Hello,
Ive tried several forklift repair joints and endless searching on the web, but I can't seem to find any info.
I have a 323 E12 that doesnt want to drive. It powers up fine, the carriage and forks work fine.
Here's an image of the rear electonics / mechanism:

i.imgur.com/p0Zh80b.jpg

It seems to be electromagnets that when activated, pull the switches in, closing the circuit and transfering power to the motors.

All switches are in pairs, so theres actually only 9 switches.
(the 10th fork/hoist switch is off the photo to the right)

"I" is ignition
"R" is a reverse switch
"F" is a forward switch

Switches that work are the ones with white letters
Switches that don't work are in yellow letters

Ignition works, so when the key is turned the "I" switch clicks in.

When the pedal is pressed, the first pair of "F" switches click in and the machine "tries" to go forward. In fact it does go forward, very very slowly, which is what I call "first gear"

The problem comes when the pedal is pressed further. The rest of the switches (or "gears") don't click in.

When I opened the pedal, there were 4 forward and 3 reverse contacts.

Whats funny is that If I reach around with a pair of gloves and manually push the switches in, the machine flies!
So my assumption is that whatever tells the switches to kick in is not working, I don't know what this could be and its beginning to anger me! LOL.

The other thing that boggles me is that the problem is also there in reverse. Which makes me think that the electromagnets are fine, it must be something else.

Any help would be appreciated. Ive tried looking for a wiring diagram and can't find it anywhere.

I've even had a local forklift engineer to have a look at it and he couldn't figure it out. Although he did admit that this forklift was before his time.