RE: RE: (ET) ET15 stops suddenly, often...

["Tom Coate" <tcoate coate org>]

Or could it simply be the main disconnect switch itself going
bad?  


>--- Original Message ---
>From: "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>
>To: "'vince albrecht'" <wva329 hotmail com>, "Elie, Larry (L.D.)"      
<lelie ford com>, elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>Date: 9/4/01 3:47:23 PM
>

>If the lift/acc doesn't work (but normally does) than I would
start checking for a battery connection problem.  The lift is
independent (other than the fuse) from pretty much everything
else.  Use a DVM between each pair of batteries.  Pull fairly
hard on each connection.  You might have a corroded and intermittent
connection.
>
>Larry Elie
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vince albrecht [mailto:wva329 hotmail com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 3:36 PM
>To: lelie ford com; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>Subject: RE: (ET) ET15 stops suddenly, often...
>
>
>I tried using the lift/acc and still no sign of life.  Once
the gauges 
>started showing some sign of life, then, everything seemed to
work.  But 
>I'll need to look at the brake switch.  I don't think the brake
pedal works 
>that well, except, it won't start without releasing the pedal.
 thanks
>
>William Vincent Albrecht, CPA, M.Div
>University of Chicago Investments
>office 773-702-3939
>home 708-957-8050
>cell 312-513-3281
>
>
>
>From: "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>
>To: "'vince albrecht'" <wva329 hotmail com>, elec-trak cosmos phy tufts 
>edu
>Subject: RE: (ET) ET15 stops suddenly, often...
>Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 15:12:03 -0400
>
>Did you check (1) the foot brake switch and (2) the seat disconnect
switch?  
>I have seen similar with a bad foot brake switch.  Next time
it happens, see 
>if the lift still works, with either 1 or 2 above, the lift
will still work 
>(which is NOT true of the main disconnect...).
>
>Larry Elie
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vince albrecht [mailto:wva329 hotmail com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 2:41 PM
>To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>Subject: (ET) ET15 stops suddenly, often...
>
>
>Yesterday, as my wife was mowing with the ET, there were often
times when
>the tractor would just stop dead, as if the disconnect power
was engaged.
>Both gauges showed what happens when one engages the power disconnect
lever.
>So, many times after futzing with the range selector and jiggling
wires
>(and there are MANY wires) behind the front panal, then both
gauges would
>start to register once again, and she can get going for a little
while.  She
>told me that often, when she hit a bump, it would do that. 
I tried checking
>everthing: connections, wires, etc. I seem to think that there's
a corrosion
>going on or a loss wire, but couldn't find any, except,when
going among the
>wires, I noticed one of the wires connected to the speed control
underneath
>was broken off.  I used a jumper wire to connect it to where
I thought it
>was broken off.  I didn't notice any appreciable change.  The
power pack was
>very much charged when we started.  Would appreciate info on
why it totally
>shuts down.  I think I can resoldier the speed control wire..
>
>
>
>
>William Vincent Albrecht, CPA, M.Div
>University of Chicago Investments
>office 773-702-3939
>home 708-957-8050
>cell 312-513-3281
>
>
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