Re: (ET) external charging

[JimLuckett aol com]

I don't hear any of the usual hum when I put it on charge, so I assume it's not putting anything out.   I recently tried (unsuccessfully) to take off the cowling that the steering shaft etc. go through and it probably broke a connection to the timer.   It's an E10M.

In a message dated 1/17/2005 5:36:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, czach computer org writes:


> In the meantime, what is the internal charger putting out, voltage-wise? 
>   The problem is almost always low voltage, causing the batteries to 
> only get to 40 volts or so. Replace big capacitor and you're in business.
>
> The other problems are the diodes (rare, but the wire could break on 
> one) or the timer switch. If the timer you can either hot wire around 
> it, or take it apart and fix it yourself. On mine the contacts were 
> simply burned up after 30 years; a simple 2 minutes with an emery board 
> and re-assembly and it works like new.



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