Well, I replaced the main disconnect this evening.
I can see why the old one was getting hot: It's a lousy design. The spring
can't put enough tension on the plate anymore, and thus the connection
cross-section is really small.
So I put in one of the EVParts.com ones. Nice and big. You have to take a
file and slightly enlarge the hole on the E20 (not too bad) and the suds
are *much* larger. For the main wires I used a circular file to widen the
holes, and for the PTO line and the little sense line I just put on 10
gauge crimps. We'll see how they hold.
Quick test drive showed the tractor driving quite a bit better. The
disconnect studs were cold at the end; and the tractor just felt more
"snappy" in all speeds. A worth it upgrade; we'll see this weekend after I
mow the lawn again.
Now the big question is how it's going to perform in the winter with only
thoe crimped connections, especially the one for the take off. I had to
use a wide loop lug since the bolt is bigger, but that does leave less
surface area for contact.
Also what do people do about the now lack of fuse? I'm thinking of putting
a fuse in series with the batteries, but what size? Would a 200 amp fuse
do, or should I go to 150 or so? It's gotta be significant since I do blow
snow with this thing.
Chris
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