized I hadn't engaged the contactor. A flip of the switch and the contactor clicked closed. Now the rear wheel spins happily in response to my twisting wrist.
Cue Oingo Boingo's song "Weird Science"
Congratulations! First try too. So when are you going to take it for a ride?
ReplyDeleteHopefully this weekend. Still need to secure the batteries and tie down some pieces.
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