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Re: (ET) Lightning Strike
- Subject: Re: (ET) Lightning Strike
- From: Brian Matheny <bmatheny mediaone net>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:35:52 -0400
- Sender: owner-elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
Its possible one or both of the diodes in the charger are shorted. Check
with an ohmmeter.
At 10:56 AM 08/28/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Yo Gents+ACE-
>
>Excitement last night. Storm moved through and a very near lightning
>strike. I had forgotten the E-20 was charging. Relays in house
>tripped and the one for the garage would not reset. 30amp relay.
>
>Checked and found:
>
> The normal hummmmmm of the charger is now a loud rattle.
>
> As soon as I heard this the charger was turned off.
>
> The motor still runs well (forward and reverse)
>
>
>Before I start into the innards does anyone suspect that the
>+ACI-rattle+ACI-
>means?
>
>
>Thanks
>Bill Rials
>Hillsdale, Michigan
>
>
-Brian 38,600+ EV miles since 5/97! Buying biomass, wind, solar!
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