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Lift won't start

I acquired a lift and the batteries had been hooked up backwards and now it won't start, but did run before. Im looking for help to narrow the problem down or where to begin looking.
  • Posted 19 Nov 2020 06:17
  • By Dale_Randall
  • joined 19 Nov'20 - 1 message
  • Florida, United States
Dale
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Porkchop is correct as it gets....what highly trained tech hooked batteries up backwards??
  • Posted 31 Dec 2020 15:00
  • By Mike_Nossaman
  • joined 31 Dec'20 - 2 messages
  • Kansas, United States
Everywhere. Every electronic device could have been fried. I have had ignition modules, ECMs, PCMs, etc. You must go through and troubleshoot from the very beginning, fixing everything you find along the way, one at a time.
  • Posted 28 Dec 2020 05:27
  • By PorkChop
  • joined 28 Dec'20 - 12 messages
  • Ontario, Canada

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