I am in possesion of an older Revo three wheeled scooter normally used by a disabled person. It appears the controller is bad and it is so old I cannot find another one. The closest replacement is cost prohibitive. Would the above controller work as a replacement? It has two 12v 12 amp batteries for a 24vdc system. The older controller is rated for 24vdc at 40 amps. Respond to [email protected] with a possible schematic or diagram for the inputs/outputs.
If the old controller is rated at 40A, then a 13A controller likely won’t cut it and would fry. Like you said, higher current DC motor controllers are more expensive.
The Cytron is rated 13A and the batteries are only 12A so how could they fry the controller? The Revo controller most likely was used in a number of different models, including this one. I am not sure if the controllers use pulsed DC or MOSFET control of the DC, ergo the question as to whether the Cytron would work. I hate to junk the Revo because of the new batteries so I am trying to find a way to make the scooter work.
The batteries can most certainly provide all the current the motors need, but the controller you specified cannot (as you indicate, the previous controller was rated at 40A whereas the Cytron is rated only at 13A). You don’t need to scrap the REVO system - you just need a more powerful DC motor controller: robotshop.com/en/high-power- … llers.html