Maxwell Start Module

[JimT]

(08-01-2023 )Rawze Wrote:  Thats sad indeed. I had hope for those units. Maybe they were designed to only last so long?.

I don't know. I suspect, based on the symptoms, that mine developed an internal short somewhere as my batteries drained down to 10.5 volts overnight while I was home just prior to disconnecting the unit. Supposedly they are not user serviceable, which is reasonable, given the shock danger. But once I get some free time I might safely discharge the unit and open it up to see what I can find. Electrical engineering was never my strong point, software is more my thing, but I'm not totally clueless about circuits.

The unit worked really well, right up to the point of failure. I think the electronic controllers are really the weakest point and probably weren't up to the harsh environment that is today's highways... like the potholes that are so bad the rip the steering wheel out of your hands (I'm looking at YOU NY state).