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RE: (ET) New 'almost failure' mode... Motor power, etc.
- Subject: RE: (ET) New 'almost failure' mode... Motor power, etc.
- From: "Hazen, Dwight L" <hazen indiana edu>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:08:54 -0500
- Delivery-date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 11:11:46 -0400
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- Sender: owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
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- Thread-topic: (ET) New 'almost failure' mode... Motor power, etc.
It's very easy to check for loose battery connections in our tractors.
After you have used your tractor for 10 or 15 min. carefully put your
hand on each battery terminal looking for the warm one. Any terminal
that is hotter than all the other ones needs attention. If you have good
wiring and terminal connections none of the connections will be warm.
Snow blowing or Tilling will heat the connections up faster so be
careful.
If you burn your hand you defiantly found a bad connection. Other than
burning your hand this is good test for any of the high current
connections in the tractor. The only thing that should get hot are the
motors and the BIG ribbon resistors (do not touch them). The contactors
will be warm due to the coil in them but they should not be burning hot.
Try it.
Dwight
Dwight L. Hazen, Indiana University, UITS
Bloomington, In. 47408-7378
812-855-5367 IP phone 317-278-4014
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