Re: (ET) E20 now dead

["steves" <ssawtelle fcc net>]

Here's a start:

First, sounds like you have a bad disconnect. It is not uncommon for the
disconnects to be marginal or no contact when engaged. I understand Bill
Gunn has a better replacement. If the disconnect is bad the charger can
still power the system (not lights or lift though) , but will not charge 
the
batteries. You can't do a whole lot more 'till that's fixed. You can take
the disconnect apart, cleand it,  and fuss with it, which I've done, but
it's not really worth it in the end.

What happened to make it not run at all is hard to say.

I would get out the voltmeter and schematic and start walking thru things:

Does the charger work with disconnect off? If not, then fix that. Sounds
like something happened to the charger from your description. There is a
good troubleshooting guide for the charger in one of the manuals.

Do the lights work? That checks out part of your battery pack and wiring
(doesn't go thru disconnect).

Once the disconnect is working:

- Does the lift work? That checks out most of the rest of the battery pack
and more wiring.

- Does the PTO relay click? that checks out the battery pack, and part of
the control board.

- Does the motor run? Forward, reverse, steps? Each checks out another
piece.

Good luck, walk thru it and ask questions along the way.

- SteveS




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kleinbrahm, Bob" <rkleinbrahm firstrepublic com>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 2:42 PM
Subject: (ET) E20 now dead


> Hello, this group is a god send and I hope that someone can shed some
> light on my current problem.  I purchased an E20 from a listing in this
> group, a few months ago.  Long story, but tractor was supposed to be in
> running condition when I had it shipped to me from out-of-state
> location.  Owner of tractor was in Bolivia, tractor was at daughters
> house in Colorado - many emails back and forth related to the purchase,
> etc.  Tractor came with snow blower, tiller and mower deck, etc.  Owner
> stated that he last used tractor some 8 months ago and all was
> functioning, minus 1 mower motor, at that time.  Needless to say the
> tractor did not work when it arrived at my location.  I tried a charge
> on the existing batteries which proved to be bad.  Replaced them with
> some sealed agm's that I had from a solar array project - batteries are
> good ones.  Tractor would seem to function with the charger connected to
> a/c, but not with the batteries.  Took me some time to figure out that
> the power disconnect needed to be pushed in - not just turned to up
> posistion as manual states, for circuit to be completed.  First time I
> pushed in disconnect I heard front battery (1 - 12volt) starting to
> churn and I figured it was probably from the 24volts being delivered
> from the 4 - 6volt rear series batteries.  Power on the tractor still
> did not work with batteries on system, no drive motor or direction
> switch showing power.  Next thing I did was plug it back into charger
> unit and heard a loud pop sound from what I thought was below tractor.
> Now when I try to bring tractor back on line with the disconnect engaged
> or disunengaged and charger plugged in - I have no activity at all,
> tractor is completely dead.  I have checked all the obvious things,
> fuses and cb2 breaker, but everything seems normal.  Can anyone point me
> in a troubleshooting mode that I am overlooking?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> BobK
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