Re: (ET) Totally dead E20, thoughts?

["RJ Kanary" <rjkanary nauticom net>]

Without knowing which version you have, here are the guesses.

1) 1A contactor or coil shorted.

2)  If armature reversing controls are used, a fault in either the control 
wiring or armature contactor.

3)  Field shorted to chassis, along with another, yet to be discovered 
component.

4) Wires have gotten loose in the throttle assembly.

Will the RTN circuit remain 'in' until the armature begins to rotate?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Zach" <czach computer org>
To: "Elec-trak list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 2:41 PM
Subject: (ET) Totally dead E20, thoughts?


> Well, while blowing the rest of the snow this morning my E20 totally died. 
> Here's what happened:
>
> Drove up to top of hill. Put E20 in reverse. Put E20 in forward, motor 
> dropped out.
>
> Checked fuses, control fuse was blown. Replaced, blew, etc. Rolled down to 
> bottom of hill.
>
> With a new fuse in, I can sit down, watch the two relays seal in when 
> brake off, seat switch engaged, key on. But when I press down on the 
> throttle I hear the click of 1A closing, motor starts for a microsecond, 
> then the control fuse blows out hard (big flash, etc).
>
> Any suggestions? Otherwise it's dead till spring.
>
> Chris
>
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