Re: (ET) new owner with a question

["Tim Humphrey" <hump evgrin com>]

When I first got my I-5, it was kind of the same thing, no batteries and 
I'd never seen an ET before. So off I went to
Sams Club and came home with 6 brand new batteries. Put them in and wired 
them up as per the wiring diagrams from
elec-trak.org.

But like you, nothing! No readings on the meter, no lights, no lift, 
nothing. I also tried turning the disconnect
switch in both directions. I forgot how I came to the conclusion, but I 
concluded that my disconnect switch was bad.

I removed it from the tractor to see if I could repair it, or if it needed 
to be replaced. Well lo and behold it
wasn't broke, I was just being a dumb-shit. I had never before encountered 
a switch like this one so I didn't know
that I had to push it in and turn it, where it would then latch on. "Duh", 
I said to no-one in particular. I don't
know if Allen is experiencing the same, but I thought I'd post another one 
of my little "learning experiences"


Let's see...

So Far we've learned....

1. How not to operate a disconnect switch
2. How not to troubleshoot a charger
3. How not to cut the studs off a battery terminal.

I wonder which will be next..

How about, "how not to knock a block out of your foundation", or "how not 
to cut your chainsaw cord". ;-)

-- 
Stay Charged!
Hump
"Ignorance is treatable, with a good prognosis. However, if left 
untreated, it develops into Arrogance, which is often
fatal. :-)" -- Lee Hart


>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
> [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of Allen Hunt
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 10:23 PM
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: (ET) new owner with a question
>
>
>
> I am the proud new owner of an E-12s, Model number 26AE12BA and serial
> number DP16776.  I live in Evansville, Indiana and bought it from a guy 
> in
> northern Indiana.  All of the batteries were split open when I bought it
> last week.  I've replaced the two front ones so far and turned on the 
> key to
> check to see if anything registered on the fuel meters - nothing.  I 
> turned
> the big master switch on the left side of the cowl both ways with no
> results.  Also tried the lights and the front lift with the big switch in
> both postions and nothing.  I thought I'd ask now before replacing the 
> back
> batteries to see if I can isolate any front electrical problems while 
> there
> is no electricity in the back.
>
> Allen
>
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