Re: (ET) Suggestions Wanted for Elec-Trak Web Site

[darrylmcmahon igs net]

Hi David, you wrote:
> I am a relatively new member of the Elec-Trak community.  <snip>
Welcome to the group.
> 
> While there is valuable Elec-Trak information on the internet, it tends to
> be scattered and limited in scope.  Wouldn't it be nice to find it all in
> one place?  That's why I've decided to build a web site (shrine) dedicated
> to the almighty Elec-Trak.  Here are my ideas so far...
<big snip>
I think most of your ideas are good.  History, photos, FAQs.  As for  troubleshooting, compile what you can find in the archives and  what appears here in the future.  These are things I thought I would  do someday on my site or might appear on Walt's site.  By all  means, set up your own and go for it.  I will happily add a link from  mine to yours.  I think you should expand beyond the pure Elec- Traks to include the John Deere's, the New Ideas, the Wheel  Horses etc, and even individual conversions.  That is one thing I  still want to do, is post instructions and guidelines on how to  convert common lawn tractors to electric power.

Later, you wrote:
Here are some questions that I have about the Elec-Trak mailing  list...
#1.  When was it created?  Hmm, looks like March '98 is the  oldest Elec-Trak mailing list post I have in my archives.
#2.  Who started it?  I have to take some of the blame for that.  I  started a personal distribution list for some people I knew with an  interest in these beasts.  Ken Olum provided us with a better  mechanism courtesy of Tufts.
#3.  Who maintains it now?  Ken is our sponsor at Tufts.
#4. Where does it reside?  Tufts.
#5.  How many people subscribe to it?  I don't know.  Ken?
#6.  Is there a way to obtain communications dating back to #1?   Answered in a previous post.
#7. Who guarantees that the Elec-Trak mailing list will continue?   You want guarantees in life?  Another one for Ken.
#8.  How is it paid for? Presumably by the good graces of the  administration at Tufts and personal favours traded by Ken.

Incidentally, my site is at 
http://www.igs.net/~darrylmcmahon/evtools.htm#tractors

Dave, if you have the time, energy and computer resources to take  this on, go for it.  You certainly have my blessing, for whatever that  is worth.

As for those tracking my lack of progress on my E-12, no, it still is  not running.  However, the Auranthetic electric motorcycle is now  operational, registered, plated, insured and went out on its maiden  voyage under my control today.  However, once I have retrieved the  Porsche engine (tomorrow) that belongs to my Year 2000  conversion project ('74 Porsche 914), and tidy up the last details of  our recent EVCO Electrathon (June 5), there should be time and  floor space in the garage to get back to the tractor.


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