Re: (ET) E8 power control (Ken Muldrew)

["Ken Muldrew" <kmuldrew ucalgary ca>]

On 2 Sep 2004 at 14:03, ThompsonG DFO-MPO GC CA wrote:

> Bob is dead right on with this a simple (and cheap) speed controller is 
> the
> only way to go. In fact I am going to go this route with my E10, which is
> virtually identical to E8. 

Thanks to all the respondents. It does appear as if a controller would be 
the best way to go if the tractor is used more for transportation than 
mowing. It seems I can get an Alltrax Axe-4834 for about $400 CDN. It 
looks pretty straightforward to incorporate this so I agree with the 
"simple" above, but I'm not sure about the "cheap" part. Controlling 50 to 
100 amps of current is way beyond my limited electronics knowledge, so if 
I tried to design a circuit myself, I'm sure I'd burn up several hundred 
dollars in components before buying the off-the-shelf controller. I'm not 
disputing the value of the Alltrax controller, but if there is a less 
expensive way to add a throttle control, I'd appreciate hearing about it 
(as well as the pros and cons of that method vs. something like the 
Alltrax). 

Thanks for any help,

Ken Muldrew