Soft Top Header Motors

Battery power is applied to the 560 circuit and the 76 circuit through Circuit Breaker 24. When the Soft Top Motor Switch is pressed CLOSE, power is applied to the coil of the Soft Top Close Relay and to circuit 902 through the Soft Top Switch Diode #1. When energized, the Soft Top Close Relay switches circuit 163 (terminal 1 of both header motors) from ground to battery power. Soft Top Switch Diode #2 prevents power from also being applied to the coil of the Soft Top Open Relay. Similarly, when the Soft Top Motor Switch is pressed OPEN, power is applied to the coil of the Soft Top Open Relay and to circuit 902 through Soft Top Switch Diode #2. The Soft Top Open Relay switches circuit 905 (terminal 4 of both header motors when the Soft Top Power Relays are energized) from ground to battery power. Soft Top Switch Diode #1 prevents power from also being applied to the coil of the Soft Top Close Relay. The coils of both the Soft Top Open Relay and the Soft Top Close Relay are grounded through the transaxle position switch when the gear shift is in Park.


The 902 circuit provides power to the coils of the Soft Top Power Relays and to the Soft Top Timer Relays whenever the Soft Top Motor Switch is in OPEN or CLOSE. Ground for the coils of the Soft Top Power Relays, circuits 900 and 901, can be provided through two paths. The header motor extreme switches provides a ground path whenever that motor is not fully open or fully closed. The Soft Top Timer Relays also provide a ground path for a one tenth of a second at the instant the 902 circuit is energized. The Soft Top Timer Relays do not reset until power is removed from the 902 circuit.


When the Soft Top Power Relays are energized, circuit 162 is switched from circuit 163 to circuit 905, completing the connection of circuit 905 to terminal 4 of both Header Motors, and allowing the motors to run.