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Originally Posted by Rochester2909
We are having problem with a Cim motor it will go one direction, but when we use our toggle to go the other way it just makes a clicking noise and wont move. Any Suggestions?
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My first step for you would be to test swapping the polarity of the motor leads on the speed controller and then running the motor in the "up" direction again, and seeing if the motor then drives down. If so, you can look to the speed controller as a possible issue (if you use a different speed controller, such as one you're using for your drive system, does it then work?) - Have you actually used a multimeter to see how much voltage is supplied to the motor when driving down, or does the LED turn red when you drive down? But the first thing I'd do is test swapping polarity to ensure there's not a mechanical reason for it to not be driving downwards.
Or, have you tried putting 12V directly to the motor yet (without going through a speed controller)? If you're confident the motor should be able to go in the "down" direction, we usually just put 12V directly to the motor in order to test the mechanisms. We have a setup we use where we can plug in a 12V battery and also connect motor leads (with 'gator clips) that uses a momentary switch to energize the clips so that we can test mechanisms before we have the control systems completed.
-Danny