Re: (ET) Newbie E20 owner questions.

["SWS" <ssawtelle erols com>]

OK so I stand corrected a second time...

I thought for sure others had posted that 24V burns out the motor. Or maybe
it's just me extrapolating a what is really a 12V motor run at 24V.


SteveS
E20


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 1:43 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) Newbie E20 owner questions.


> On 27 Nov 2003 at 11:04, steves wrote:
>
> > 24V on the lift will burn it out.
>
> I've been using 24v on mine for about 4 years with no problems (yet).  I
> always set the strap for double-reduction, though (double-looping).
>
> I use six East Penn 12 volt, group 24 gel batteries wired 
> series-parallel.
I
> charge them with three external 12v automatic chargers.  They work fine.
> Range is less than it would be with golf car batteries, but it's ample 
> for
my
> needs.
>
> That said, regular golf car batteries are the most economical and rugged
power
> source for ETs.  I used the gel batteries mostly because I had a bunch of
> them.
>
>
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
> 1991 Solectria Force 144vac
> 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
> 1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
> 1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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