RE: (ET) CHARGER

[Larry Elie <lelie ford com>]

Another tip; the timers don't last well.  Some have 'dead-spots'.  An easy 
fix is to jumper out the 
timer so your AC goes directly to the charger.  As far as the diodes; even 
connected you should 
get one direction showing a lower resistance than the other.  That isn't a 
fool-proof check, just a 
sanity check.  Another question; does the transformer hum?  It should.

Larry Elie


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From:   Brian[SMTP:ws3f norfolk-county com]
Sent:   Thursday, June 17, 1999 2:33 PM
To:     Pestka, Dennis J
Cc:     elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
Subject:        Re: (ET) CHARGER

Did you turn on the master switch (the L lever)?  Fooled me for a while.

At 01:08 PM 6/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi;
>
>Just started to fool with a E-12M I recently purchased.
>Looks like I'm getting nothing out of the charger. It hums but I see no
>voltage on my meter. Started looking at my repair manual, but my 
>electrical
>background is limited at best.
>It said to test the diodes I had to disconnect the soldered on wires. Is
>this right?
>Do I have any other options such as a rebuilt unit, or someone to repair
>this one?
>This is the first tractor I have had and I would appreciate anyones past
>experience good or bad.
>
>Dennis
>
>
>

-Brian
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