Bandit INTIMIDATOR 15XP/1390 Operating & Parts Manual page 41

MODEL 15XP/1390
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
No Display - Gauge not getting power.
- Gauge not properly grounded.
- Dead battery.
Feedwheels - Loose chipper belts.
Do Not Stop
- Clutch slipping.
(Autofeed
- Sticky dump cartridge.
Doesn't Activate)
- No power to dump valve
- Faulty tach.
- Low or "LO" setting wrong.
Feedwheels Do - Engine RPM not reaching
Not Re-engage
- Sticky dump cartridge.
- System pressure.
- Faulty tach.
No Signal - Engine not running.
- Bad signal wire.
- No signal from alternator.
- No signal from mag pick-up. - Check for approx. 2-7 VAC at idle and approx. 14-20
- Bad mag pick-up.
Gauge Jumped
- Low voltage to tach.
Program
- Shorts in wire harness.
- Faulty ground.
- Faulty tach.
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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
solenoid.
HI set point on tach
SOLUTION
- Check continuity of Red wire to a clean power source.
- Check fuse (LOR - 7.5 amp; ESI - 10 amp).
- Check connection at engine disable plug at hood pin.
- Check key switch for switched power in and out.
- Check continuity of Black wire to ground connection.
- Charge or replace.
- Tighten or replace per manual specifi cations.
- Adjust per clutch manufacturer's recommendations.
- Lightly tap on dump block to free up.
- Take cartridge out and clean free of debris.
- Replace solenoid and/or cartridge.
- Check fuse on dump valve signal wire (if equipped).
- Check continuity on the dump valve wire (normally green wire).
- Check autofeed tachometer settings.
- Check autofeed tachometer settings.
- Check for stretched or out of adjustment throttle
cable. This would not let engine reach full RPM.
- Check HI RPM setting on gauge to make sure it is
not set too close to full RPM of engine. HI setting
should be 150 to 200 RPM below full engine RPM.
- Lightly tap on dump block to free up.
- Take cartridge out and clean free of debris.
- Replace solenoid and/or cartridge.
- Check and readjust per manual specifi cations.
- Consult local dealer or Bandit Industries.
- Normal operating condition.
- Check continuity of the signal wire (white wire in
autofeed harness).
- Check for at least 3.5 VAC output at idle and 10-20
VAC at HI RPM
VAC at HI RPM. Testing must be done at the two
wires coming out of mag pick-up after disconnecting.
Remove and clean off magnet at end. Reinstall by
turning it in until it bottoms out. Then back off approx.
1/2 a turn. Lock with jam nut.
- Replace mag pick-up.
- Check engine disable plug at hood. Clean and check
for tight connection. Re-install using dielectric grease.
- Check for possible worn wires or loose connections.
- Check black wire for a good ground.
- Consult local dealer or Bandit Industries.
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