Re: (ET) Need a lot of detalied how info

[Paul and Sue Abendroth <pabendro gemair com>]

At 09:34 PM 4/21/03 , Roy Vanderhoef wrote:
> The first problem is for some reason the ET started pegging the usage
> meter in the upper speed ranges.  All is fine in the first couple
> ranges.  If I remember correctly it was some sort of resistor bank or
> something like that that you guy/gals said was most likely the problem.
> So where do I start, What do I check, where is it located, and how do I
> test it, and replace it.  Where do I get the replacement parts. Etc

Most likely are the 2 resistors - the flat silver colored strips ahead of 
the battery charger, mounted to the bracket the timer is on. When they 
fail, you can usually see the break. The posts they are mounted to may be 
loose. The switches are the last micro-switches on the throttle control, 
but less likely to be the problem.

> The second problem is that my charger does not seam to be working.  It
> dose hum, and it defiantly draws current as the cord get warm, but there
> is no voltage on the output side.  Once again,  What to I check, where
> is it, how to I test it, and where do I get replacement parts.

Make sure the disconnect switch is closed, and the wires from the charger 
are tight. Often it is the diodes (pressed into the al. plate on the 
charger). Unsolder the wires on the diodes, then check each diode each 
direction with the ohm-meter. Should be very different readings with meter 
leads reversed.

Paul and Sue Abendroth
pabendro gemair com
our permanent address is pabendroth dma org