I have a Go Go elite traveler scooter. The battery condition meter dips way down and the motor surges or hesitates when I press the throttle control lever.

Hi a scooter in good condition will reset turning key off & on :::::::: you're problem is possibly a faulty speed potentiometer. On the throttle.Cheers

no,it would burn out the motors

BEEP CODE CONDITION SOLUTION
2 Battery voltage is too low to operate Charge the batteries fully until charger and
the scooter. any meters indicate completion.
3 Battery voltage is too high to operate Contact your authorized Pride Provider for
the scooter. assistance.
5 Solenoid brake trip. The manual freewheel Remove the key, then push the manual
lever may be in the freewheel position. freewheel lever to the drive position and
restart the scooter.
6 Throttle trip. The throttle control lever Release the throttle control lever completely,
may have been depressed while inserting then reinsert the key.
the key.
7 Throttle trip. Throttle potentiometer Contact your authorized Pride Provider for
fault or speed potentiometer fault. assistance.
8 The motor is disconnected. Contact your authorized Pride Provider for
assistance.
9 Possible controller trip. You may be Shut down your scooter for a minimum of
attempting to install the battery pack while several minutes to allow the controller to
the key is inserted or the motor controller cool. Or, try reinserting the key into the key
may be in overheat protective mode. switch.
What you may be doing is mis-counting the beeps and it may be 9 beeps or its 8 and you have a bad connection between the motor and the switch? Good luck!

Hi all ,you need to do is make sure the throttle lever cross head is dead centre, got a meter ? then disconnected the throttle pot connector and measure one outside pin to centre pin , it should measure around 2.5k ( resistance)

Regards
Rob

www.gewizrepairs.co.uk

hi, sorry to hear you having issues with the go go

Here's the manual

http://www.pride-mobility.co.uk/docs/Elite%20Traveller_owners%20manual.pdf

The fault description is :

Throttle control lever not at centre position
at start up.
Return the throttle control lever to centre
position, turn Travel Scooter off then back on

so what happened is that the throttle is no longer centre , look at the base of the throttle stem, a cross head , now that should look straight at the the seat stem, be in aligh with it, if's it off slight you will get that fault so you need to adjust the lever so the pot is dead centre again..

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Regards
Rob

www.gewizrepairs.co.uk

The manual for this scooter is at http://www.discovermymobility.com/store/scooters/summit-scooters/elite-portable-scooter/manual.pdf
The closest info I can find is page 14. MOVING AND TRANSPORTING YOUR Easy Travel Elite
6.1. Moving Your Easy Travel Elite in Freewheel Mode when unfolded:
The Freewheel switch (Fig. 1/17) is used for releasing the brake and moving the Easy Travel Elite without operating the motor. Before activating, make sure your Easy Travel Elite is switched on. Turn Freewheel switch to the "freewheel" position and push or pull the Easy Travel Elite manually.
NOTE: The Freewheel mode can only be activated after the battery is in place and the power switch (Fig.9/1) is turned on. Doing otherwise will cause a fault situation indicated by rapid flashing of the Indicator light (Fig. 9/4). See section 4.2.
WARNING: The Freewheel switch should never be engaged on a slope.
CAUTION: The seat back must remain in the upright position.

They seem to assume removal is obvious, I would check any connections from battery to scooter are pulled out and that freewheel mode is not engaged.

you could rewire it so that it bypasses the speed controller, so its direct current flowing from the battery to the motor, but first check the voltage of the battery's and the motors

You may have a loose connection at one of the harnesses or connectors. If there are no codes you may have a bad controller or loose connection at the controller. Slow speed problems may be motor or motor brush problems you can diagnose by visual inspection or a voltmeter. Load test the new batteries and the charger output. Block it up and run it checking and knocking all the components until it quits. I have seen a dragging brake caused by a melted controller harness at the controller connector cause a similar problem. Hope this helps.

Hello, my name is Mike.

Here is a couple areas that would cause this:

A faulty throttle pot ( Wig Wag ). I have changed many throttle pots for this reason.
Also check battery and motor connectors. Sometimes even if the meter is not dropping poor batteries can cause surges which would cause this. Sometimes you get lucky where you take key out, and let set for a bit. Then put key in with out depressing throttle. But that is rare this works. Most times it going to be a battery issue, or a faulty throttle pot. Best to have service place replace this if your not really mechanically inclined in electronics. Thank You , MIke.

Hi. Could be a couple of faults. The throttle pot ( Wig Wag ) could be worn. While you are driving the machine, try moving the ends of the lever up or down slowly, ( not in and out as you usually do for driving ), and see if that makes the speed vary.
Another problem could be faulty battery or motor connectors. I have replaced or removed many battery connectors because of this. Also check battery or motor wirs where they connect to the controller.
If you feel unsure about checking the connectors, get a good serviceman to do it for you. Good luck. Neil.