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Grove MZi45 basket controls problem

GBH

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Jul 24, 2012
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East Coast
The ground controls work fine. Sometimes, the basket controls will act up a little then straighten out. Right now, every control from the basket except wheel steer will only do one way regardless of the control. Basket only lowers when you joystick up , basket lowers. Tele only goes out. If you select in,it goes out. Same with swing and drive. Only one way works, the other position gets you the one way.

I suspect the control cable from the basket to the ground. Is there a common wire that would cause all of these functions to go wrong? Anyone have a wiring diagram?

Thanks
 

GBH

Member
Joined
Jul 24, 2012
Messages
16
Location
East Coast
I found the problem.

It's the control cable where it leaves the bottom of the basket control box. The strain relief was cracked and useless. The cable sheath was cracked. Someone had wrapped the sheath with electrical tape. When I opened it up, I found allot of green dust corrosion from water ingress and the foil on a couple of pairs was broken through from flexing and pulling. The pairs LOOK good but the wires are broken inside. If I position them just right, everything works. I'll repair the wires and create a proper strain relief.
 
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