Re: ET reliability (was: RE: (ET) [Fwd: Re: PICS of E20 with mower inVirgina])

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

E12S  no field at all?? what exactly do you mean?  I know it doesn't do
field weakening but it does have a field. Also I didn't think it's motor
was PM.  Can someone confirm?
thanks

Dave
E12S
Seattle

> It's also the simplest. No field at all, PM motor, 3 speeds, etc.
> Technically the E8 and 10 are the uber-simplest (one speed, always on,
> etc) but that's not fair.
>
> My only question is would tossing it from fwd to reverse would still
> cause an arc on the push-pull contactors. Also could that eventually
> damage the PM field magnet?
>
> Chris
>
>
> Elie, Larry (L.D.) wrote:
>
>> I believe the E-12S has the most forgiving electronics and is the most
>> reliable.  It isn't the fastest, or the most efficient, but it's the
>> only tractor that you can put in reverse when going full forward that
>> won't burn something up.
>>
>> Larry Elie
>>
>>
>
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