Re: (ET) update on ET15 starter problem...

["RJ Kanary" <rjkanary nauticom net>]

 Larry, take a look at the schematic. The large Klixon® limiter on the 
motor
housing IS in series with just about ALL the loads on the tractor. The call
out in the schematic is CB-1.


RJ Kanary @ Bandi Bros. Inc.
Member TRNi  Since 1998
ASE® Certified Master Auto Technician
Member Tech Line Associates Since 1987
rjkanary nauticom net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>
To: "'vince albrecht'" <wva329 hotmail com>;
<elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 13:53
Subject: RE: (ET) update on ET15 starter problem...


> The motor can run until it is nearly too hot to touch.  I don't remember
if the E15 has a thermal interlock; if so, it will re-start after cooling
for a few hours.  The only ones I trip are the tiller and snow-blower; they
are manual reset buttons, on the end of the motor.  If the motor is
overheating, your load or current gauge will be reading very high compared
to normal.  Even bad bearings can cause motor overheating.  IF the motor
overheats, it should NOT stop the lift, lights or accessories from working!
I don't yet get this.  The speed reversals are particularly disturbing.
>
> Larry Elie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vince albrecht [mailto:wva329 hotmail com]
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 1:35 PM
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: (ET) update on ET15 starter problem...
>
>
> I took to heart those of you who responded last week regarding my
> intermediate stoppage of the ET.  Since I only see the ET once a week, or
> maybe every other week, I'm not able to perform operations.  Here's what
has
> happened: Again, the ET completely shuts down with gauges going blank on
all
> aspects: lift, Acc, etc.  But we noticed that underneath, the motor was
very
> hot.  Someone had mentioned that the breaker on the motor could get hot
> enough to make everything quit.  I'm beginning to think that's what
> happened, because we don't seem to have trouble until after mowing for a
> good 1/2 hour or so.  That seems awfully quick for a motor to shut down!?
>
> Regarding the switch, I put the wires to the switch on the seat together,
> and there wasn't any difference.
>
> Regarding battery terminals, there were some a little loose and some 
> whose
> wire going into the clamp were loose and I tightened them all. Still no
> difference.
> I even opened up the "plate" that the fuses sit on and noticed in front 
> of
> the speed control, that a wire was off the circuit board and put it back
on.
>
> Question: can I do anything about the hot motor, if that seems to be the
> problem?
> Also, another problem: we're increasingly getting forward going into
> reverse, and even sometimes, reverse to go forward!  I think I have some
> problem with the speed control itself, though I don't think this is a
> related problem.
> I really appreciate the info you give me.  thanks a lot.
>
> Vince Albrecht, Crystal Lake, IL
>
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