Re: (ET) Picking up the E20 on Thursday!

[Gary Woodard <farmallcub57 yahoo com>]

Chris, Bruce, Steve and all who've just gotten into this ET "addiction" (there's probably a better word for it, but that's what the wives think of it!), you're getting the best information and support available! I'm staying out of most of it, because everything is being explained much better than I can communicate! The safety circuites and so forth, were why I bought mine new in the first place! I could let the wife and kids run it and it was still operable when I got to it! (And no one got hurt in the process!) Also, I will reinforce the importance of the power disconnect switch being in perfect condition! It can cause all kinds of problems if it is even slightly intermittant, due to vibration, dirty contacts or anything!

Gary Woodard  (I-5)

  Christopher Zach <czach computer org> wrote:

Forewarned is forearmed, as they say. Thank you for the tip; they do look
kind of small, and it's easy to forget they are made of iron, steel, and a
lot of copper.

If I ever have to remove it, I'll be sure to use a floor jack and cradle.

Thanks!
Chris

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Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:09 AM
Subject: RE: (ET) Picking up the E20 on Thursday!


> Hi
> Good to see another Electrak "rescued". However, here a small warning
> about those "little" motors and I am sure folks on the list are going to
> chuckle at this. They are really heavy (surprisingly heavy) and difficult
to
> hang on to little beasts. It takes much more than one set of hands to
> remove and install them in the tractor and they really hurt if they bounce
> off your toes on the way down.:-):-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Geof Thompson B. Sc. CLS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Zach [SMTP:czach computer org]
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 9:59 PM
> To: Elec-trak
> Subject: (ET) Picking up the E20 on Thursday!
>
> Well, it looks like I am going up Thursday morning to pick up my
> ET20. On
> Sunday I went over to a fellow ET person who actually had four
> tractors (3
> Wheel Horse and one ET15). Being able to take a physical look (my
> first) at
> an ET makes me feel a *lot* more comfortable about what I am getting
> into.
>
> First: These things are built *solid*. Compared to my 96 Craftsman
> 16hp,
> they are tanks. Much heavier metal, more solid looking overall.
>
> Second: They're not *really* that big physically. A bit fatter
> maybe, but
> about the same size. The short wheelbase should make it a lot more
> manuverable than the Craftsman.
>
> Third: The motor *really* is small. I was expecting something on the
> order
> of a OHV ICE motor, not a little thing tucked under the seat. It's
> possible
> that I might be able to convert my tractor to a electric motor of
> that size
> if I can figure out a way to mount it and fit three 12 volt
> batteries in
> there...
>
> Fourth: The charger appears to be quite simple. And it doesn't look
> like it
> will be too difficult to add an additional quick-lock port for the
> solar
> input. I'd say a 10 amp fuse should be more than enough (with a
> 100amp crash
> fuse on the shed side in the event something serious gets shorted).
>
> Question: Is there any sort of a catastrophic fuse in the battery
> circuit of
> the E20? I'm thinking something along the line of a 48 volt 200amp
> DC rated
> UL fuse to about 25,000amps? 36 volts is probably enough to produce
> a plasma
> ball if there was ever a dead short, this would be bad. If there is
> a cat
> fuse, then I can protect the panels with a simple 10amp DC fuse or
> breaker.
>
> Thanks!
> Chris
>

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