Terry J Kelly
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I have a 3 wheel scooter I want to get rid of the 3 speed and put a Poteneometer in How??
3 Speed Switch Removal
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marty
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More information would be helpful. 3 wheel scooter? Exactly what 3 wheel scooter do you have? Specification of motor? Is there a controller? Assuming you want to have a throttle?
Take some pictures of your 3 wheel scooter so the world can see.
Terry J Kelly
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marty
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Twist throttle as in the more ya twist it the faster ya go? 3 speed switch as in Slow when you want scooter to go slow when slow is how you should go? Medium as in a nice medium speed. And Fast as in GO FAST!
Is that how it works?
Terry J Kelly
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I want to throw the 3 speed in the garbage and just use (Install) a potentiometer
Terry J Kelly
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Throttle works fine . I want to throw the 3 speed in the garbage and just use (Install) a potentiometer
docw009
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Have you broken down what's in the three speed switch? I bet it selects three power levels for the controller. Just leave it in fast mode.
With the right values, you could rig a potentiometer to work as your three speed switch, if turning a knob is easier for you. Still three speeds, but turning a knob instead. You could alternatively use a three position rotary switch if that would help your situation. If you want to let off steam, then don’t just throw the switch in the garbage; set it on fire.
Chalo
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I think the question was unclear. My interpretation is that you want to replace the Hall sensor throttle with a pot throttle, but your Hall throttle contains a three speed switch.
The wires for the three speed switch are different than the ones for the throttle, through they might share a common ground wire and/or +5V wire. In any case, you can connect the three wires that matter for throttle function to any throttle you like-- Hall or pot type.
What are you trying to accomplish by swapping throttles?
The wires for the three speed switch are different than the ones for the throttle, through they might share a common ground wire and/or +5V wire. In any case, you can connect the three wires that matter for throttle function to any throttle you like-- Hall or pot type.
What are you trying to accomplish by swapping throttles?
Terry J Kelly
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No scooters still works Gonna get rid of the switch put a Horn Button in that spot, and put a Potentiometer some where. If I can figure out how to hook it up
Terry J Kelly
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pic of potentiometer just a regular Potentiometer turns from slow to fast has 3 wires that coming off of it https://th.bing.com/th?id=OIP.4AUpU...=250&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&dpr=1.1&pid=3.1&rm=2
The 3 speed switch uses 3 conductors; two signal wires and a ground. I would use something like a 10 kOhm pot. The ground wire would go to the middle terminal and the signal wires to the remaining terminals. That’s it. For your 3 speeds turn the knob all the way counterclockwise for low, midway for medium, and fully clockwise for high.
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2Phast2Delirious
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I believe your mobility scooter controller has a throttle with hall sensors, so you can't use a potentiometer. Simply disconnect the controller's "3-speed" plug to remove the 3-speed setting. However, I recommend keeping the 3-speed because you can choose between: speed 1 for riding in stores/parks, speed 2 for extra distance, and speed 3 for hill climbing/off-road, or top speed.
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Chalo
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Not true. A pot throttle substitutes just fine for a Hall throttle, and vice versa. It's not clear why the OP wants it, but it's a straight swap.
Edit: In my personal experience, the swap works just fine. I got a PM from someone who thought I was mistaken, but I have done it in both directions a few times without issues. There might be cases in which it doesn't work right, but not for me so far. So YMMV.
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Terry J Kelly
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Thank You
2Phast2Delirious
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Thanks for the correction. I did have an incident where I attempted to utilized a pot on a hall sensor controller, but the speeds were really low so I always assumed they were incompatible.
