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(ET) E15 at the NEDRA Woodburn Drags
- Subject: (ET) E15 at the NEDRA Woodburn Drags
- From: "Rick Barnes" <barnesr nwlink com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:18:36 -0700
- Importance: Normal
- Sender: owner-elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
Took the E15
Elec-Trak to the EV drags in Woodburn, OR yesterday. It was unexpectedly called
into service when John Waylands "White Zombie" blew a battery. The E15
towed the Zombie back to the pit area. John replaced the blown battery, but the
replacement had a higher voltage than the rest of the batteries and
whistled when he tried to quick charge the battery pack. The E15 mower and
roto-tiller motors were used to partially discharge the new battery. This took
about 30 minutes since the current drain was only about 25 amps at 12 volts.
After the new battery was "equalized", John was able to dump charge the battery
pack and try another run.
Here are links to
some pictures:
Rick
Barnes
Aloha,
OR