Re: (ET) E12 motor testing

[Rod Hower <rodhower ameritech net>]

Get 2 12V batteries and put a 20A fuse in line.
First connect the 2 smaller field wires to one
battery,
then connect the armature terminals to the other
battery.
The motor should spin.
Rod
--- "John E. Baker" <john e baker snet net> wrote:
> I'm still trying to get my free E12 running.
> I took off the GE motor and brought it to a GolfCart
> repair shop.  They thought they could test it but
> then called and refused, saying they had no idea how
> to test without knowing what the different contacts
> and cables were for.  
>   Is there someway I could bench test this motor
> with a couple of batteries and/or a standard car
> battery charger?   There are two small (18 guage I
> think)wires plugged into the middle of the motor,
> and two large posts at the end of the motor.  I'm
> guessing that these large posts receive the most
> juice from the controller, but what do the little
> wires do?
>  
> There is also a bolted on "Klixon" part (#CDLA-80)
> that I can remove.  Not sure what that is for
> either. 
>  
> Jeb Baker
> 
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