FW: (ET) e15 reverse but no forward

["Steve Caplan" <scaplan mdtelephone com>]

I got an E15 in 1984 most of the connectors on the control board were 
loose or corroded. I soldered all the wires directly to the board. We 
still mow every week.
                                                                Steve
                                                                Baltimore, 
Md

-----Original Message-----
From: fred whitridge [mailto:fw ix netcom com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 5:52 PM
To: Rhett T. George
Cc: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) e15 reverse but no forward


You guys are great!  (didn't even have to bother Bill Gunn).  The
problem was one of the flakey crimp on connectors which slide onto the
edge of the adjacent card, next to the reverse relay.  Can/should these
be soldered on?

Fred

"Rhett T. George" wrote:

>  - Greetings -
>
> Frank has a curious problem with his E-15.
>
> It sounds as tho one or the two contact sets is not making when the
> relay releases for forward operation or that one of the leads to the
> upper, fixed contacts does not make a good connection.  The essence
> is that there is no field current in the forward position.  The
> armature is all set with lots of current and no field to work with.
>
> Hope this helps.  Keep on Trakin'
>
>                                         Rhett George

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