wood mizer solenoid

bigal · December 05, 2015, 12:22:12 PM

hey everyone , so got my wood mizer back for the shop all fixed up last week and got a got day to work with it all was going good until the hydraulic solenoid stop working ,so i check it and it was not letting the 12votls trough so i had a new one shipped and worked for about an 1 hour and now its doing the same thing does anyone have a idea of what could be the cause thanks

Magicman · December 05, 2015, 12:50:59 PM

It's almost impossible to trouble shoot without being there. The power strip needs to be clean and the "contact button" has to have good spring contact. It's possible that the microswitch could be erratic at times. Mine was before I replaced it. Also, I got a bad replacement solenoid that was replaced by WM under warranty. Of course all is assuming that your hydraulic motor is OK.

Chuck White · December 05, 2015, 02:18:38 PM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, bigal.

Ga Mtn Man · December 05, 2015, 02:25:17 PM

Does the solenoid click when you move a hydraulic lever?

Kbeitz · December 05, 2015, 03:22:54 PM

Most solenoids are made the same inside.
Maybe this drawing will help you trouble shoot..

bigal · December 06, 2015, 07:33:35 AM

Yes the soneloid does click when I try to activate it

Kbeitz · December 06, 2015, 09:35:48 AM

If you put a 12 volt light in series with the wire it should NOT light when trying to start.
If it does the current is not going through your wires. Good way to test for shorts.

Magicman · December 06, 2015, 02:11:48 PM

Solenoids can click and not make contact. I replaced the continuous duty start/generator solenoid on our golf car yesterday. It was only about a month old and probably had not operated over a dozen times. :-\

POSTON WIDEHEAD · December 06, 2015, 02:55:53 PM

I just replaced my Solenoid along with my micro switch.
Mine was dead....no clicking or nothing.
I replaced it and now all is fine.

You may have a dirty ground.

I tested my grounds by taking a screw driver and crossing the 2 big bolts on the Solenoid and then turning the key on. My HD motor was running strong. So I know I was getting plenty of volts to it.