RE: (ET) ET-15 w/ two directions - reverse & reverse

["Solid Technologies" <solidtech qwest net>]

Steve,
  Good call - pulled the panel down and saw that one of the normally-closed
set of contacts on the forward/reverse relay were evaporated enough to no
longer make contact.  Swapped out the relay and everything works.

--joe

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
[mailto:owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of SteveS
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 7:35 AM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) ET-15 w/ two directions - reverse & reverse


This one seems familiar, I think something like that happened to me.

A first check would be to check all connections on the reverse relay. Easy
to do:

1. Open hood
2. Unscrew the top panel at the back of the dash assembly
3. Tilt it forward.
4. The reverse relay is on the "passenger side".

I'm speaking from E12S experience - yours may look a bit different.

I would remove spade conections, one by one, and see that they are clean,
tight, not corroded, and not about to break where the wire exits.

BE CAREFUL! It is tempting to test the tractor before screwing the panel
back on. If you lower the hood on the opened panel, the bar that goes 
across
the hood in the back will damage and/or short out the reverse relay. Either
partially reinstall the panel or prop the hood up. I speak from experience!

SteveS
E12Ss
E20



unscrew the top cover on the front of the daon the inside of front batterey
box
----- Original Message -----
From: "Solid Technologies" <solidtech qwest net>
To: "'elec-trak'" <>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: (ET) ET-15 w/ two directions - reverse & reverse


> OK,
>   Troubleshooting time - What's the typical cause of this?  It ran ok
> yesterday and today for a while, but now it goes very slow backwards when
> you run the control forward and normal backwards when control to reverse.
> With the gearbox in neutral the motor spins reasonably fast - in reverse 
> -
> with the control forward.  I'm guessing solenoid contacts, but which one?
I
> haven't had the panel off below the dash and I think that's where they
are.
>
> thoughts?
>
> --joe
> E-15 in Colorado
>
>
>