Thread: Canepole's Magic Box

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

I believe the foot pedal will do everything but steer. The foot pedal uses bubble contact switches which will only carry a small amount of current. YOU could use a optic coupled 12v dual relay module to create a steering control. To do this, you would also need a double pole double throw switch to switch between the steering sources. This way, you could use one or the other by connecting the round plug to the way you steer the tm.

Tom, you are speaking in Tongues again.

I got part of it

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one of each . plus waterproof box and possible on off switch.

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Originally Posted by Sirak

I did PM he a few weeks ago but never heard a response, figured maybe he didn't want to be bothered with it so I'd try my luck here.

I get a lot of PMs from all over the globe about this box. Most have 0 posts, so I just ignore them. They just join c.com to pm me about this box.

If the foot pedal comes in and does everything except steer, then I will tell you what to do next.

Hey CanePole I just got the foot pedal in. You correct about the foot pedal with the bubble contacts, I'm measuring about 4v when they are activated. My thought process now is I should just be able to use a standard automotive relay and an auxilary source of 12v power and just use the foot pedal wires as a signal wire. My only question now is do you think any harm would be done to the iPilot head if I just splice into the steering motor control wires and leave both the foot pedal and iPilot hooked up at all times? I understand I will have to modify the wiring and I was just about ready to chop off the end of the foot pedal and start tinkering. Luckily I came inside to get warm for a bit and saw you responded. Thank you again for your input and sorry if my terms are not correct I have no education in this subject I'm just a guy that loves to tinker and doesn't like to be told "it can't be done" from a manufacture. All of my wiring knowledge is self taught when I merged a wiring harness for a motor swap project had to decifer hundreds of wires and got pretty decent and reading 12v wiring diagrams.

NO. The steering voltage comes from the Ipilot control board in the TM top compartment. FET OUTPUTS.

Look at 2 wires inside the power control board from the round 7 pin connector. Yellow and green wires are the steering SIGNAL wires. Tell me where the go or if they are not hooked up. These are the left right signal wires. That come from the foot pedal. POST a picture of the control board so I can see what I am dealing with. Gotta know these wires status. The best way tio do this is how I show you with those parts if you want foot control.