Re: (ET) No more Bill Gunn? - Alltrax install & broken main disconnect - question

["Dave & Deb" <daveb drizzle com>]

Yes it is optional per his installation instructions.  I left mine in but
haven't finished my conversion yet either.  what did y'all others do???
Dave

> Hi Steve & others who have done or plan to convert to Alltrax,
>
> Steve kinda implies the main disconnect is no longer needed.
> Is that intentional? (relay are more obviously not needed - but main
> disconnect was more a safety feature than speed or direction control).
>
> John
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Steve Richardson
>   To: Lavery, Mark R. ; elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
>   Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 9:52 PM
>   Subject: Re: (ET) No more Bill Gunn?
>
>
>   Mark,
>
>   You have to remove all that stuff anyway to install the Alltrax, since
> it's not needed any more.  GO ahead and install the Alltrax
> controller.
>
>   Steve
>   Alltrax inc.
>
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Lavery, Mark R.
>     To: elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
>     Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:14 AM
>     Subject: (ET) No more Bill Gunn?
>
>
>     Hey all,
>
>
>
>     I just got an E-20 and another E-20 on the way,. the first one isn't
> running so I opened it up and found all the relays physically
> broken, the Main Power Disconnect is also broken,. so I don't know
> what else is broken yet,.
>
>
>
>     So I called Bill Gunn,. and he told me he is no longer selling
> Elec-Trak stuff.  Some guy in Costa Rica(?) is purchasing (maybe)
> the operation but not all the items and then isn't going to be
> supplying parts.
>
>
>
>     EEEEK.
>
>
>
>     Does anyone have 5 relays and a Main Power Disconnect?  Or should I
> just go ahead and pull all that stuff and try to install my Alltrax?
>
>
>
>     Thanks
>
>
>
>     Mark