So I had the Crown PM guy come out last week and check out my 20MT. I bought new batteries and switched over to a "Smart Charger" instead of the onboard charger. The PM guy said I bought the wrong batteries and that I am using the wrong charger. I'm not an idiot, but maybe I did miss something.. I bought 4ea 6v batteries with the same dimension as the batteries I took out. The slight difference is that the new batteries are 130ah and the old ones were 100ah.
As far as the onboard charger, I told the PM that the charger NEVER turns off. Thus will definitely kill the batteries over a period of time. So I tool a voltage test on the batteries before I plugged in the charger. I got 12.7v resting. I plugged in the charger and 10 minutes later tested the voltage and it was 13.7v. I left the charger plugged in overnight (12 hours) and when I came in this morning I did a test and got 16.37v (charger still plugged in). I unplugged the charger and let it sit for an hour and tested again getting 13.3v.
My smart charger goes through 7 stages of charge and I believe that it is better than roasting the batteries at 16.37v without shutting off. <-- What am I missing?
Furthermore, I told the PM guy that I do not get anything from the "Rabbit" speed switch. He did some basic voltage tests and stated that "I am only getting 12v through the switch and I should be getting 24v". Lol, I know better.. The motor runs on 12v in turtle speed and when the switch is activated to rabbit speed there is 24v applied to the motor (ONLY TO THE MOTOR). 24v does not travel through the control handle.
So my question is about the onboard charger mainly. Should I stick with it or use my smart charger? The rabbit speed and such is a whole other topic and the lift works fine for what I need. Rabbit speed would just be a luxury at this point.
Thanks in advance.
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Just did this:
1. Raised both masts and supported them on the pallet rack.
2. Located the limit switch and activated it several times with my finger to observe operation. It clicks nicely.
3. Placed an object in front of the limit switch so it remains in the inward position.
4. Raised the drive wheel off the ground and operated the forward and backwards handle in both the turtle mode and the rabbit mode. No difference. Still only goes 1st and 2nd gear, no FAST gear..
Try to do this on your own:
The Rabbit Speed limit switch is mounted near the bottom of the Mast.
The switch might not be able to close, when the Mast is fully lowered. You can raise and block the mast, while inspecting this switch.
YOU MUST BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WORKING UNDER THE MAST AND FORK CARRIAGE.
This Limit Switch must remain open, when the Mast has begun to rise. When switch is open, Rabbit Speed is disabled.
The PM guy said the reason for no high speed was that I have the incorrect batteries and using the incorrect charger.
I have a 12v charger. There are 4ea 6v batteries both pairs are wired in series to make 2 12v circuits that run parallel. The only time 24v is reached is supposed to be when the high speed switch is activated and a contactor connects the two 12v circuits in series and applies 24v to the drive motor.
Two questions:
Why didn't the mechanic fix your high speed issue?
Did you get a 12 volt or 24 volt charger?
It sounds like you have the batteries wired incorrectly or something else is miswired.
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