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Ralph,
do you have a battery load tester? they're inexpensive. and I think would turn up a bad battery. I think you said in an earlier note that the drop last about 30 secs. that would be enough time to hop off and quickly test for bad batts. well half of them anyway...
dave
seattle
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From: "Ralph G Vogan" <ctr84275 CenturyTel net>
To: "Elec-Trak" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Tue, 11 May 2004 04:19:51 -0400
Subject: Re: (ET) Voltage dip
> Steve, I have 4 computers and none of them can run XP. I use a legal size scsi scanner and a CDRW that cannot be made to run on XP. I also run CadCam software that needs dos and will not run on a machine with XP. I can't do a load test because the problem doesn't last long enough. I will have to take the cover off to check the solenoid temperature.
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> G M Bauman, The internal thermal switch is wired in with the seat & brake switches so it should be working. I pulled a 800 pound roller around for 2 hours and it didn't shut off. I heard that motors running on PWM controllers do run hotter.
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> Jim, The main disconnect switch is the new style from Bill Gunn. I installed it last fall.
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> Michael, The AllTrex doesn't use forward/reverse contactors, it is solid state.
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> I was wondering if I had a cell in one of the batteries that had an intermitent short, If I do wouldn't it only drop 2 volts? I appear to be dropping about 8 to 12 volts on the fuel meter. The fuel meter is new, I just installed it last month. It checks good with my other voltmeter. I don't understand why when the voltage drops the current on the load meter also drops a little. If I had a short circuit the current should go up? The batteries stay cold, all battery connections and cables are new and they stay cold.
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> Thank you for your thoughts
> Ralph Vogan
> ralphgv centurytel net
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