RE: (ET) one speed, no power E20

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

I strongly recommend that you give up.

On the GE controller, I mean, not on the tractor!

There are several components on the control cards which suffer from age - 
notably the electrolytic capacitors.  Yes, they can be replaced; but after 
repairing the main card in my E15 a few times and struggling with the 
truly 
awful connections to it, I decided that rather than rebuild the card it 
was 
time to let the tractor join the late 20th century.  

The GE control system is simple and comprehensible to anyone with a little 
electrical background.  That's the good news.  The bad news is that it's 
not 
only obsolete, it's also old.

I have an Alltrax controller.  It works well.  It is hassle free.  

Though I'll admit it has some downsides - for example, the tractor speeds 
up 
more going downhill than it used to - overall I'm pleased with it.  

The best part of an electronic controller is the fine level of control.  
For 
example, today I put the tractor away in the garage, feathering the 
throttle 
pot to advance the tractor by millimeters - literally - until the blade 
(still on it) just touched the back bumper of the car.  Try THAT with your 
factory controller! 

And glory be, there is no more reverse relay to burn or flake out. 

There are other modern controllers that can also be used if you'd rather, 
though you're more on your own with these (the Alltrax comes with fairly 
detailed instructions for performing the conversion).  Regardless, I 
recommend that you discard the old system (Mark Hanson calls it "Apollo 
Era 
controls" and modernize.  You won't regret it.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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