Re: (ET) E-15 progress report

["SteveS" <ssawtelle fcc net>]

Just read your post after I sent mine where I recounted the same incident.
Glad I'm not alone!

SteveS
E12S


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Gaarder" <gaarder ecovillage ithaca ny us>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 8:11 PM
Subject: (ET) E-15 progress report


> Well, I got the thing going on the charger today (there are no batteries
> yet - I'm still trying to track down some used ones in my area).  I had 
> to
> replace a diode in the charger.   Then the beast started blowing the
> control fuse.  When the investigation got to the reversing relay I saw 
> the
> trouble - the contacts were bent so that both the NO and NC contacts were
> active, resulting in a short circuit.  How did that happen?  Then I
> remembered that the top cover had gotten knocked down when I had the 
> upper
> control panel open.  I took a look and sure enough, the horizontal bar
> across the inside of the cover is in the perfect place to hit that relay,
> and the FW relay as well.  So I blocked the NO contacts with some
> electrical tape, and, lo and behold, she runs!  Can't do a lot with a 
> cord
> trailing, but it was a thrill to see it go.  Now I need to replace the
> relays - I ordered a couple of 24V DPDT relays from All Electronics that
> should do the job (with the help of a dropping resistor on the
> coil).  The card with the field weakening resistors was also damaged, so
> I'm going to have to fabricate a replacement.  Next step is to plug in 
> the
> mower deck and see what it does...
>
> Steve Gaarder
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