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Everything Works but Will not Lift!!! Help

Having trouble with our Crown 40GPW -4-14 electric pallet jack. All the sudden the other day it stopped lifting. I checked the button and seems to be operating properly. You can hear the solenoid click when pressing the down button and the horn buttons work fine, but I get nothing from the lift button. I switched the lift and down buttons and still had the same results. Still moves perfectly fine. Any suggestions welcome
  • Posted 18 Nov 2020 09:44
  • By Eric_Reissiger
  • joined 18 Nov'20 - 3 messages
  • Georgia, United States
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Great idea! I was pretty sure I had narrowed it down to the solenoid via voltage, but I just tested it with jumper cables jumping over the solenoid and it worked! I have a bad solenoid. Have one on order, so should be replaced soon.

Thanks for the help gentlemen!!
  • Posted 20 Nov 2020 02:46
  • By Eric_Reissiger
  • joined 18 Nov'20 - 3 messages
  • Georgia, United States
Another way is to use jumper cables direct from batteries to the lift motors. If the motor don't work then the lift motor is faulty. If it works then it is the solenoid switch.
  • Posted 20 Nov 2020 01:55
  • By richard_y
  • joined 9 Feb'07 - 66 messages
  • Singapore, Singapore
Thanks for the info. I'll have a look at it today
  • Posted 18 Nov 2020 23:59
  • By Eric_Reissiger
  • joined 18 Nov'20 - 3 messages
  • Georgia, United States
Check voltage at the lift motor while pressing lift button. If it receives voltage, the motor most likely failed. Also check the lift solenoid, I've had them still audibly click even though they have gone bad.
  • Posted 18 Nov 2020 10:24
  • By Triggs
  • joined 26 Sep'18 - 145 messages
  • California, United States

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