Hi Deedee and
to the forum.
1. The thin red wire simply disarms the controller and prevents the motor from running but the controller will still draw a small amount of power from the battery with this wire disconnected.
2. The manual for the external controller was written over seven years ago and the controllers have changed since then, and the antitheft function no longer works on newer controllers.
Many of the batteries come with their own key switch to turn the battery power on and off, therefore there is not much point in having a separate switch on the thin red wire.
3. Speak to Gary
(GM Canada) via his
web chat or send him an email garysalo@goldenmotor.ca regarding the Cycle Analyst. I don't know what other monitors can be used with the external controller (
apart from basic wattmeters).
4. The On/Off switch on the throttle unit is typically used to turn the light on and off, but as you have a dedicated light switch on the triple switch unit, the throttle switch could be rewired to select reverse instead.
You could then use the horn switch for the horn, the Light switch for the lights and the rocker switch could momentarily be flicked on and off again with your thumb to engage the cruise function when needed:
The cruise button should really be a momentary button
(like a horn button) but I think the rocker switch should work as I've suggested.
Alternatively, you could probably replace the latching rocker switch with a momentary rocker switch like this:
You would need to select the "Black Momentary (On) OFF (I O)" option for the above switch
(Click on the above image).
Alan
