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Re: (ET) What was that crash?
- Subject: Re: (ET) What was that crash?
- From: "Christopher Zach" <czach computer org>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 22:55:18 -0400
- References: <d0.2863fda0.2a32c74f@aol.com>
- Sender: owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Hm. This does not sound quite right. The switches are in series, and don't
power a relay per se; they power an interlock. Interlocks are designed to
"fail open" due to their position and the internal spring. Maybe the spring
is broken, and someone mounted the interlock solenoid upside-down?
Chris
> My seat switch works -- and that's a good point -- so it seems likely
> this
is
> the relay itself failing. Anyway, it can't be just the key switch
shorting.
> But as I said, the foot pedal interlock was nonfunctional when I bought
it.
>