Re: (ET) "gas pedal" and Wombat comments re: Salvage

[Peter Chast <pchast francomm com>]

John

There's a second part....
We need a location for everyone
who wants to volunteer these parts.

Pete
Athens NY

3/2/2004 1:50:33 AM, "John B Reinhard" <reinharj frontiernet net> wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>I 'second' those 'motions' - directed to/from Steve, but extendable to 
>many
>on the list.
>
>1) it would be helpful if we had a shareable way to log/database our spare
>parts :  I have 2 E-20's, an E-15, and an E-12 which has donated many 
>parts
>to the E-15.
>BUT, I plan to buy one of Steve's controllers, and combine the best parts 
>of
>the 2 E-20's.  After that - I will have most of 3 tractors and 2 mower 
>decks
>to get rid of (sell/trade/etc).
>(Same with my 2 Comuta-Cars, and a few other projects.  They just take up
>too much space, and 40 golf cart batteries is/was an overwhelming number 
>to
>maintain ! - so most are in poor shape).
>I am in Western New York also.
>
>2) Like Steve said, I am a do-it-yourself kind of guy - trying to make a
>little improvement, by example, where possible.
>
>3a) Like Paul & Sue said, I don't think Steve's 'advertising' is a problem
>here, since it might turn into a 'rescue' for many of us.  I worked on a
>roomful of equipment with relay logic years ago in US Air Force, and I 
>would
>be happier if I never had to deal with more than one relay/contactor in 
>any
>system again. [ Of course, they are simple . . . and I can wind a new coil
>if I had to, or turn new contacts on my metal lathe - but making FET's or
>IGBT's is beyond my capability ! ]
>
>3b) If Steves product turns out to have problems, it would be hard to 
>find a
>more honest forum to bring out the issues, and possibly find solutions !
>
>John
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "wombat" <wombat dssinternet net>
>To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
>Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:40 PM
>Subject: (ET) salvage
>
>> Steve, wonder where you are located  ?  I've got an e15 remnats sitting
>> in the weeds, think the metal work is pretty good, you or anyone would
>> have to pick it up here (western new York)
>>
>> wombat
>>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Steve Richardson" <scr echoweb net>
>To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>; "Paul and Sue Abendroth"
><pabendro gemair com>
>Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:33 PM
>Subject: Re: (ET) "gas pedal"
>
>
>> Hi Paul & Sue,
>>
>> Thank you so much for your kind words !
>>
>> I'm a do-it-your-self kinda guy who is trying to make a little scratch 
>> on
>> the surface of the problems we face in the world today with the
>environment.
>> I'm an old EV'er from way back working on my second conversion to 
>> electric
>> of a Toyota MR-2.
>> I own two Elec-Trak E-15's one running great now with the new controller
>and
>> another mostly rusted away that I'm restoring it as time and money
>permits.
>>
>> So many on this list have help me with my ET problems and I just wanted 
>> to
>> give back.....
>>
>> Thank You..
>>
>> Steve
>> scr echoweb net
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Paul and Sue Abendroth" <pabendro gemair com>
>> To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
>> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:25 AM
>> Subject: (ET) "gas pedal"
>>
>>
>> > At 02:47 PM 2/29/04 , Steve Richardson wrote:
>> > >I like the throttle lever also, although I'm not to happy with it 
>> > >being
>> > >under the steering wheel, I'm going to move mine to a more readily
>> > >available location.
>> >
>> >   Maybe on a stalk like a turn signal? That was the reason for my 
>> > post,
>to
>> > consider the location, type, and ease of controls. You've apparently
>done
>> a
>> > good job of designing in features to support a range of options.
>> >
>> > These mail lists usually discourage, even forbid any posting that 
>> > smacks
>> of
>> > advertising, and for good reason. I am glad for the dialog you have 
>> > had
>> > with us for the last several months, and glad it has been accepted, 
>> > even
>> > encouraged, by the subscribers.  That is due, to a large part, to what
>> your
>> > messages have been: a fellow ETer including us in the development of 
>> > the
>> > features and their implementation of a solution to a problem, need, or
>> > desire that most of us share.  And making it available to us. Not an
>> > uninvited hard sell of a product. I expect to be playing with one in a
>> year
>> > or so.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Paul and Sue Abendroth
>> > pabendro gemair com
>> > our permanent address is pabendroth dma org
>> >
>> >
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