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

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If anyone volunteered, that'd be cool. By why not ship only these massless 
bits around, in the form of database information, and ONLY SHIP a part 
when a part is in the "wrong" location to be used?


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> 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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